[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 122 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D759-D761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4835-S4869
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2317-2336, and S. Res. 298-299.           
  Pages S4854-55
Measures Passed:
  ARTS Act: Senate passed 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.                                               
  Page S4860
  Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act: Committee on Finance was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 534, to improve the 
effectiveness of tribal child support enforcement agencies, and the 
bill was then passed.                                        
  Page S4860
  Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 26, to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021, to correct a provision on the prohibition on the use of a reverse 
auction, and the bill was then passed.                   
  Pages S4860-61
Motion to Discharge Abruzzo Nomination: Pursuant to S. Res. 27, 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions being tied on the 
question of reporting, the Majority Leader made the motion to discharge 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from further 
consideration of the nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, 
to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. 
                                                         Pages S4843-51
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 257), Senate agreed to the motion 
to discharge the nomination of the nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, 
of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations 
Board, from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 
Subsequently, the nomination was placed on the Executive Calendar 
pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 27, relative to Senate procedure 
in the 117th Congress.                                       
Page S4851
Samuels and Nanda Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 
14, 2021, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Jocelyn 
Samuels, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission; that the motions to invoke cloture filed on 
Monday, July 12, 2021, ripen at 11:30 a.m.; that if cloture is invoked 
on the nomination of Jocelyn Samuels, Senate immediately vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Seema Nanda, of Virginia, 
to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor; that if cloture is invoked 
on either of the nominations, all post-cloture time expire at 2:35 
p.m., and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order 
in which cloture was invoked.                                
  Page S4861
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 73 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. EX. 254), Uzra Zeya, of Virginia, to 
be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights).                                                 
Pages S4837-42
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 256), Julie A. Su, of California, 
to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.                         
Pages S4842-43
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 255), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4842
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rachel Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Army.
  Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission.
  Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
October 27, 2020.

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  Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2018.
  Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation for a term expiring January 19, 2025.
  Julieta Valls Noyes, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  Mallory A. Stewart, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).
  Claire D. Cronin, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
  Claire A. Pierangelo, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros.
  Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the 
United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with 
the rank of Ambassador.
  Michael Carpenter, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  Jeffrey M. Hovenier, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Kosovo.
  Virginia E. Palmer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ghana.
  Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Chantale Yokmin Wong, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States 
of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations.
  Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to be Ambassador to the French 
Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco.
  Peter D. Haas, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic 
of Bangladesh.
  Bernadette M. Meehan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Chile.
  Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
India.
  Fagan Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2023.
  Betty Y. Jang, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2023.
  Audrey K. Schuster, of Massachusetts, to be Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2025.
  Dennis DeConcini, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring April 17, 2026.
  Joseph M. Green, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring March 3, 2022.
  Barbara George Johnson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring February 4, 2026.
  Mildred Otero, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation 
for a term expiring August 11, 2026.
  Jose Javier Rodriquez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  Gerald W. Fauth, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2023.
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be Member of the National Mediation 
Board for a term expiring July 1, 2024.
  Ernest W. DuBester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2024.
  Sean C. Staples, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Jane M. Beckering, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
  Shalina D. Kumar, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Michael S. Nachmanoff, of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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  Armando O. Bonilla, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Toby J. Heytens, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit.
  Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit.
  Patricia Tolliver Giles, of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  32 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Space Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S4862-69
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S4852
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4852-54
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4854
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4855-57
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S4857
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4852
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4857-58
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4858
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--257) 
                                                  Pages S4842-43, S4851
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:32 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4861.)