[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D417-D419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Thursday, April 22, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2137-S2183
Measures Introduced: Sixty-four bills and eleven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1298-1361, S.J. Res. 18, S. Res. 171-179, 
and S. Con. Res. 8.                                      
  Pages S2165-68
Measures Passed:
  COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act: By 94 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 165), Senate 
passed S. 937, to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate 
crimes, by the order of the Senate of Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 60 
Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:               
  Pages S2140-50
Adopted:
  Schumer (for Hirono/Collins) Amendment No. 1445, of a perfecting 
nature.                                                  
Pages S2147-50
Rejected:
  By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 162), Cruz Amendment No. 1456 (to 
Amendment No. 1445), to prohibit Federal funding for any institution of 
higher education that discriminates against Asian Americans in 
recruitment, applicant review, or admissions. (Pursuant to the order of 
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)                   
Pages S2140-46
  By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 163), McConnell (for Lee) Amendment 
No. 1425 (to Amendment No. 1445), to require a report on State 
restrictions on religious exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
(Pursuant to the order of Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the amendment 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                                         Pages S2146-47
  By 46 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 164), Blackburn Amendment No. 1458 
(to Amendment No. 1445), of a perfecting nature. (Pursuant to the order 
of Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)                       
Page S2147
  Disposal of Controlled Substances Medications: Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 957, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical 
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical 
locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S2152-53
  Kennedy Amendment No. 1459, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2153
  Financial Literacy Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 177, designating 
April 2021 as ``Financial Literacy Month''.                  
  Page S2182
  Honoring Beverly Cleary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 178, honoring the 
life and legacy of award-winning children's author Beverly Cleary. 
                                                             Page S2182
  Select Committee on Ethics Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
179, to make temporary appointments to the Select Committee on Ethics. 
                                                             Page S2182
Measures Considered:
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 914, to 
amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts.   
  Pages S2151-52, S2153-61
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, 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 Colin Hackett Kahl, of 
California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.     
Page S2151
  Prior to the consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration 
of the bill, Senate took the following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2151

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Criswell Nomination--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell, of New York, to be Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.                                                    
  Page S2150
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                             Page S2150
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2150
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination be withdrawn; that the nomination 
be confirmed; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on Thursday, 
April 22, 2021 be considered to have been presented in the following 
order: Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget, Janet Garvin McCabe, of 
Indiana, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy.                                          
Page S2161
Miller Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director 
for Management, Office of Management and Budget.             
  Page S2151
  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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, April 22, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, April 26, 2021.                                      
Page S2151
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2151
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2151
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, April 26, 2021; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on 
Thursday, April 22, 2021 ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, April 26, 2021.
                                                             Page S2182
McCabe Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.    
  Pages S2150-51
  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 Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director 
for Management, Office of Management and Budget.             
Page S2051
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2050
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2050
Kahl Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy.                                                  
  Page S2151
  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 Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.        
Page S2151
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2151
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2151
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Deanne Bennett Criswell, of New York, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                             Page S2183
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination be withdrawn.            
Page S2102
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear 
Security, Department of Energy.
  Mara Elizabeth Karlin, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Evelyn M. Fujimoto, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2022.
  Lori Peek, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 2022.
  Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Pamela A. Melroy, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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  Michal Ilana Freedhoff, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator 
for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Beth Pritchard Geer, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2026.
  Robert P. Klein, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2026.
  Kimberly Caudle Lewis, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2025.
  L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the 
term expiring May 18, 2021.
  L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2026.
  Benjamin Harris, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  J. Nellie Liang, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development.
  C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(International Security and Non-Proliferation).
  Eugene S. Young, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Congo.
  Gwen Graham, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation 
and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education.
  Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Jen Easterly, of New York, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
  John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  Anne Milgram, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement.
  Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.       
Pages S2182-83
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S2163-64
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2164
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S2164
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S2165
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2165
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2165
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2168-70
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2170-81
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2163
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2181-82
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2182
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--165) 
                                                       Pages S2146-2148
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:05 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2182.)