[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 32 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D185-D187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, February 17, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 6617, Further Additional Extending Government 
      Funding Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S757-S804
Measures Introduced: Thirty-four bills and eleven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3673-3706, S. Res. 518-527, and S. Con. Res. 
29.                                                       
  Pages S785-87
Measures Reported:
  S. 2123, to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and 
Security Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations and Houses of 
Worship, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 117-81)
  H.R. 3462, to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the 
Small Business Administration.
  S. 1617, to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a 
rural area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2042, to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women's Business 
Enterprise, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2521, to require the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration to establish an SBIC Working Group, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2710, to promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in the 
app economy, increase choice, improve quality, and reduce costs for 
consumers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3103, to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the 
statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person 
who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 
1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 
or 2423 of such title, with amendments.                       
Page S785
Measures Passed:
  Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act: By 65 yeas to 27 
nays (Vote No. 64), Senate passed H.R. 6617, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, by the 
order of the Senate of Thursday, February 17, 2022, 60 Senators having 
voted in the affirmative, after agreeing to the motion to proceed and 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:   
  Page S779
  Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 61), Lee/Marshall Amendment No. 4929, 
to prohibit funding for COVID-19 vaccine mandates.        
Pages S777-78
  By 44 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 62), Cruz Amendment No. 4927, to 
prohibit the use of Federal funding for schools and early childhood 
development facilities that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates on 
children in order to protect the rights of parents to make medical 
decisions that affect their child.                            
Page S778
  By 47 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 63), Braun Amendment No. 4930, to 
strike the Statutory PAYGO exemption and require balanced budgets in 
concurrent resolutions on the budget. (A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)                    
Pages S778-79
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 60), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                    
Page S765
  Supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 519, supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine against any 
further Russian military invasion.                        
  Pages S791-92
  Public Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 520, designating the 
week of February 21 through February 25, 2022, as ``Public Schools 
Week''.                                                       
  Page S792

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  Black History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 521, celebrating Black 
History Month.                                            
  Pages S792-93
  Congratulating the Los Angeles Rams: Senate agreed to S. Res. 522, 
congratulating the Los Angeles Rams on their victory in Super Bowl LVI.
                                                              Page S793
  Rare Disease Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 523, designating February 
28, 2022 as ``Rare Disease Day''.                         
  Pages S793-94
  National FFA Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 524, expressing support 
for the designation of February 19 through February 26, 2022, as 
``National FFA Week'', recognizing the important role of the National 
FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will 
change the world, and celebrating 70 years of the National FFA 
Organization's membership magazine, originally called The National 
Future Farmer, now called New Horizons.                       
  Page S794
  Yellowstone National Park 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
525, recognizing March 1, 2022, as the 150th anniversary of the 
establishment of Yellowstone National Park, which spans the States of 
Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.                              
  Pages S794-95
  Condemning Attack at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 526, condemning the antisemitic terrorist attack that 
occurred at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue on January 15, 2022, in 
Colleyville, Texas, expressing gratitude that no innocent lives were 
lost, and applauding the dedication and bravery of law enforcement and 
emergency response officials in responding to the attack. 
                                                          Pages S795-96
  Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1667, to address behavioral health and well-being 
among health care professionals, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                              Page S800
  John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 189, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the 
authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health 
and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with 
respect to both current and former centers of excellence.     
  Page S800
  Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3373, to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                   
  Pages S800-01
  Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3059, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
to provide for a periodic transaction reporting requirement for Federal 
judicial officers and the online publication of financial disclosure 
reports of Federal judicial officers, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:   
  Page S801
  Schumer (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 4931, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                   
Page S801
  Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 697, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet 
Tubman's birth, and the bill was then passed.             
  Pages S801-02
  Secure Rural Schools: Senate passed S. 3706, to provide for the 
application of certain provisions of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for fiscal year 2021. 
                                                          Pages S802-03
Measures Considered:
Women's Health Protection Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3755, to protect a 
person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, 
and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion 
services.                                                     
  Page S797
  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, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, February 17, 2022, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 28, 2022. 
                                                              Page S797
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was 
withdrawn.                                                    
Page S797
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill following the delivery of Washington's Farewell Address, on 
Monday, February 28, 2022; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed 
on Thursday, February 17, 2022 ripen at 5:30 p.m.             
Page S803
Postal Service Reform Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3076, to provide stability 
to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service. 
                                                          Pages S797-98
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill,

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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 
H.R. 3755, to protect a person's ability to determine whether to 
continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's 
ability to provide abortion services.                     
Pages S797-98
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                              Page S803
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, February 18, 2022, at 
9 a.m.; Tuesday, February, 22, 2022, at 3 p.m.; Friday, February 25, 
2022, at 2 p.m., and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, February 
25, 2022, it next convene on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 3 p.m. 
                                                              Page S803
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Margaret A. Burnham, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Civil 
Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
  Gabrielle M. Dudley, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Civil Rights 
Cold Case Records Review Board.
  Henry Klibanoff, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Civil Rights Cold 
Case Records Review Board.
  Christi A. Grimm, of Colorado, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Health and Human Services.
  Kamilah Forbes, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2026.
  Betty Y. Jang, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2023.
  Parisa Salehi, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, 
Export-Import Bank.
  Brian Michael Tomney, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency.
  Brenda E. Stevenson, of California, to be a Member of the Civil 
Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
  Michele Taylor, of Georgia, for the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human 
Rights Council.
  Martha Williams, of Montana, to be Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service.
  35 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  18 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  19 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps. 
                                                          Pages S798-99
Messages from the House:                                  
  Pages S784-85
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S785
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S787-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S788-96
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S783-84
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S796-97
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S797
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--64) 
                                                    Pages S765, S777-79
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:17 p.m., 
until 9 a.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S803.)