[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D921-D926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, as amended.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 14, Concurrent Resolution on the 
      Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6193-S6419
Measures Introduced: Twenty-six bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2687-2712, S.J. Res. 23-24, and S. Res. 352-
354.                                                     
  Pages S6279-80
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2610, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System. (S. Rept. No. 117-37)                                
Page S6279
Measures Passed:
  INVEST in America Act: By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 314), Senate 
passed H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, as amended.    
  Pages S6193-S6203
  Concurrent Resolution on the Budget: By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 
357), Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and 
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 
through 2031, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S6203-49
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 316), Barrasso Amendment No. 
3055, to prohibit enactment of the Green New Deal.           
Page S6208
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 317), Carper Amendment No. 3330, to 
establish a reserve fund relating to addressing the crisis of climate 
change.                                                      
Page S6208
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 318), Thune Amendment No. 
3106, to protect owners of generationally-owned businesses, farms, and 
ranches so that they may continue to transfer ownership or operations 
to family members or others based upon the same tax principles that 
existed when they began operations and under which they currently 
operate, including the full benefit of the step-up in basis. 
                                                         Pages S6208-09
  Hassan/Young Amendment No. 3278, to establish a deficit-neutral 
reserve fund relating to promoting US competitiveness and innovation by 
supporting research and development.                         
Page S6211
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 322), Wyden Amendment No. 3365, to 
establish a reserve fund relating to protecting the privacy of American 
taxpayer and small business tax information while only reporting large 
financial account balances to the Internal Revenue Service, to ensure 
those evading the tax system pay what they owe.              
Page S6212
  By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 323), Cramer/Braun Amendment No. 
3105, to prohibit the Council on Environmental Quality and the 
Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating rules or guidance 
that bans hydraulic fracturing in the United States.     
Pages S6212-13
  Rubio/Scott (FL) Amendment No. 3097, to establish a deficit-neutral 
reserve fund relating to facilitating the provision of internet service 
to the citizens of Cuba, who have been deprived of the free flow of 
information by the illegitimate communist Cuban regime.      
Page S6214
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 328), Tuberville Amendment 
No. 3113, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to 
decreasing Federal funding for local jurisdictions that defund the 
police.                                                  
Pages S6216-17

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  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 329), Klobuchar Amendment 
No. 3731, to establish a reserve fund relating to honoring the United 
States Capitol Police, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police, 
and all other first responders, who fought and died protecting Congress 
and the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.        
Pages S6217-18
  Capito Amendment No. 3284, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve 
fund relating to supporting or expediting the deployment of carbon 
capture, utilization, and sequestration technologies.        
Page S6218
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 330), Boozman Amendment No. 3103, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to policies or 
legislation to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from making 
ineligible for financing fossil fuel-burning power plants. 
                                                         Pages S6218-19
  By 86 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 331), Braun Amendment No. 3114, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to removing the 
prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes. 
                                                         Pages S6219-20
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 332), Fischer Amendment No. 3128, to 
means-test electric vehicle tax credits to ensure high-income 
individuals do not get government subsidies to buy expensive luxury 
cars.                                                        
Page S6220
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 333), Ernst/Thune Amendment No. 3115, 
to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting or 
limiting the issuance of costly Clean Air Act permit requirements on 
farmers and ranchers in the United States or the imposition of new 
Federal methane requirements on livestock.               
Pages S6220-21
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 334), Scott (FL) Amendment 
No. 3383, to establish a deficit-neutral fund relating to preventing 
terrorist actions against the United States and its allies, and to 
ensure that United States tax dollars do not benefit terrorist 
organizations such as Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 
                                                         Pages S6221-22
  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 335), Young Amendment No. 3444, to 
prevent tax increases that would violate President Biden's repeated 
promise to not impose a single penny in tax increases on people making 
less than $400,000 per year.                                 
Page S6222
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 336), Lankford Amendment No. 3792, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to abortion funding. 
                                                         Pages S6222-23
  By 90 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 337), Sullivan Amendment No. 3627, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting 
renewable energy projects receiving Federal funds and subsidies from 
purchasing materials, technology, and critical minerals produced in 
China.                                                       
Page S6223
  Wyden Amendment No. 3805, to establish a reserve fund relating to 
ensuring robust, secure, and humane supply chains by prohibiting the 
use of Federal funds to purchase materials, technology, and critical 
minerals produced, manufactured, or mined with forced labor. 
                                                             Page S6224
  By 85 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 339), Baldwin Amendment No. 3648, to 
establish a reserve fund relating to Great Lakes ice breaking 
operational improvements.                                
Pages S6224-25
  By 76 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 341), Moran Amendment No. 3795, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to immigration 
enforcement and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the southern 
border.                                                      
Page S6226
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 342), Cotton Amendment No. 3680, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting the 
teaching of critical race theory in prekindergarten programs and 
elementary and secondary schools.                        
