[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D144-D145]
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                                          Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S549-S579
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3593-3603, and S. Res. 506-507.            
  Pages S574-75
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 497, to establish the American Fisheries 
Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and 
development grants. (S. Rept. No. 117-68)
  S. 3541, to improve health care and services for veterans exposed to 
toxic substances.                                             
Page S574
Measures Passed:
  National Catholic Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 506, 
supporting the goals of National Catholic Schools Week.       
  Page S577
  Blue Star Mother's Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 507, designating 
February 1, 2022, as ``Blue Star Mother's Day''.              
  Page S577
  Sheppard Air Force Base and Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training 
Program Anniversaries: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 424, commemorating the 80th 
anniversary of the dedication of Sheppard Air Force Base and the 40th 
anniversary of the creation of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training 
Program, and the resolution was then agreed to.               
  Page S578
Bush Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Douglas R. Bush, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Army.                           
  Pages S549-54, S559-62
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, 
February 9, 2022; provided further that at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination of Scott A. Nathan, of Massachusetts, to 
be Chief Executive Officer of the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation; that following disposition of the 
nomination of Scott A. Nathan, Senate vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of Douglas R. Bush; and that if cloture is 
invoked on the nomination, all post-cloture time be considered expired 
at 2:15 p.m.                                                  
Page S578
Vekich Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner.                                                 
  Page S563
  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 Thursday, February 10, 
2022.                                                         
Page S563
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                              Page S563
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S563
Motion to Discharge Bagenstos Nomination--Agreement: Pursuant to S. 
Res. 27, Committee on Finance being tied on the question of reporting, 
the Majority Leader made the motion to discharge the Committee on 
Finance from further consideration of the nomination of Samuel R. 
Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Health and Human Services; under the provisions of S. Res. 27, there 
will be up to 4 hours of debate on the motion, equally divided between 
the two Leaders, or their designees; with no motions, points of order, 
or amendments in order.                                   
  Pages S563-67
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the vote on 
the motion to discharge the nomination from the Committee on Finance, 
be at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation 
with the Republican Leader, notwithstanding Rule XXII.        
Page S563
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 62 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 38), John P. Howard III, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years. 
                                                          Pages S554-55
  By 55 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 39), Loren L. AliKhan, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an

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Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for a term 
of fifteen years.                                             
Page S555
  By 54 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 40), Amy Gutmann, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. 
                                                          Pages S558-59
  By 68 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 41), Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, 
to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic 
and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. 
                                                              Page S559
  By 66 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 42), Chantale Yokmin Wong, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the Asian 
Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.            
Pages S562-63
  Homer L. Wilkes, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Natural Resources and Environment.
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.        
Pages S567-68
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S571
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S571
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S571
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S571-74
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S575-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S576-77
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S571
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S577
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--42) 
                                               Page S555, S558-59, S563
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S578.)