[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D285-D286]
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                                            Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1681-S1721
Measures Introduced: Forty-eight bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 891-938, S.J. Res. 13, and S. Res. 130-131. 
                                                         Pages S1706-08
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report of the Select Committee on 
Intelligence Covering the Period January 4, 2019 to January 3, 2021''. 
(S. Rept. No. 117-2)
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the United States Senate 
During the 116th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 117-3)            
Page S1705
Measures Passed:
  National Women's History Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 123, designating March 
2021 as ``National Women's History Month'', and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S1717
  Recognizing the Heritage, Culture, and Contributions of American 
Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Women: Committee on Indian 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 125, 
recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American 
Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States, 
and the resolution was then agreed to.                       
  Page S1717
Appointments:
  United States Holocaust Memorial Council for the 117th Congress: The 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 
96-388, as amended by Public Law 97-84, and Public Law 106-292, 
appointed the following Senators to the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Council for the 117th Congress: Senators Sanders, Cardin, and 
Rosen.                                                       
  Page S1717
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
reappointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Denise A. Hibay of New 
York.                                                        
  Page S1717
  Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Training Development: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 100-458, sec. 
114(b)(2)(c), the appointment of the following individual to serve a 
six-year term as a member of the Board of Trustees of the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: Senator 
Coons (term expiring 2026).                                  
  Page S1717
  Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 
116-92, appointed the following individual to serve as a member of the 
Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Dewardric LeRon 
McNeal of Maryland vice Kathleen H. Hicks, PhD, of Virginia. 
                                                             Page S1717
  Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 70-770, the 
reappointment of the following individual to the Migratory Bird 
Conservation Commission: Senator Heinrich (reappointment).   
  Page S1717
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki 
Commission): The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 
Public Law 94-304, as amended by Public Law 99-7, appointed the 
following Senators as members of the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) during the 117th Congress: 
Senators Cardin (and designate him Chairman), Whitehouse, Shaheen, 
Blumenthal, and Smith.                                       
  Page S1717
Levine, Turk, and Adeyemo Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the remaining motions to invoke 
cloture filed on Thursday, March 18, 2021, on the nominations of Rachel 
Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, David Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Energy, and Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Secretary 
of

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the Treasury, ripen at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. 
                                                             Page S1717
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 24, 2021, Senate resume consideration of the nominations of 
Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, and David Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Energy, en bloc; further that at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote 
on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of Rachel Leland 
Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and David Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Energy, in that order; that if cloture is invoked on either of these 
nominations, all post-cloture time expire at 4:45 p.m., and Senate vote 
on confirmation of the nominations in the order upon which cloture was 
invoked.                                                 
Pages S1716-17
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 63 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 129), Shalanda D. Young, of 
Louisiana, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.                                                  
Pages S1683-91
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 62 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 128), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S1690-91
  By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 131), Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of 
Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public 
Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law 
and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service 
for a term of four years.                             
Pages S1692-S1702
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 130), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1704-05
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1705-06
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1708-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1709-14
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1703-04
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S1714
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1714-15
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--131) 
                                               Pages S1690-92, S1701-02
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:47 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1717)