Pages S6226-27
  By 95 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 345), Hawley Amendment No. 2734, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to hiring 100,000 new 
police officers nationwide to combat the crime wave in the United 
States.                                                  
Pages S6228-29
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 346), Hoeven Amendment No. 3243, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing 
electricity blackouts and improving electricity reliability. 
                                                         Pages S6229-30
  By 88 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 347), Marshall Amendment No. 3797, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting 
migrants and local communities against COVID-19.             
Page S6230
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 349), Lee Amendment No. 3141, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to studying and 
providing for tax equivalency under the payments in lieu of taxes 
program.                                                 
Pages S6231-32
  Daines Amendment No. 3292, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve 
fund relating to prohibiting tax increases on small businesses, as 
defined by the Small Business Administration but generally 500 
employees or less.                                       
Pages S6232-33
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 351), Hagerty Amendment No. 3742, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing 
sufficient resources to detain and deport a higher number of illegal 
aliens who have been convicted of a crime.                   
Page S6233
  Kennedy Amendment No. 3753, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve 
fund relating to maintaining the current law tax treatment of like kind 
exchanges.                                                   
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Rejected:
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 319), Cortez Masto Amendment No. 
3317, to establish a reserve fund relating to protecting family farms, 
ranches, and small businesses while ensuring the wealthy pay their fair 
share.                                                   
Pages S6209-10
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 320), Lummis Amendment No. 3104, to 
cancel the Biden Administration's ban on oil and gas leasing on Federal 
land to help lower gasoline prices and reduce energy dependence on the 
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.           
Pages S6210-11
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 321), Crapo Amendment No. 3099, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing the 
monitoring and reporting of sensitive American taxpayer information to 
the Internal Revenue Service by financial institutions about deposits 
and withdrawals made by any individual or business in savings, 
checking, or other accounts of as little as $600.        
Pages S6211-12
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 324), Scott (SC) Amendment No. 3073, 
to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to helping 
students, particularly students who are low-income or minorities or who 
have special needs, that suffered from school closures pushed by 
teacher labor organizations that ignored the science and ensuring that 
all schools should be open for in-person learning 5 days a week for the 
2021-2022 school year.                                   
Pages S6213-14
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 325), Shelby Amendment No. 3293, to 
provide funds available to the Department of Defense to implement the 
2018 National Defense Strategy.                          
Pages S6214-15
  By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 326), Grassley Amendment No. 3251, to 
prevent changes to the State and local tax (SALT) deduction that mainly 
benefit the wealthy.                                     
Pages S6215-16
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 327), Wyden Amendment No. 3569, to 
establish a reserve fund relating to increasing the progressivity of 
the tax code.                                                
Page S6216
  By 28 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 338), Paul Amendment No. 3150, in the 
nature of a substitute.                                      
Page S6224
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 340), Romney Amendment No. 3652, to 
prevent reconciliation legislation from including trillions of dollars 
in job-killing tax hikes.                                
Pages S6225-26
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 343), Blackburn Amendment No. 3062, 
to strike the Senate emergency legislation provision.        
Page S6227
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 344), Cruz Amendment No. 3781, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that the 
Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to title 42, United States 
Code, conducts expulsions of illegal immigrants who may contribute to 
the spread of COVID-19, including any of the dangerous variants 
originating overseas, in order to protect the public health of the 
American people, save American lives, and assist in eradicating the 
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.                  
Pages S6227-28
  By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 348), Kennedy Amendment No. 3758, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving health 
care by establishing penalties for providers performing elective 
abortions when the post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 
weeks or greater.                                            
Page S6231
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 350), Inhofe Amendment No. 3331, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving health 
programs, which may include prohibiting funding for abortions of unborn 
children with Down syndrome or other chromosomal conditions. 
                                                             Page S6232
  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 352), Hyde-Smith Amendment No. 3568, 
to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to adjustments to 
Federal funds for certain local jurisdictions.           
Pages S6233-34
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 353), Grassley Amendment No. 3650, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting 
illegal aliens with criminal records from receiving conditional or 
lawful permanent resident status in the United States.   
Pages S6234-35
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 354), Sullivan Amendment No. 3626, to 
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to restricting United 
States funding to international organizations, such as United Nations 
Human Rights Council, until the Department of State certifies that no 
members of the organization are state sponsors of terrorism, which may 
include a report from the Department of the Treasury on the prevalence 
of sanctioned entities in the organization.              
Pages S6235-36
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 356), Lee/Toomey Amendment No. 3815, 
to create a point of order against legislation that would cause a net 
increase in outlays unless the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office certifies that inflation is below 3 percent.      
