[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 182 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1136-D1137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Monday, October 18, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7019-S7035
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2987-2992, and S. Res. 420-421.                  
  Page S7031
Measures Passed:
  Death of former Senator Adlai Ewing Stevenson III: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 420, relating to the death of the Honorable Adlai Ewing 
Stevenson III, former Senator for the State of Illinois.     
  Page S7028
  Hispanic Heritage Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 417, recognizing Hispanic 
Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in 
the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the 
United States, and the resolution was then agreed to.    
  Pages S7028-29
  National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
421, supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence 
Awareness Month.                                             
  Page S7029
Measures Considered:
Freedom to Vote Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 2747, to expand Americans' access to 
the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics. 
                                                             Page S7028
  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 Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, 
of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department 
of Education.                                                
Page S7028
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S7028
  O'Hearn Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Christine P. O'Hearn, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.                          
Pages S7019-26
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, 
October 19, 2021; and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination, all 
post-cloture time expire at 2:20 p.m.                        
Page S7034
Lhamon Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education. 
                                                             Page S7028
  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 on Wednesday, October 20, 
2021.                                                        
Page S7028
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S7028
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S7028
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 52 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 414), Gustavo A. Gelpi, of Puerto 
Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. 
                                                         Pages S7026-28
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S7030-31
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S7031
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S7031
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7031-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S7030
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--414) 
                                                             Page S7026
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark 
of respect to the memory of the late former Senator Adlai Ewing 
Stevenson III, in accordance with S. Res. 420, at 6:57 p.m., until 10 
a.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. (For Senate's

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program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S7035.)