[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 83 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D524-D525]
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                                               Monday, May 16, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2507-S2524
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4220-4227, and S. Res. 632-636.               
  Page S2519
Measures Passed:                                         
Pages S2515-16
  Greatest Generation Memorial Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1596, to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and the bill was 
then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S2515-16
  Schumer (for Rounds/Shaheen) Amendment No. 5034, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S2515-16
  Homeland Security for Children Act: Senate passed H.R. 4426, to amend 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children 
are considered in homeland security planning.                
  Page S2516
  Silver Star Service Banner Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 633, 
expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2022, as ``Silver Star 
Service Banner Day''.                                        
  Page S2516
  National Foster Care Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 634, recognizing 
National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about 
the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging 
Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the 
foster care system.                                          
  Page S2516
  ALS Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 635, designating May 
2022 as ``ALS Awareness Month''.                             
  Page S2516
Measures Considered:
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate 
resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 
7691, making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for 
the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.
                                               Pages S2507-08, S2509-15
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 81 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 177), 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 S2515
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 17, 2022; 
that all post-cloture debate time expire at 4 p.m.; that if the motion 
to proceed is agreed to, it be in order to file cloture on the bill 
during the session of Tuesday, May 17, 2022; provided further that 
following disposition of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill, Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations 
of Jennifer Louise Rochon, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Trina L. Thompson, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California, and Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, of California, to 
be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; 
that if cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, all post-cloture 
time be expired and the votes on confirmation of the nominations be at 
a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in 
consultation with the Republican Leader; and that following the vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Sunshine Suzanne 
Sykes, Senate resume legislative session and begin consideration of the 
bill.                                                        
Page S2524
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a 
committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on 
the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency 
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic,

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into the House Chamber for the joint meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. 
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Printing of Notice of Issuance of Final Regulations--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Notice of 
Issuance of Final Regulations Pursuant to the Congressional 
Accountability Act from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights be 
printed in the Record.                                       
  Page S2516
Leaf Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs).                                  
  Pages S2508-09
  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 Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California. 
                                                         Pages S2508-09
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2508
Watson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Elizabeth Schoff Watson, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.                                          
  Page S2509
  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 Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs).                   
Page S2509
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2509
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2509
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S2518-19
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2519-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2520-23
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2517-18
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2523-24
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--177) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:24 p.m., 
until 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2524.)