[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D441-D442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Wednesday, April 28, 2021

[[Page D441]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in a Joint Session to receive a message from 
      the President of the United States.
      Senate passed S.J. Res. 14, providing for congressional 
      disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of 
      the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
      relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for 
      New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review''.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2257-S2309
Measures Introduced: Forty-three bills and eight resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1400-1442, and S. Res. 181-188. 
                                                         Pages S2292-94
Measures Reported:
  S. 421, to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to 
expand the Indian reservation drinking water program. (S. Rept. No. 
117-17)
  S. 559, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act. (S. Rept. No. 117-
18)
  S. 789, to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians. (S. 
Rept. No. 117-19)                                            
Page S2292
Measures Passed:
  Emission Standards: By 52 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 175), Senate 
passed S.J. Res. 14, providing for congressional disapproval under 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas 
Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources 
Review'', after agreeing to the motion to proceed. 
                                               Pages S2257-66, S2282-84
  Honoring Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 186, honoring the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides 
de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the lives of French Jews 
and other persons during the Holocaust.                      
  Page S2303
  Congratulating the University of Wisconsin Badgers: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 187, congratulating the University of Wisconsin Badgers on 
winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Ice 
Hockey Championship.                                         
  Page S2303
Appointments:
  Health Information Technology Advisory Committee: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 114-255, appointed the following individuals to the Health 
Information Technology Advisory Committee: Ms. Lisa Frey of Kentucky 
and Dr. Steven Hester of Kentucky.                           
  Page S2303
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 29, 2021, the following 
amendments be reported by number and that they be the only amendments 
in order to S. 914, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those 
Acts: Rubio/Scott (FL) Modified Amendment No. 1471, Shaheen Amendment 
No. 1461, Kennedy Amendment No. 1469, and Lee Amendment No. 1472; that 
at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the 
order listed, with 60-affirmative votes required for adoption of Lee 
Amendment No. 1472, and passage of the bill; that upon disposition of 
the amendments, Duckworth (for Carper/Capito) Amendment No. 1460, as 
amended, if amended, be agreed to; and at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on 
passage of the bill, as amended, with two minutes for debate equally 
divided prior to each vote.                                  
  Page S2303
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday,

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April 29, 2021, Senate resume consideration of the bill.     
Page S2303
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a 
Joint Session of Congress on April 28, 2021; which was ordered to lie 
on the table. (PM-8)                                     
Pages S2287-92
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 68 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 174), Samantha Power, of 
Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development.                        
Pages S2266-82, S2309
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 67 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. EX. 173), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2266
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jennifer Lester Moffitt, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
  Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air 
Force.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D442, April 28, 2021, the following appears: Gina Maria 
Ortiz Jones, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Gina Maria Ortiz 
Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


  Frank Kendall III, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of Defense.
  Michael Lee Connor, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Christopher Paul Maier, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Defense.
  Heidi Shyu, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering.
  Mark Colon, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development.
  Alejandra Y. Castillo, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development.
  Samuel T. Walsh, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Energy.
  Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service, Class of the Minister-Counselor, to be Director 
General of the Foreign Service.
  Rena Bitter, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Consular Affairs).
  Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs).
  Gentry O. Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Diplomatic Security).
  Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Conflict and Stabilization Operations).
  Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be Coordinator for Reconstruction 
and Stabilization.
  Elizabeth Schoff Watson, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  Javier M. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.     
Pages S2303-09
     Executive Communications:
      Reports of Committees:
     l Cosponsors:
     s on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
     l Statements:                                    30Amendments 
     Submitted:                                          30Authorities 
     for Committees to Meet:
     s of the Floor:                                         30Record 
     Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--175) 
                                          ecord VoPages S2266, S2282-84
     Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 
     10:20 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
     Leader in today's Record on page S2303.)