[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 103 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D670-D671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Thursday, June 16, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3967, Honoring our PACT Act, as amended.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2983-S3013
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4415-4434, and S. Res. 682-683.           
  Pages S3002-03
Measures Passed:
  Honoring our PACT Act: By 84 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 230), Senate 
passed H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits for veterans 
exposed to toxic substances.                             
  Pages S2983-91
  World Elder Abuse Awareness: Senate agreed to S. Res. 682, 
designating June 15, 2022, as ``World Elder Abuse Awareness Day'' and 
the month of June as ``Elder Abuse Awareness Month''.        
  Page S3008
  Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 88, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby.                                              
  Page S3008
  Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act: Senate passed S. 3309, to 
require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development 
organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-
related manufacturing and production, after withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S3009-10
  Carper (for Peters) Amendment No. 5098, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S3009-10
  VETS Safe Travel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. 2280, to 
provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and 
the bill was then passed.                                    
  Page S3010
  Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance 
Act: Senate passed S. 2129, to promote freedom of information and 
counter censorship and surveillance in North Korea, after agreeing to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.   
  Pages S3011-13
de Alba Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Ana Isabel de Alba, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of California.                  
  Pages S2991-92
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 231), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2992
Boyle Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission.                                   
  Page S2992
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 232), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2992
Motion to Discharge Dettelbach Nomination: Pursuant to S. Res. 27, 
Committee on the Judiciary being tied on the question of reporting, the 
Majority Leader made the motion to discharge the Committee on the 
Judiciary from further consideration of the nomination of Steven M. 
Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice.         
  Pages S2992-95
  By 52 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 233), Senate agreed to the motion 
to discharge the nomination 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.                                       
Page S2995
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  Jaime E. Lizarraga, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2027.
  Mark Toshiro Uyeda, of California, to be a Member of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 
2023.
  Naz Durakoglu, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Legislative Affairs).                                       
Page S3001
Nomination Discharged: The following nomination was discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which was sent to the Senate on 
April 25, 2022, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 
                                                             Page S3013
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3002
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S3002
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S3002
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3002
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S3001
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3003-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3004-07
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3001-02
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3007-08
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3008
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--233) 
                                              Pages S2991, S2992, S2995
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:22 p.m., 
until 8:30 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3010.)