[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D573-D574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3467-S3546
Measures Introduced: Forty bills and eight resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1829-1868, and S. Res. 238-245.           
  Pages S3500-02
Measures Passed:
  COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021: Senate passed S. 1867, to require the 
Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to 
the origin of COVID-19.                                  
  Pages S3488-89
  Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act: Senate 
passed S. 144, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire 
private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness 
Center in Hemet, California.                                 
  Page S3489
  Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children: 
Senate passed S. 325, to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter 
Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a 
report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on 
Native Children.                                             
  Page S3489
  Grand Ronde Reservation Act: Senate passed S. 559, to amend the Grand 
Ronde Reservation Act.                                       
  Page S3489
  Seminole Tribe of Florida: Senate passed S. 108, to authorize the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land. 
                                                         Pages S3490-91
  Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act: Senate passed S. 314, to 
repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.              
  Pages S3490-91
  Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: Senate 
passed S. 548, to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska 
Native Tribal Health Consortium.                         
  Pages S3490-91
  Tanana Tribal Council Land Transfer Act: Senate passed S. 549, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal 
Council located in Tanana, Alaska.                       
  Pages S3490-91
  Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: Senate 
passed S. 550, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the 
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska. 
                                                         Pages S3490-91
  Amtrak 50 years of service: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
190, recognizing 50 years of service by the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation, commonly known as Amtrak, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S3491
  Older Americans Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 243, designating May 
2021 as ``Older Americans Month''.                           
  Page S3491
  Joint Committee on Printing and Joint Committee of Congress on the 
Library: Senate agreed to S. Res. 244, providing for members on the 
part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint 
Committee of Congress on the Library.                        
  Page S3491
  Honoring former Senator David Henry Gambrell: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 245, honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator David Henry 
Gambrell.                                                    
  Page S3496
Measures Considered:
Endless Frontier Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S3470-88, S3492-96
Adopted:
  By 83 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 210), Coons Amendment No. 1588 (to 
Amendment No. 1502), to establish the Foundation for Energy Security 
and Innovation. (Pursuant to the order of Wednesday, May 25, 2021, the 
amendment having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was agreed to.) 
                                                         Pages S3492-93
  Marshall Modified Amendment No. 1973 (to Amendment No. 1502), to 
express the sense of the

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Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to 
determine the origins of COVID-19. (A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the requirement of a 60 affirmative vote 
threshold, be vitiated.)                                     
Page S3495
  By 67 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 213), Sasse Amendment No. 2023 (to 
Amendment No. 1502), to authorize appropriations for the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research and development 
in key technology focus areas. (Pursuant to the order of Wednesday, May 
25, 2021, the amendment having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was 
agreed to.)                                              
Pages S3495-96
Rejected:
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 207), Schumer (for Sullivan) 
Amendment No. 1911 (to Amendment No. 1502), to require institutions of 
higher education to submit attestations on freedom of speech. 
                                                         Pages S3471-77
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 208), Schumer (for Durbin) Amendment 
No. 2014 (to Amendment No. 1502), to express the sense of the Senate on 
the allocation of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary 
Fund to help other countries procure COVID-19 vaccines and protect 
against the economic instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
(Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the amendment having 
failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                                         Pages S3470-79
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 209), Schumer (for Kennedy) Amendment 
No. 1710 (to Amendment No. 1502), to prohibit allocations of Special 
Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for perpetrators of 
genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional 
authorization. (Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the 
amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed 
to.)                                                     
Pages S3470-79
  By 48 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 211), Lee Amendment No. 1929 (to 
Amendment No. 1502), to establish a task force for regulatory oversight 
and review. (Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the 
amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed 
to.)                                                     
Pages S3493-94
  By 48 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 212), Braun Amendment No. 1771 (to 
Amendment No. 1502), to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
certain types of human-animal chimeras. (Pursuant to the order of 
Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)                   
Pages S3494-95
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 1502, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3470
  Cantwell Amendment No. 1527 (to Amendment No. 1502), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S3470
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 
27, 2021; and that the filing-deadline for second-degree amendments be 
at 10:30 a.m. with respect to the motions to invoke cloture filed on 
the bill.                                                
Pages S3545-46
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Space 
Force.                                                   
Pages S3491-92
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3499
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3500
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3502-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3504-11
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3498-99
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3511-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3545
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3545


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

  
  On page D574, May 26, 2021, the following appears: Executive 
Reports of Committees: Page S3500 Additional Cosponsors: Pages 
S3502-04 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S3504-
11 Additional Statements: Pages S3498-99 Amendments Submitted: 
Pages S3511-45 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S3545 
Privileges of the Floor: Page S3545
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Executive 
Communications: Page S3499 Executive Reports of Committees: Page 
S3500 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S3502-04 Statements on 
Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S3504-11 Additional 
Statements: Pages S3498-99 Amendments Submitted: Pages S3511-45 
Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S3545 Privileges of the 
Floor: Page S3545


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     Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--
     213)                                  30Adjournment: Senate 
     convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned, as a further mark of 
     resnvenepect to the memory of the late former Senator David 
     Henry Gambrell, of Georgia, in accordance with S. Res. 245, 
     at 11:01 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
     today's Record on page S3545.)