[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D335-D336]
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                                            Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1879-S1905
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1078-1107, and S. Res. 149-154.           
  Pages S1893-94
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative Activities Report of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States 
Senate During the 116th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 117-8)
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Finance During the 116th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 117-9) 
                                                             Page S1893
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Memory of Officer William Francis ``Billy'' Evans: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 152, honoring the memory of Officer William 
Francis ``Billy'' Evans of the United States Capitol Police for his 
selfless acts of heroism on the grounds of the United States Capitol on 
April 2, 2021.                                               
  Page S1901
Appointments:
  Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts: The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to 
Public Law 85-874, as amended, appointed the following individuals to 
the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts: Senators Warner (re-appointment) and Van Hollen.       
  Page S1901
Gensler Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.                          
  Page S1890
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 147), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S1890
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10:30 
a.m., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021; that the post-cloture time on the 
nomination be considered expired at 11:45 a.m.; and that if cloture is 
invoked on the nomination of Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a 
Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, all post-cloture time 
be considered expired at 3:30 p.m.                           
Page S1902
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 82 yeas 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 144), Polly Ellen Trottenberg, of 
New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. 
                                                  Pages S1881-82, S1905
  By 56 yeas 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 146), Wendy Ruth Sherman, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State.           
Pages S1890, S1905
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 145), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S1882
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  41 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  10 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  11 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army and Foreign Service.         
Pages S1902-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1894-96
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S1896-S1901
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1891-93
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S1901
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1901
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1901
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--147) 
                                                  Pages S1881-82, S1890
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory

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of the late United States Capitol Police Officer William Francis 
``Billy'' Evans, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 152, at 6:42 
p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S1902.)