[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                        Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S165-S194
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3481-3495, and S. Res. 487-489. 
                                                         Pages S189-190
Measures Passed:
  Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 489, commending 
the actions of Cuban human rights and democracy activist Jose Daniel 
Ferrer Garcia, and all pro-democracy and human rights activists, in 
demanding fundamental civil liberties in Cuba and speaking out against 
Cuba's brutal, totalitarian Communist regime.            
  Pages S183-184
Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, January 13, 2022, Senate begin 
consideration of S. 3436, to require the imposition of sanctions with 
respect to entities responsible for the planning, construction, or 
operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and their corporate officers 
and to apply congressional review under the Countering America's 
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act to the removal of sanctions relating 
to Nord Stream 2, as provided under the previous order of December 18, 
2021; that at 2:15 p.m., there be 30 minutes for debate, equally 
divided between the two Leaders or their designees; that upon the use 
or yielding back of that time, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as 
provided under the agreement of December 18, 2021.            
  Page S194
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 68 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 6), Amitabha Bose, of New Jersey, 
to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. 
                                                         Pages S165-181
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 7), Gabriel P. Sanchez, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 
                                                         Pages S181-182
Measures Read the First Time:                      
  Pages S188, S193-194
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S188-189
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S190
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S190-193
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S193
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--7) 
                                                         Pages S181-182
Recess: Senate convened at 12:30 p.m. and recessed at 7:04 p.m., until 
10 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S194.)