[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D136-D137]
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                                           Monday, February 7, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S529-S548
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3587-3592, and S.J. Res. 35-36.                   
  Page S546
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
14014 of February 10, 2021, with respect to Burma; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-20) 
                                                              Page S546
Bush Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Douglas R. Bush, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.                                                         
  Page S534
  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 Leonard Philip Stark, of Delaware, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.                        
Page S534
  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 S534
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, 
February 8, 2022; that at 11:45 a.m., Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nominations of John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to 
be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and 
Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; that at 2:30 p.m., Senate 
vote on confirmation of the nominations of Amy Gutmann, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, 
Department of State, and Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be 
Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations, Department of State.    
Page S547
Wilkes Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Homer L. Wilkes, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.        
  Pages S534-38
  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 Douglas R. Bush, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Army.                                        
Page S535
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S534
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 55 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 36), Ebony M. Scott, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.       
Page S538
  By 54 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 37), Donald Walker Tunnage, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia for a term of fifteen years. 
                                                              Page S538
  Alice P. Albright, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive 
Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
  Sharon Bradford Franklin, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of 
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for the remainder of 
the term expiring January 29, 2024.
  Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Privacy and 
Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2026. 
                                                          Pages S538-39
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mary Green Swig, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.

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  Alice Hill, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator 
for Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security.                                            
Page S548
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Mary Green Swig, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.                                                        
Page S548
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S546-47
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
  Page S547
Additional Statements:
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--37) 
                                                              Page S538
Recess: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and recessed at 7:03 p.m., until 10 
a.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S547.)