[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 123 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D768-D769]
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                                           Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4871-S4910
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2337-2349, and S. Res. 300-302. 
                                                         Pages S4900-01
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 772, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, 
as the ``Jim Ramstad Post Office''.                          
Page S4900
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Victims of Surfside, Florida: Senate agreed to S. Res. 300, 
honoring the memories of the victims of the building collapse in 
Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021, and the bravery and selfless 
service of the individuals who responded to the building collapse. 
                                                             Page S4882
  Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 65, to ensure 
that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States 
market, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S4905-08
  Japan earthquake and tsunami 10th anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 107, expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the 10th 
anniversary of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan. 
                                                             Page S4908
  National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 289, 
designating June 2021 as ``National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness 
Month'' and June 27, 2021, as ``National Post-Traumatic Stress 
Awareness Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to.      
  Page S4908
VOCA Fix To Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican 
Leader, Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1652, to 
deposit certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund, to waive matching 
requirements; that the only amendment in order be the following: Toomey 
Amendment No. 2121; provided further that there be two hours for debate 
equally divided between the Leaders or their designees; that upon the 
use of yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation to Toomey 
Amendment No. 2121; that upon the disposition of Toomey Amendment No. 
2121, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended, with 
a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for passage; and that there be 
two minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote in this 
series.                                                      
  Page S4894
Cunningham Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination 
of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Federal Circuit, ripen upon disposition of the nomination 
of Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.                                            
  Page S4881
Liang Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of J. 
Nellie Liang, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury. 
                                                         Pages S4882-94
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 262), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4894
Remy Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs.                                     
  Pages S4894-97
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 263), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4894
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination of J. Nellie Liang, of Maryland, to be 
an Under Secretary of the Treasury, post-cloture, at approximately 
10:00 a.m., on Thursday, July 15, 2021; that at 11 a.m., all post-
cloture time on the nominations of J.

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Nellie Liang, and Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs expire, in the order in which cloture was 
invoked; and that the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, occur at 1:45 p.m.    
Page S4908
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 260), Jocelyn Samuels, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
for a term expiring July 1, 2026.                 
Pages S4871-77, S4881
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 258), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4877
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 261), Seema Nanda, of Virginia, 
to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.             
Pages S4877-82
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 259), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4877
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S4899-S4900
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4900
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4901-02
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4902-05
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4898-99
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S4905
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4905
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4905
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--263) 
                                           Pages S4877, S4881-82, S4894
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:57 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4908.)