[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D492-D493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                              Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed S.J. Res. 15, Office of the Comptroller of the 
      Currency True Lender Congressional Review Act.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2423-S2462
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1544-1573, and S. Res. 204-206.   
  Page S2451
Measures Passed:
  National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders: By 52 
yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 183), Senate passed S.J. Res. 15, providing 
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of 
Currency relating to ``National Banks and Federal Savings Associations 
as Lenders'', after agreeing to the motion to proceed.   
  Pages S2430-41
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2430
  National Minority Health Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 205, 
promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Minority Health Month in April 2021, which include bringing 
attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of 
the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian 
Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other 
Pacific Islanders.                                       
  Pages S2458-59
  National Crime Victims' Rights Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 206, 
supporting the designation of the week of April 18 through April 24, 
2021, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week.                
  Page S2459
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13873 of May 15, 2019, with respect to securing the information and 
communications technology and services supply chain; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-9) 
                                                             Page S2446
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13611 of May 16, 2012, with respect to Yemen; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-10)    
Page S2446
Motion to Discharge Brooks-LaSure Nomination: Pursuant to S. Res. 27, 
Committee on Finance being tied on the question of reporting, the 
Majority Leader made the motion to discharge the Committee on Finance 
from further consideration of the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, 
of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services; under the provisions of S. Res. 27, there will be up 
to 4 hours of debate on the motion, equally divided between the two 
Leaders, or their designees; with no motions, points of order, or 
amendments in order.                                     
  Pages S2441-42
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021; that at 12 noon, all 
time be considered expired and Senate vote on the motion to discharge 
the nomination; that the motions to invoke cloture filed on Monday, May 
10, 2021 ripen following disposition of the motion to discharge; and 
that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Ronald Stroman, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a

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Governor of the United States Postal Service, all post-cloture time be 
considered expired at 3 p.m.                                 
Page S2460
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 61 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 180), Andrea Joan Palm, of 
Wisconsin, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
                                                             Page S2428
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 182), Cynthia Minette Marten, of 
California, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.             
Page S2430
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX.181), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2428-29
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2446
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2447-50
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2452-53
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2453-57
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2443-46
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2459-60
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--183) 
                                               Pages S2428-30 and S2441
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:22 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2462.)