[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1360-D1361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Thursday, December 9, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to S. 610, Protecting Medicare and 
      American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9053-S9100
Measures Introduced: Twenty-seven bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3349-3375, and S.J. Res. 32. 
                                                         Pages S9093-94
Measures Reported:
  S. 1428, to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the 
market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from 
compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the 
entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological 
products, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S9093
Measures Passed:
  Support for the People of the Republic of South Sudan: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 380, reiterating United States support for the people of the 
Republic of South Sudan in their quest for lasting peace, stability, 
and democracy after 10 years of independence and calling for a review 
of United States policy toward South Sudan, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute and amendment to the 
preamble.                                                
  Pages S9082-85
  Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal 
Building: Senate passed S. 2938, to designate the United States 
Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in 
Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States 
Courthouse and Federal Building''.                           
  Page S9085
  Odell Horton Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 390, to redesignate 
the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, 
Tennessee as the ``Odell Horton Federal Building''.          
  Page S9085
  Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 4660, to designate the Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in 
Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''.                     
  Page S9085
  Placement of a Statue: Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 3294, to obtain and direct 
the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to 
honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 
Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the bill 
was then passed.                                         
  Pages S9085-86
House Messages:
  Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act: By 
59 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 491), Senate agreed to the motion to 
concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 610, to 
address behavioral health and well-being among health care 
professionals, after taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S9053-81
Withdrawn:
  Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the bill, with Schumer Amendment No. 4871 (to the 
House amendment), to add an effective date.                  
Page S9081
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 64 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 490), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Schumer motion to concur in 
the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill.   
Page S9057

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  Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Finance, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 4873, to 
add an effective date, fell when cloture was invoked on Schumer motion 
to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill.
                                                             Page S9081
  Schumer Amendment No. 4874 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4873) 
of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date, fell when 
Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Finance, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 4873 
(listed above) fell.                                         
Page S9081
  Schumer Amendment No. 4875 (to Amendment No. 4874), to modify the 
effective date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 4874 (to the 
instructions (Amendment No. 4873) of the motion to refer) (listed 
above) fell.                                                 
Page S9081
  Schumer Amendment No. 4872 (to Amendment No. 4871), to modify the 
effective date, fell when Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of 
the House of Representatives to the bill, with Schumer Amendment No. 
4871 (to the House amendment) (listed above) was withdrawn. 
                                                             Page S9081
Koh Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.                         
  Page S9081
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 492), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S9081
Sung Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit.                             
  Pages S9081-82
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 48 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 493), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S9081-82
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time on the nominations of Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and Jennifer 
Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit, be expired and the vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Lucy Haeran Koh occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, December 13, 2021, and 
the vote on confirmation of the nomination of Jennifer Sung occur at a 
time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Republican Leader; and that the motions to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Samantha D. Elliott, of New Hampshire, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of New Hampshire, and on the 
House message to accompany S. 1605, to designate the National Pulse 
Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, ripen 
on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.                               
Page S9078
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, December 13, 2021, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination of Samantha D. Elliott, of New 
Hampshire, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Hampshire.                                                   
Page S9100
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Stephen A. Owens, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Sylvia E. Johnson, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. 
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Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S9092-93
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S9093
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S9093
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S9093
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9094-96
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9096-97
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9091-92
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S9097-S9100
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S9100
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--493) 
                                                  Pages S9057, S9081-82
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:46 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9100.)