Pages S6236-37
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 315), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the concurrent resolution.   
Pages S6203-04
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 355), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
agreed to the motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget 
Act, with respect to Cruz Amendment No. 3681, to create a point of 
order against legislation that would

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provide funding or subsidize the import from the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China of items relating 
to electric cars. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment 
was in violation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, was not agreed to, and thus the amendment fell.     
Page S6236
  National Catfish Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 353, designating 
August 2021 as ``National Catfish Month''.               
  Pages S6261-62
  Military Aviation in Indiana 100th anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 354, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of military aviation in 
Indiana.                                                     
  Page S6262
Measures Considered:
For the People Act--Motion To Discharge: Pursuant to S. Res. 27, 
Committee on Rules and Administration being tied on the question of 
reporting, the Majority Leader made the motion to discharge the 
Committee on Rules and Administration from further consideration S. 1, 
to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of 
big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and 
implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying 
our democracy.                                               
  Page S6250
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 358), Senate agreed to the motion to 
discharge the bill from the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
Subsequently, the bill was placed on the Calendar pursuant to the 
provisions of S. Res. 27, relative to Senate procedure in the 117th 
Congress.                                                    
Page S6250
For the People Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 2093, to expand Americans' access to 
the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, 
strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-
corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy. 
                                                             Page S6254
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, 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 Veronica S. Rossman, of 
Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. 
                                                             Page S6254
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, August 13, 2021, at 
9:30 a.m.; Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.; Friday, August 20, 
2021, at 9 a.m.; Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 8:30 a.m.; Friday, August 
27, 2021, at 9 a.m.; Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.; Friday, 
September 3, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.; Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 1 p.m.; 
and Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 12 noon; and that when the Senate 
adjourns on Thursday, September 9, 2021, it next convene on Monday, 
September 13, 2021, at 3 p.m.                                
  Page S6418
Kvaal Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of James Richard Kvaal, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of 
Education.                                                   
  Page S6253
  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 
Wednesday, August 11, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. 
on Monday, September 13, 2021.                               
Page S6253
  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 S6253
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, September 13, 2021; and that the motions to invoke cloture 
filed on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, 
September 13, 2021.                                          
Page S6418
Estudillo Nomination--Cloture:  Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of David G. Estudillo, of Washington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington.       
  Page S6253
  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 James Richard Kvaal, of Massachusetts, to be Under 
Secretary of Education.                                      
Page S6253
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6253
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6253
Kelley Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Angel Kelley, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.            
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  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 David G. Estudillo, of Washington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington.       
Page S6253
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6253
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6253
Rossman Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Veronica S. Rossman, of Colorado, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.                         
  Page S6254
  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 Angel Kelley, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.            
Page S6254
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6254
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6254
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Evelyn M. Fujimoto, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2022.
  Lori Peek, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 2022.
  Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  Kimberly L. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a 
term expiring September 7, 2023.
  Jennifer Lester Moffitt, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
  Alejandra Y. Castillo, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development.
  Andrew Eilperin Light, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (International Affairs).
  William E. Holloway, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2021.
  William E. Holloway, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2024.
  Damon Y. Smith, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  Kenneth Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United 
Mexican States.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.              
Pages S6418-19
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Chester John Culver, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
  John Patrick Coffey, of New York, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy.
  Melissa Griffin Dalton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Alexandra Baker, of New Jersey, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense.
  Alexia Marie Gabrielle Latortue, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
  Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2025.
  Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2027.
  Jainey Kumar Bavishi, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Brent Neiman, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Samuel R. Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
  Nicole L. Angarella, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, United 
States Agency for International Development.
  Leopoldo Martinez Nucete, of Virginia, to be United States Executive 
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Marc R. Stanley, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Argentine 
Republic.
  Scott Miller, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Swiss 
Confederation, and to serve concurrently and

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without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of 
Liechtenstein.
  Victoria Reggie Kennedy, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Austria.
  Maria Fabiana Jorge, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
  David R. Gilmour, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
  Sarah H. Cleveland, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the 
Department of State.
  Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education.
  Breon S. Peace, of New Jersey, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  William S. Thompson, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  Damian Williams, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Darcie N. McElwee, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Maine for the term of four years.
  Christopher R. Kavanaugh, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney 
for the Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  William J. Ihlenfeld II, of West Virginia, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of 
four years.
  Carla B. Freedman, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Jessica D. Aber, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Economic and Business Affairs).
  Elizabeth Prelogar, of Idaho, to be Solicitor General of the United 
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Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Chester John Culver, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, which was 
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6273-77
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S6277-79
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6279
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6280-81
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6282-84
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6272-73
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S6284-S6417
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6417-18
Record Votes: Forty-five record votes were taken today. (Total--358) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 
and adjourned at 5:56 a.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, until 9:30 
a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6418.)