[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D649-D651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2919-S2945
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4388-4404, and S. Res. 670-674. 
                                                         Pages S2939-40
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 4250, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain 
foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes.
  H.R. 7276, to direct the President to submit to Congress a report on 
United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve 
evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities 
committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since 
February 24, 2022.
  S. Res. 124, celebrating the heritage of Romani Americans, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 394, recognizing the 25th anniversary of Radio Free Asia and 
its mission to provide an independent source of news to closed 
societies in Asia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and 
with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 458, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of 
the United Nations Children's Fund, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 540, supporting the goals of International Women's Day, and 
with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 568, supporting the goals and ideals of ``Countering 
International Parental Child Abduction Month'' and expressing the sense 
of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused 
by international parental child abduction.
  S. Res. 589, recognizing, honoring, and commending the women of 
Ukraine who have contributed to the fight for freedom and the defense 
of Ukraine, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an 
amended preamble.
  S. Res. 638, commending the Government and people of the Republic of 
Moldova for their heroic efforts to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing 
President Putin's illegal war against Ukraine, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. Res. 646, expressing the Senate's support for Finland and Sweden's 
accession into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the 
expedited ratification of accession protocols, and with an amended 
preamble.
  S. 1160, to prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat 
international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new 
psychoactive substances, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2151, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law 
enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits 
agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their 
communities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3211, to continue the whole-of-government approach to ending 
global wildlife poaching and trafficking by permanently reauthorizing 
the activities of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3635, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers 
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3860, to establish a grant program to provide assistance to local 
governments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3861, to require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports 
to Congress on the assistance provided to Somaliland and to conduct a 
feasibility study, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, on 
establishing a security partnership with Somaliland, without 
recognizing Somaliland as an independent state, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3895, to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal 
year 2024, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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  S. 4003, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-
escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 4007, to require the Attorney General to propose a program for 
making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress 
disorder available to public safety officers, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. 4171, to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. Con. Res. 40, welcoming the Prime Minister of Greece to the United 
States for an address to a joint meeting of Congress.        
Page S2939
Measures Passed:
  245th Anniversary of the Flag of the United States: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 671, celebrating the 245th anniversary of the creation of the 
flag of the United States and expressing support for the Pledge of 
Allegiance.                                              
  Pages S2931-35
  State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act: Senate passed S. 1787, to 
amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of 
actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a 
complainant, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S2935-36
  Hassan (for Lee) Amendment No. 5096, to strike the retroactive 
effective date.                                          
Pages S2935-36
  Air America Act: Senate passed S. 407, to provide redress to the 
employees of Air America, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                                  
  Page S2936
  Stroke Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 672, expressing 
support for the designation of May 2022 as ``Stroke Awareness Month''. 
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  Standing Rules of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 673, 
authorizing the Committee on Rules and Administration to prepare a 
revised edition of the Standing Rules of the Senate as a Senate 
document.                                                    
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Measures Considered:
Honoring Our Pact Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of 
H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to 
toxic substances, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S2919-31
  Pending:
  Tester/Moran Amendment No. 5051, in the nature of a substitute. 
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  Schumer Amendment No. 5065 (to Amendment No. 5051), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S2919
  Schumer Amendment No. 5076 (to the text proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 5051), to add an effective date.               
Page S2919
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 
15, 2022; that all time during adjournment, recess, morning business, 
and Leader remarks count post-cloture on the bill; that all post-
cloture time be considered expired at 11:45 a.m.; and that at 5:15 
p.m., Senate execute the orders with respect to the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2023 and 
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2024 
through 2032, and the nomination of Alan M. Leventhal, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, in the order 
listed.                                                      
Page S2945
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--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, and 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, it be in order for Senator Paul or his 
designee to make a motion to proceed to consideration of S. Con. Res. 
41, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2023 and setting forth the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2024 through 2032, on Wednesday, June 
15, 2022; that if the motion to proceed is agreed to, Senate resume 
consideration of H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits for 
veterans exposed to toxic substances, post-cloture; and that upon 
disposition of H.R. 3967, Senate resume consideration of S. Con. Res. 
41.                                                          
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Leventhal Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican 
Leader, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Alan M. 
Leventhal, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Denmark, that there be ten minutes for debate equally divided in the 
usual form on the nomination; and that upon the use or yielding back of 
time, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, without 
intervening action or debate.                                
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2938-39
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2940-42

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2942-44
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2937-38
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2944-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2945.)