[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D222-D223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Marcia Louise Fudge, of Ohio, 
      to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
      Senate confirmed the nomination of Merrick Brian Garland, of 
      Maryland, to be Attorney General.
      Senate confirmed the nomination of Michael Stanley Regan, of 
      North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Environmental 
      Protection Agency.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1433-S1475
Measures Introduced: Forty-four bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 653-696, and S. Res. 102-104. 
                                                         Pages S1458-60
Measures Passed:
  John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act: Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 320, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on 
Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research 
endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of 
excellence, and the bill was then passed.                
  Pages S1434-35
  New Chemical Exclusivity: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 415, to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of 
new chemical exclusivity, and the bill was then passed.      
  Page S1435
  The Hoosier Gym Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 102, 
recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Hoosier Gym and the 35th 
anniversary of the release of the film ``Hoosiers''.     
  Pages S1435-36
Motion to Discharge Becerra Nomination: Pursuant to S. Res. 27, 
Committee on Finance being tied on the question of reporting, the 
Majority Leader made the motion to discharge the Committee on Finance 
from further consideration of the nomination of Xavier Becerra, of 
California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services; under the 
provisions of S. Res. 27, there will be up to 4 hours of debate on the 
motion, equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; 
with no motions, points of order, or amendments in order.    
  Page S1456
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination at 
approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 11, 2021, with the time 
expiring at 12 noon.                                         
Page S1473
Haaland Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that following the vote on the motion to discharge 
the Committee on Finance from further consideration of the nomination 
of Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Debra 
Anne Haaland, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of the Interior; and that 
the cloture motion on the nomination ripen at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, 
March 11, 2021.                                              
  Page S1473
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 66 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 113), Marcia Louise Fudge, of 
Ohio, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
                                                         Pages S1437-44
  By 70 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 114), Merrick Brian Garland, of 
Maryland, to be Attorney General.                            
Page S1446
  By 66 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 116), Michael Stanley Regan, of 
North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.                                                  
Pages S1446-56
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:

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  By 65 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. EX. 115), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S1446
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1457
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1457-58
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1458
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1458
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S1457
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1460-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1461-72
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1472-73
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--116) 
                                              Pages S1444, S1446, S1456
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1473.)