[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D689-D691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Wednesday, June 22, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3045-S3100
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4439-4457, and S. Res. 686-690.   
  Page S3075
Measures Reported:
  S. 3487, to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death 
gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 117-123)
  Report to accompany S. 4136, to provide for improvements to the 
rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources. (S. Rept. 
No. 117-124)                                             
Pages S3074-75
Measures Passed:
  Federal Agency Customer Experience Act: Senate passed S. 671, to 
require the collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by 
agencies, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S3095-96
  Whitehouse (for Hassan/Lankford) Amendment No. 5119, in the nature of 
a substitute.                                            
Pages S3095-96
  Disaster Resiliency Planning Act: Senate passed S. 3510, to require 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance 
with respect to natural disaster resilience, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.           
  Page S3096
  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022: Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4346, 
making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2022, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S3096-97
  Whitehouse (for Hagerty/Warner) Amendment No. 5120, in the nature of 
a substitute.                                            
Pages S3096-97
  Surfside, Florida Building Collapse Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 689, commemorating the passage of 1 year since the tragic building 
collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021.             
  Page S3097
  Collector Car Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 690, 
designating July 8, 2022, as ``Collector Car Appreciation Day'' and 
recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic 
cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements 
and cultural heritage of the United States.                  
  Page S3097
House Messages:
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: Senate continued consideration of the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 2938, to designate the 
United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North 
Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett 
United States Courthouse and Federal Building'', taking action on the 
following motions and amendments proposed thereto:           
  Page S3045
Pending:
  Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, 
with Schumer (for Murphy) Amendment No. 5099 (to the House amendment), 
relating to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.            
Page S3045
  Schumer Amendment No. 5100 (to Amendment No. 5099), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3045
  Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, with instructions, Schumer 
Amendment No. 5101, to add an effective date.                
Page S3045
  Schumer Amendment No. 5102 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 5101) 
of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date.       
Page S3045
  Schumer Amendment No. 5103 (to Amendment No. 5102), to modify the 
effective date.                                              
Page S3045
Appointments:
  Commission on the National Defense Strategy: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, pursuant 
to the provisions of Public Law 117-81, appointed the following 
individual to serve as a member of the

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Commission on the National Defense Strategy: Thomas G. Mahnken of 
California.                                                  
  Page S3095
Motion to Discharge Freeman 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 Arianna J. 
Freeman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit.                                           
  Pages S3045-52
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 236), 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 S3052
Motion to Discharge Vera 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 Hernan D. Vera, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California.                                           
  Pages S3053-65
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 238), 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 S3065
Motion to Discharge Clarke Nomination--Agreement: 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 Jessica G. L. 
Clarke, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York; 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.                           
  Pages S3065-66
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, June 23, 2022; that at 11 a.m., 
Senate vote on the motion to discharge the nomination; and Senate then 
continue consideration of the House message to accompany S. 2938, to 
designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 
111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``Joseph Woodrow 
Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building'', and vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on Schumer motion to concur in the 
amendment of the House to the bill, with Schumer (for Murphy) Amendment 
No. 5099 (to the House amendment), relating to the Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act.                                             
Page S3097
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 237), Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, 
to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a 
term of seven years from October 27, 2018.               
Pages S3052-53
  Vinay Vijay Singh, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.                 
Page S3066
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Arati Prabhakar, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy.
  Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2027.
  Randy W. Berry, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Namibia.
  Robert William Forden, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Cambodia.
  Rolfe Michael Schiffer, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development.
  Lucy Tamlyn, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
  Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zimbabwe.
  Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 
2028.
  Anjali Chaturvedi, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Thomas E. Harvey, of Florida, to be a Member of the Asset and 
Infrastructure Review Commission.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  1 Space Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy, and Space Force.   
Pages S3098-S3100
Nominations Discharged: The following nominations were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Arianna J. Freeman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 
19, 2022, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
  Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California,

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which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2022, from the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary.                                  
Page S3100
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3069
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3069
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3069
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3069-74
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3075
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3075-77
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3077-81
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3068-69
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3081-94
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3094-95
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--238) 
                                                  Pages S3052-53, S3065
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 8:15 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3097.)