[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D805-D806]
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                                           Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4991-S5025
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2405-2427, and S. Res. 309-313. 
                                                         Pages S5017-18
Measures Passed:
  The Pledge of Allegiance: Senate agreed to S. Res. 309, expressing 
support for the Pledge of Allegiance.                        
  Page S5005
  Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID-19 Act: Senate passed S. 89, 
to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID-19 
to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the 
principal or contributory causes of death, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.           
  Page S5023
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Senate passed 
S. 189, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the committee amendment to the title. 
                                                         Pages S5023-24
  Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act: Senate passed S. 894, to identify and 
refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are 
separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment.                                                   
  Page S5024
  Major Medical Facility Authorization Act: Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1910, to 
authorize major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2021, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S5025
  National Blueberry Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 139, recognizing the importance 
of the blueberry industry to the United States and designating July 
2021 as ``National Blueberry Month'', and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S5025
  National Day of the American Cowboy: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 274, designating July 
24, 2021, as ``National Day of the American Cowboy'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S5025
  Congratulating Zaila Avant-garde: Senate agreed to S. Res. 311, 
congratulating the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila 
Avant-garde.                                                 
  Page S5025
  Congratulating the Tampa Bay Lightning: Senate agreed to S. Res. 312, 
congratulating the Tampa Bay Lightning on winning the 2021 Stanley Cup 
Final.                                                       
  Page S5025
  Souris River Flood 10th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 313, 
commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Souris River flood in Minot, 
North Dakota.                                                
  Page S5025
Measures Considered:
Invest in America Act: By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 276), 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. 3684, to authorize funds for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. 
                                                         Pages S5001-02
  Senator Schumer entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S5002
Hruby Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, July 22, 2021, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, to be 
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy, and vote on 
confirmation thereon.                                        
  Page S5025
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 273), 
Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New

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York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a 
term of four years.                                          
Page S4994
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 275), Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New 
York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International 
Security.                                    
Pages S4991-94, S4995-5001
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 274), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4995
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5013
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S5013-14
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5014-17
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5017
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5018-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5020-22
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5011-13
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5022-23
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5023
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--276) 
                                               Pages S4994-95, S5001-02
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5025.)