[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D607-D609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                              Tuesday, June 8, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition 
      Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3967-S3998
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1963-1980, and S. Res. 259-263. 
                                                         Pages S3986-87
Measures Reported:
  S. 169, to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the 
Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for 
registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances.
  S. 312, to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the 
Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release 
based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for 
judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical 
corrections, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 610, to address behavioral health and well-being among health care 
professionals, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1491, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric 
care in rural areas, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1675, to improve maternal health, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.                                         
Pages S3985-86
Measures Passed:
  United States Innovation and Competition Act: By 68 yeas to 32 nays 
(Vote No. 226), Senate passed 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, by the order of the Senate of Friday, May 28, 2021, 
60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking action on 
the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:   
  Pages S3975-80
Adopted:
  By 68 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 225), Schumer Amendment No. 1502, in 
the nature of a substitute.                              
Pages S3977-80
Rejected:
  By 42 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 223), Cornyn/Cotton Amendment No. 
1858 (to Amendment No. 1502), to modify the semiconductor incentives 
program of the Department of Commerce.                       
Page S3976
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 224), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive all applicable sections of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and the Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and all 
applicable budget resolutions, with respect to Schumer Amendment No. 
1502 (listed above). Subsequently, the point of order that the 
amendment was in violation of the Senate Pay-As-You-Go rule, was not 
sustained, and thus the point of order fell.             
Pages S3975-80
  Pursuant to the order of Friday, May 28, 2021, the motion to invoke 
cloture on the bill was withdrawn.                           
Page S3977
  Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 184, designating the 
week of May 2, 2021, through May 8, 2021, as ``Tardive Dyskinesia 
Awareness Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to.     
  Page S3997
  Authorizing testimony, documents, and representation: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 262, to authorize testimony, documents, and representation 
in United States v. Dodd.                                    
  Page S3997

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  Authorizing testimony, documents, and representation: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 263, to authorize testimony, documents, and representation 
in United States v. Taylor.                                  
  Page S3997
Measures Considered:
Paycheck Fairness Act: By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 227), 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 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. 
                                                         Pages S3980-81
Quraishi Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi, of New Jersey, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey.               
  Page S3996
  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 on Thursday, June 10, 2021. 
                                                             Page S3996
  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 S3996
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, June 9, 2021.                                     
Page S3997
Jackson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. 
                                                         Pages S3996-97
  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 Zahid N. Quraishi, of New Jersey, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey.               
Page S3997
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3997
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3996
Venkataraman Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nomination of Arun Venkataraman, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, 
received in the Senate on Thursday, May 27, 2021, be jointly referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.          
  Page S3997
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 220), Julien Xavier Neals, of New 
Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Jersey.                                                  
Pages S3967-72
  By 72 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. EX. 222), Regina M. Rodriguez, of 
Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Colorado.                                                
Pages S3972-75
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. EX. 221), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S3972
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Caral E. Spangler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Neil Harvey MacBride, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have 
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service.
  Larry D. Turner, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Labor.
  David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and 
Hour Division, Department of Labor.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Army.                            
Pages S3997-98
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3984-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3987-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S3989
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3984
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3993-94
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3994-95
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--227) 
                                 Pages S3971-72, S3975-77, S3979, S3981

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:52 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3997.)