[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 54 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D314-D316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Monday, March 28, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1789-S1810
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3932-3941, and S. Res. 558.                      
  Page S1803


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D314, March 28, 2022, second column, the following 
appears: Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S3932-3942, and S. Res. 558.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures 
Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S3932-3941, and S. Res. 558.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


       Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 547, recognizing the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence 
and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.   
Page S1803
       Measures Passed:
     America COMPETES Act: By 68 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 109), 
     Senate passed H.R. 4521, to provide for a coordinated Federal 
     research initiative to ensure continued United States 
     leadership in engineering biology, by the order of the Senate 
     of Thursday, March 24, 2022, 60 Senators having voted in the 
     affirmative, after taking action on the following amendments 
     and motions proposed thereto:        
       Pages S1789-93, S1793-99
Adopted:
  Schumer Amendment No. 5002, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S1789-99
Withdrawn:
  Schumer Amendment No. 5003 (to Amendment No. 5002), to change the 
enactment date.                                          
Pages S1789-99
  Schumer Amendment No. 5005 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 5002), to change the enactment date.    
Pages S1789-99
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 68 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 108), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Schumer Amendment No. 5002 
(listed above).                                          
Pages S1789-99
  Schumer motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, with instructions to report back 
forthwith, Schumer Amendment No. 5007, to change the enactment date, 
fell when cloture was invoked on Schumer Amendment No. 5002 (listed 
above).                                                  
Pages S1789-99
  Schumer Amendment No. 5008 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit (Amendment No. 5007)), to change the enactment date, fell when 
Schumer motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, with instructions to report back 
forthwith, Schumer Amendment No. 5007 (listed above) fell. 
                                                         Pages S1789-99
  Schumer Amendment No. 5009 (to Amendment No. 5008), to change the 
enactment date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 5008 (listed above) 
fell.                                                    
Pages S1789-99
  Schumer Amendment No. 5004 (to Amendment No. 5003), to change the 
enactment date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 5003 (listed above) was 
withdrawn.                                               
Pages S1789-99
  Schumer Amendment No. 5006 (to Amendment No. 5005), to change the 
enactment date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 5005 (listed above) was 
withdrawn.                                               
Pages S1789-99
  Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was withdrawn 
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, March 24, 
2022.                                                        
Page S1799
     Pryor Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
     nomination of Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be First 
     Vice President of the Export-Import Bank.           90[D28MR2-
     16]{D314}A motion w
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation). 
                                                             Page S1809
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:

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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1808
Contreras Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of January Contreras, of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services. 
                                                             Page S1809
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be First Vice 
President of the Export-Import Bank.                         
Page S1809
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1809
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1809
Weil Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and 
Hour Division, Department of Labor.                          
  Page S1809
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of January Contreras, of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services. 
                                                             Page S1809
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1809
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1809
Grundmann Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority.                           
  Page S1809
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the 
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.                 
Page S1809
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1809
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1809
Harris Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board.                              
  Page S1809
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority.                           
Page S1809
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1809
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1809
  Harris Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board.                              
Page S1810
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board.                              
Page S1810
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1809
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1810
Motion to Discharge Cook Nomination--Agreement: Pursuant to S. Res. 27, 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs being tied on the 
question of reporting, the Majority Leader made the motion to discharge 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from further 
consideration of the nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be 
a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; 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. 
                                                             Page S1810
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 
Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Nani A. Coloretti, of 
California, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget; that the motions to invoke cloture filed on Thursday, March 24, 
2022, ripen following disposition of the motion to

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discharge the nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a 
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and 
that the Senate vote on the motion to discharge the nomination of Lisa 
DeNell Cook, at 11:45 a.m.; that if cloture is invoked on the 
nomination of Nani A. Coloretti, all post-cloture time be considered 
expired at 5:30 p.m.; and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of C.S. Eliot Kang, 
of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International 
Security and Non-Proliferation), at 2:15 p.m., and if cloture is 
invoked, all post-cloture time be considered expired following 
disposition of the nomination of Nani A. Coloretti.          
  Page S1810
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring April 13, 2024.
  Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2025.
  Summer Kristine Mersinger, of South Dakota, to be a Commissioner of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring April 13, 2023.
  Caroline D. Pham, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2027. 
                                                             Page S1810
Nomination Discharged: The following nomination were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Robert Phillip Storch, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Defense, which was sent to the Senate on 
November 15, 2021, from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.                                        
Page S1810
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1801
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S1793, S1801
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1801
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S1801-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1803-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1804-05
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1800-01
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1806-08
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--109) 
                                                             Page S1799
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1810.)