[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D361-D362]
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                                             Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1949-S1987
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
3991-4008.                                               
  Pages S1980-81
Measures Passed:
  Pray Safe Act: Senate passed S. 2123, to establish the Federal 
Clearinghouse on Safety and Security Best Practices for Faith-Based 
Organizations and Houses of Worship, after agreeing to the committee 
amendments.                                              
  Pages S1983-87
  Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act: Senate passed H.R. 5681, to authorize 
the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly 
known as the ``Shadow Wolves'') in the Homeland Security Investigations 
tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O'odham 
Nation as special agents.                                    
  Page S1987
Measures Considered:
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act: By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 129), 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 H.R. 4373, making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.               
  Page S1964
  Senator Schumer entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S1964
Motion to Discharge Gordon Nomination: By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice 
President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 127), Senate agreed to the motion to 
discharge the nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, from the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subsequently, the 
nomination was placed on the Executive Calendar pursuant to the 
provisions of S. Res. 27, relative to Senate procedure in the 117th 
Congress.                                                
  Pages S1949-52
Jackson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 
                                               Pages S1952-64, S1964-74
  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 on Thursday, April 7, 2022. 
                                                             Page S1952
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 128), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.     
Page S1952
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, 
April 6, 2022; and that at 11:45 a.m., Senate execute the previous 
order of Monday, April 4, 2022 with respect to the nomination of James 
C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions 
Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador, Department of State, and 
vote on confirmation of the nomination.                      
Page S1987
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Katherine Vidal, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.                                        
Pages S1974-75
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Vinay Vijay Singh, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Robert F. Godec, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Thailand.
  Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2027.     
Page S1987
Nomination Discharged: The following nomination were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:

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  Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, which was sent to the Senate on January 
4, 2022, from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs.                                                     
Page S1987
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1977
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1977
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S1977
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S1977
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S1977-80
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1980
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1981-82
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1982-83
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1976-77
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1983
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1983
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--129) 
                                                      Page S1952, S1964
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:22 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1987.)