[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D214-D215]
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                                             Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1409-S1432
Measures Introduced: Thirty-six bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 617-652, and S. Res. 97-101. 
                                                         Pages S1422-23
Appointments:
  Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that 
Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served 
Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America: The Chair, pursuant 
to Public Law 116-283, on behalf of the Majority Leader of the Senate 
and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, appointed 
the following individual as a member of the Commission on the Naming of 
Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate 
States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the 
Confederate States of America: LTG Thomas P. Bostick (ret.) of 
Virginia.                                                    
  Page S1432
Fudge Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Marcia Louise Fudge, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.                         
  Pages S1409-11, S1420-21
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 111), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S1421
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, post-cloture, as provided under the order of 
March 6, 2021.                                               
Page S1432
Garland Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney 
General.                                                     
  Page S1421
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 70 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 112), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S1421
Haaland Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Debra Anne Haaland, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of the 
Interior.                                                
  Pages S1411-20
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Michael Stanley Regan, of North Carolina, to be 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.    
Pages S1411-12
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1411
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1411
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Uzra Zeya, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian 
Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).                      
Page S1432
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1422
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1423-24
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1424-31
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1422
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1431
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--112) 
                                                             Page S1421
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:01 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1432.)

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