[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 36 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D197-D198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Monday, February 28, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senator Leahy delivered Washington's Farewell Address.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S811-S843
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3707-3714, and S. Res. 528.                       
  Page S836
Measures Reported:
  S. 3035, to establish the Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working 
Group, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
117-82)
  S. 904, to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to 
digitize and make publicly available geographic information system 
mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for 
outdoor recreation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 117-83)
  S. 1354, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Chilkoot National Historic Trail and to provide for a study of the 
Alaska Long Trail, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 117-84)
  S. 1583, to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. (S. Rept. No. 
117-85)
  S. 1620, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
city of Eunice, Louisiana, certain Federal land in the State of 
Louisiana. (S. Rept. No. 117-86)                              
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Measures Considered:
Women's Health Protection Act: Senate resumed 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. 
                                                          Pages S819-26
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 46 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 65), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                    
Page S826
Postal Service Reform Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 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 S826-31
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 74 yeas to 20 nays (Vote No. 66), 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 bill.                                        
Page S826
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all time 
during any period of morning business, adjournment, recess, and Leader 
remarks count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                 
Pages S826-27
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 10:15 a.m., on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 
                                                              Page S840
Appointments:
  Afghanistan War Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Ranking 
Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 117-81, appointed the following individual to 
serve as a member of the Afghanistan War Commission: Daniel P. Fata of 
Massachusetts.                                                
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Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to 
appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like 
committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the 
President of the United

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States into the House Chamber for the joint session to be held at 9 
p.m., on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.                              
  Page S840
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
  William Brodsky, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
  Kathryn Huff, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Nuclear Energy).
  Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  32 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                          Pages S840-43
Messages from the House:                                      
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                          
  Pages S815-16
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S835-36
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S836-37
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S838-39
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S839-40
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S840
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--66) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 9:48 p.m., 
until 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S840.)