[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 94 (Friday, May 28, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D588-D590]
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                                               Friday, May 28, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
(Legislative Day of Thursday, May 27, 2021)
Routine Proceedings, pages S3915-S3938
Measures Introduced: Three bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1955-1957, and S. Res. 255-258.               
  Page S3933
Measures Passed:
  THRIVE Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 2523, to amend the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 to improve the COVID-19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance 
program, to make certain technical corrections to the Johnny Isakson 
and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement 
Act of 2020, and the bill was then passed.               
  Pages S3929-30
  McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 50th Anniversary: 
Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 195, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, and the resolution was 
then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                     
  Page S3930
  Schumer (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 2108, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S3930
  Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees 
Protection Act: Senate passed S. 921, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S3930-31
  ALS Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 255, designating May 
2021 as ``ALS Awareness Month''.                             
  Page S3931
  Origins of COVID-19 investigation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 256, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a 
comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19. 
                                                             Page S3931
  Congratulating the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer 
team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 257, commending and congratulating the 
Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer team for winning the 
2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer 
national championship.                                       
  Page S3931
  Life and work of Senator John W. Warner: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
258, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the life and work of 
Senator John W. Warner.                                      
  Page S3931
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program: Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 409, to provide for the availability of amounts for 
customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S3931-32
  Schumer (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 2110, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S3932
  Schumer (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 2111, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S3932
  West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 711, to amend 
the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of 
certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, 
and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S3932
  Schumer (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2109, to include an assessment 
of lease revenue expenditures and direct benefits to veterans in the 
annual report required by the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016. 
                                                             Page S3932
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

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a critical supply chain resiliency program, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S3915-S3926
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 1502, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Pages S3915
  Cornyn/Cotton Amendment No. 1858 (to Amendment No. 1502), to modify 
the semiconductor incentives program of the Department of Commerce. 
                                                             Page S3915
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, at a time to be determined on Tuesday, June 
8, 2021, Senate resume consideration of the bill; that all post-cloture 
time be considered expired and Senate vote on or in relation to Cornyn/
Cotton Amendment No. 1858 (listed above); that if a Budget Act point of 
order is raised and a motion to waive is made following disposition of 
Cornyn/Cotton Amendment No. 1858, Senate vote on the motion to waive; 
that if waived, Senate vote on Schumer Amendment No. 1502 (listed 
above), as amended; that the motion to invoke cloture with respect to 
the bill be withdrawn; and Senate vote on passage of the bill, as 
amended, if amended, with 60-affirmative votes required for passage. 
                                                             Page S3926
  National Commission To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United 
States Capitol Complex Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3233, to establish the National 
Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States 
Capitol Complex.                                             
  Page S3926
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 218), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S3927
  Paycheck Fairness Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7, to amend the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. 
                                                             Page S3928
  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, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, May 28, 2021, a vote on cloture 
will occur upon disposition 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.                                          
Page S3928
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3928
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motions 
to invoke cloture with respect to the nominations of Julien Xavier 
Neals and Regina M. Rodriguez ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June 7, 
2021; and that the motion to invoke cloture with respect to the motion 
to proceed to consideration of the bill ripen upon disposition 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.        
Page S3928
  Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 
11:30 a.m.; Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 11 a.m.; and that when the 
Senate adjourns on Thursday, June 3, 2021, it next convene on Monday, 
June 7, 2021, at 3 p.m.
  Neals Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Julien Xavier Neals, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.                              
  Page S3928
  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 Friday, 
May 28, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 
7, 2021.                                                     
Page S3928
  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 S3928
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, June 7, 2021.                                        
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Rodriguez Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Regina M. Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado.                                
  Page S3928
  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 Julien Xavier Neals, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.                              
Page S3928
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3928
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3928
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Anton George Hajjar, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023. 
                                                         Pages S3927-28
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.           
Page S3927
  Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy.                               
Page S3928
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.           
Page S3928
  Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller).
  Ronald S. Moultrie, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.               
Page S3929, S3938
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S3933
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3933-35
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3932
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3935-36
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total-4)     
  Page S3915
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--218) 
                                                             Page S3927
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late former Senator John W. 
Warner, of Virginia, in accordance with S. Res. 258, at 12:52 p.m., 
until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3936.)