[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D227-D228]
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                                              Monday, March 7, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1001-S1021
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3764-3771, and S. Res. 536-537.           
  Pages S1015-16
Measures Passed:
  Emmett Till Antilynching Act: Senate passed H.R. 55, to amend section 
249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate 
crime act.                                               
  Pages S1012-13
  Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act: Senate passed S. 2089, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that grants provided by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for State veterans' cemeteries do not 
restrict States from authorizing the interment of certain deceased 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in such 
cemeteries, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.                                                
  Page S1013
  Doctors of podiatric medicine: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2545, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric 
medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S1013
  National Women's History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 537, 
designating March 2022 as ``National Women's History Month''. 
                                                         Pages S1013-14
Measures Considered:
Postal Service Reform Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 3076, to provide stability to and enhance the services of the 
United States Postal Service, taking action on the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S1001-12
Pending:
  Schumer (for Peters) Amendment No. 4955, to modify the deadline for 
the initial report on the operations and financial condition of the 
United States Postal Service.                                
Page S1001
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 74 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 69), 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 bill.           
Page S1011
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all time 
during adjournment, recess, Morning Business, and Leader remarks count 
post-cloture on the bill.                                    
Page S1020
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Denis Udall, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term 
expiring April 15, 2023.
  Teresa Arrington Fox Udall, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for 
a term expiring October 6, 2022.
  Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  William H. Duncan, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El 
Salvador.
  Lesslie Viguerie, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz 
Republic.
  Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard, and Space Force. 
                                                         Pages S1020-21
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S1014, S1015
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1015
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1015
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1016-17
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1017-19
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1014-15
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1019-20
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1020
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--69)   
  Page S1011
Recess: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and recessed at 7:03 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1020.)

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