[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D499-D500]
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                                            Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
  (Legislative Days of Tuesday, May 10, 2022, and Wednesday, May 11, 
2022)
Routine Proceedings, pages S2425-S2463
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4180-4191, and S. Res. 629-630.           
  Pages S2449-50
Measures Passed:
  National Small Business Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 630, 
expressing the support for the designation of the week of May 1, 2022, 
through May 7, 2022, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate 
the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
community in the United States.                              
  Page S2455
  United States Alliances: Senate agreed to S. Res. 122, reaffirming 
the importance of United States alliances and partnerships, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
an amendment to the preamble.                            
  Pages S2455-59
  Paris Peace Agreements with Cambodia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 427, 
to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace 
Agreements with Cambodia and to call upon all signatories to those 
Agreements to fulfill their commitments to secure a peaceful, 
prosperous, democratic, and sovereign Cambodia, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
  Pages S2459-60
  South Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 473, expressing the sense of 
the Senate on the necessity of maintaining the United Nations arms 
embargo on South Sudan until conditions for peace, stability, 
democracy, and development exist.                            
  Page S2460
  Military Coup in Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 20, condemning 
the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the 
people of Sudan.                                             
  Page S2460
  Election in The Gambia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 456, expressing 
support for a free, fair, and peaceful December 4, 2021, election in 
The Gambia, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, and the committee amendment to the preamble, and after 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2460-62
Adopted:
  Cantwell (for Durbin/Risch) Amendment No. 5031, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2461
  Cantwell (for Durbin/Risch) Amendment No. 5032, to amend the 
preamble.                                                
Pages S2461-62
Measures Considered:
Women's Health Protection Act: By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 170), 
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 S. 4132, 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.                                                    
  Page S2439
Motion to Discharge Sweeney Nomination: By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 
EX. 167), Senate agreed to the motion to discharge the nomination of 
Charlotte N. Sweeney, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado, from the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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 S2425-29
Motion to Discharge Boyle Nomination--Agreement: Pursuant to S. Res. 
27, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation being tied on 
the question of reporting, Senator Cantwell made the motion to 
discharge the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation from 
further consideration of the nomination of Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, 
to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; 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 S2445
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 12, 2022; and that the vote on 
the

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motion to discharge the nomination occur at 12 noon.         
Page S2463
Lowman Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in 
consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of 
the nomination of Christopher Joseph Lowman, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense; and that Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nomination without intervening action or debate.         
  Page S2445
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 169), 
Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
the term of seven years from September 26, 2019.         
Pages S2429-39
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 168), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                             Page S2429
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 172), 
Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.                                   
Pages S2439-43
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 171), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                         Pages S2439-40
  By 91 yeas 7 nays (Vote No. EX. 173), Philip Nathan Jefferson, of 
North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2022. 
                                                         Pages S2443-44
  6 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.          
Page S2445
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2446
Measures Referred:                                   
  Pages S2446, S2455
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2446
Measures Read the First Time:                            
  Pages S2446-47
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2447-49
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2449
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2450-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2451-52
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2452-53
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2453
Privileges of the Floor:                                 
  Pages S2453-54
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--173) 
                                     Pages S2428-29, S2439-40, S2443-44
Motion to Adjourn: Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 8:26 
p.m., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.                            
  Page S2454
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:25 p.m., and 
reconvened at 8:26 p.m., on the same day, and adjourned at 8:34 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2463.)