[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 50 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D289-D290]
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                                             Monday, March 21, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1261-S1272
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3883-3887, and S. Res. 554.                      
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Measures Considered:
America Competes Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4521, to provide for a 
coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United 
States leadership in engineering biology.                
  Pages S1261-65
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 66 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 97), 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 S1265
  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 a.m., on Tuesday, March 22, 2022; and 
that all time during adjournment, recess, Leader remarks, and morning 
business count post-cloture on the motion to proceed.        
Page S1272
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  R. Russell Rumbaugh, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  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, 2029.
  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, 2028.
  Luis Manuel Botello, of Maryland, to be a Member of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025.
  Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be Chair of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board.
  Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 
1, 2027.
  Raymond M. Jefferson, of Hawaii, to be Under Secretary for Benefits 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Lucretia Marie McClenney, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Asset 
and Infrastructure Review Commission.                        
Page S1272
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Lucretia Maria McClenney, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Asset 
and Infrastructure Review Commission, which was sent to the Senate on 
March 10, 2022.
  Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision 
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of 
four years, which was sent to the Senate on January 13, 2022.
  Elaine Trevino, of California, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador, which was sent to the Senate on October 7, 2021. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1270-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1271-72
Additional Statements:                                       
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--97)   
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3:03 p.m. and adjourned at 6:58 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1272.)

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