[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 27, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D432-D434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2203-S2255
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1372-1399, and S. Res. 180.   
  Pages S2224-25
Measures Passed:
  National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation 
Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 180, supporting the designation of the 
week of April 26 through April 30, 2021, as ``National Specialized 
Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week''.     
  Pages S2245-46
  Consider Teachers Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 848, to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service 
obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients, and the 
bill was then passed.                                    
  Pages S2246-47
Measures Considered:
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 914, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those 
Acts, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S2220-21
Pending:
  Duckworth (for Carper/Capito) Amendment No. 1460, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2221
  Prior to the consideration of this measure today, Senate also took 
the following action:
  By 92 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 172), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill.                                                        
Page S2220
Appointments:
  Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Republican 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individuals to the Congressional Award Board: Senator Lummis 
and Mr. Shawn Whitman of Virginia.                           
  Page S2245
  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 individual to 
the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts: Senator Blunt (re-appointment).                        
  Page S2245
  Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 107-252, Title II, Section 214, appointed the following individual 
to the Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors: Sarah Ball 
Johnson of Colorado.                                         
  Page S2245
Joint Session Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Presiding Officer of the 
Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate 
to join with a like committee on the part of the House of 
Representatives to escort the President of the United States into the 
House Chamber for the Joint Session to be held at 9 p.m., on Wednesday, 
April 28, 2021.                                          
  Pages S2245-46
Power Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, ripen at 12:30 p.m., on 
Wednesday, April 28, 2021.                                   
  Page S2247
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 81 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. EX. 167), Jason Scott Miller, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management 
and Budget.                                              
Pages S2205-07
  By 52 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 169), Janet Garvin McCabe, of 
Indiana, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.                                                      
Page S2210

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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 168), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2208
  By 49 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 171), Colin Hackett Kahl, of 
California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 
                                                         Pages S2210-20
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 170), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2210
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert Farrell Bonnie, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.
  Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  Brenda Sue Fulton, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Defense.
  Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  Deborah G. Rosenblum, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Shawn Graham Skelly, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Kimberly L. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a 
term expiring September 7, 2023.
  Solomon Jeffrey Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Margaret Vo Schaus, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Amitabha Bose, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration.
  Robert Cornelius Hampshire, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Transportation.
  Carlos Alberto Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy.
  Carol Annette Petsonk, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
  Richard W. Spinrad, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Minority 
Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
  Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Science, Department of Energy.
  Cynthia Weiner Stachelberg, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior.
  Tracy Stone-Manning, of Montana, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  Radhika Fox, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Melanie Anne Egorin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
  Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs).
  Catherine A. McLaughlin, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2024.
  Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
  Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2022.
  Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2025.
  Cynthia C. Hogan, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring February 8, 2024.
  Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2024.
  Chris Inglis, of Maryland, to be National Cyber Director.
  Robert Peter Silvers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland 
Security.
  Bryan Todd Newland, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Stacey A. Dixon, of the District of Columbia, to be Principal Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence.
  Helaine Ann Greenfeld, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.

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  7 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
and Space Force.                                         
Pages S2247-55
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2223
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S2223-24
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2225-27
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2227-29
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2221-23
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2229-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2245
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--172) 
                                           Pages S2207-08, S2210, S2220
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2247.)