[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 25, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D584-D587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Wednesday, May 25, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2675-S2711
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
4301-4313.                                                   
  Page S2708
Measures Reported:
  S. 1687, to amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require 
cyber certification for small business development center counselors, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3564, to amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to 
Business Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3595, to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a 
centralized website for compliance guides.
  S. 3906, to improve certain programs of the Small Business 
Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing 
broadband technology, with amendments.                       
Page S2707
Measures Passed:
  Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 767, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman 
Post Office Building''.                                      
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  Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post 
Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1170, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, 
California, as the ``Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. 
Friend Memorial Post Office Building''.                      
  Page S2679
  Patsy Cline Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1444, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North 
Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the ``Patsy Cline 
Post Office''.                                               
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  Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office 
Building: Senate passed S. 2932, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New 
Richmond, Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John 
R. Peirson Post Office Building''.                           
  Page S2679
  Ron Wright Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 3825, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear 
Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the ``Ron Wright Post Office Building''. 
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  Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 3826, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the ``Gary James Fletcher Post 
Office Building''.                                           
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  Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 735, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, as the ``Arturo L. Ibleto 
Post Office Building''.                                      
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  Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building: Senate 
passed H.R. 1298, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the 
``Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building''. 
                                                             Page S2679
  D. Edwina Stephens Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 2324, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 South 
Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``D. Edwina Stephens Post 
Office''.                                                    
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  Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3579, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East 
Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the ``Jeremy L. Ridlen Post 
Office''.                                                    
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  Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building: Senate passed 
H.R. 3613, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the 
``Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building''. 
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  Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office: Senate 
passed H.R. 4168, to designate

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the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple 
Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Petty Officer 1st Class Charles 
Jackson French Post Office''.                            
  Pages S2679-80
  Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom and European Union: 
Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Res. 134, expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should 
work with the Government of the United Kingdom to conclude negotiations 
for a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the 
United Kingdom that the President should work with the President of the 
European Commission to conclude negotiations for a comprehensive trade 
agreement between the United States and the European Union, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S2698-99
  Schumer (for Lee) Amendment No. 5045, in the nature of a substitute. 
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  Schumer (for Lee) Amendment No. 5046, to amend the preamble. 
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  Schumer (for Lee) Amendment No. 5047, to amend the title. 
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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Thursday, May 26, 2022, Senate resume consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 350, to authorize dedicated domestic 
terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the 
Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal 
Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism, and vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture thereon at 11:30 a.m.; that if cloture is not 
invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 350, Senate 
resume consideration of S.J. Res. 46, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland 
Security relating to ``Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and 
Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection 
Claims by Asylum Officers'', and vote on passage thereon; and that 
following disposition of S.J. Res. 46, Senate resume consideration of 
the nomination of Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be 
Director General of the Foreign Service, Department of State, and vote 
on confirmation thereon at 1:45 p.m.                         
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Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany Amendment to Montreal Protocol (``Kigali 
Amendment'') (Treaty Doc. 117-1) (Ex. Rept. 117-2).      
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Gomez Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.                                          
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 206), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2696
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time be considered expired on the nominations of Lisa M. Gomez, 
of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, Chavonda J. 
Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics, and Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, 
Department of Education, and Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nominations at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, or his 
designee, following consultation with the Republican Leader. 
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Jacobs-Young Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.      
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 89 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 207), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
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Wainstein Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination 
of Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, be 
withdrawn; and that Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at a 
time to be determined by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in 
consultation with the Republican Leader.                     
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Loyd Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Amy 
Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, 
and Adult Education, Department of Education.                
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 208), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
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Harper, Bagenstos, Huie, Baker, and Hartley Nominations--agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motions to 
invoke cloture on the nominations of Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be 
a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, Samuel R. 
Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Robert Steven Huie, of California, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, 
Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Minority 
Economic Impact, Department of Energy, and Jane Hartley, of New York, 
to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
Ireland, be withdrawn; and that Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nominations at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, or his 
designee, following consultation with the Republican Leader. 
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 51 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 200), Evelyn Padin, of New 
Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Jersey.                                                  
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  By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 201), Charlotte N. Sweeney, of 
Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Colorado.                                                     
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  By 49 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 203), Sandra L. Thompson, of 
Maryland, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a 
term of five years.                               
Pages S2678, S2681-85
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 202), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
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  By 51 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 205), Henry Christopher Frey, of 
North Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.                                       
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 204), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
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  Jane Hartley, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.                          
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  By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 209), Cathy Ann Harris, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the 
term of seven years expiring March 1, 2028.                  
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Thomas E. Brown, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Stephen D. Lynn, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Seventh Circuit.
  Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Roy W. Minter, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Brian A. Kyes, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
  25 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2706-07
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: Ten record votes were taken today. (Total--209) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:17 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2711.)

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