[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D196]
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                                            Thursday, March 4, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1037-S1216
Measures Introduced: Twenty-six bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 586-611, and S. Res. 95-96.   
  Pages S1119-21
Measures Passed:
  CONFUCIUS Act: Senate passed S. 590, to establish limitations 
regarding Confucius Institutes.                              
  Page S1043
Measures Considered:
Secretary of Defense Appointment Limitation Exception: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 11, to 
provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons 
as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty 
as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.       
  Page S1037
American Rescue Plan Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.R. 
1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 
Res. 5, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S1051-S1117
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 891, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                      Pages S1051-S1117
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 73), 
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S1051
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9 a.m., on Friday, March 5, 
2021; that there be 3 hours of debate remaining, with the time equally 
divided and controlled between the two managers or their designees; and 
that it be in order for Senator Sanders to offer the first amendment. 
                                                             Page S1216
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1118-19
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1119
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1121
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1121-24
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1117-18
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S1124-S1216
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1216
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--73)   
  Page S1051
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon on Thursday, March 4, 2021 and 
adjourned at 2:05 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021, until 9 a.m. on the 
same day. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S1216.)