[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D813-D814]
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                                            Thursday, July 22, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5027-S5058
Measures Introduced: Thirty-eight bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2428-2465, and S. Res. 314-317. 
                                                         Pages S5049-51
Measures Passed:
  2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
314, commemorating the past success of the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Teams and supporting the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Teams in the 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. 
                                                         Pages S5038-39
  Authorize Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 316, to authorize 
representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of AO Alfa-Bank 
v. John Doe, et al.                                          
  Page S5056
  Trevor Reed: Senate agreed to S. Res. 67, calling for the immediate 
release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who was unjustly found 
guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison.         
  Page S5056
  Paul Whelan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 165, calling on the Government 
of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United 
States citizen Paul Whelan.                              
  Pages S5056-57
  National Cyber Director: Senate passed S. 2382, to authorize the 
National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the 
Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis.             
  Pages S5057-58
Kim Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.                                            
  Page S5038
  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 
Thursday, July 22, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, July 26, 2021.                                       
Page S5038
  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 S5038
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, July 26, 2021; and that the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination ripen at 5:30 p.m.                                
Page S5058
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 79 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 277), Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, 
to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy. 
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  Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Defense.
  Shawn Graham Skelly, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of Defense.
  Heidi Shyu, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering.                                
Pages S5040-41
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Andrew Philip Hunter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force.
  Graham Scott Steele, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Thomas R. Nides, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Israel.
  Tom Udall, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Independent State of Samoa.
  Tamara Cofman Wittes, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 
                                                             Page S5058
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:

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  Andrew Philip Hunter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Army, which was sent to the Senate on July 20, 2021.     
Page S5058
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5044
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5044-49
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5049
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                   
  Pages S5043-44
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Page S5051-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5052-55
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5055-56
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5056
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--277) 
                                                             Page S5038
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:08 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2021. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5058.)