[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D801-D802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3343-S3502
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4547-4559, and S. Con. Res. 43.           
  Pages S3377-78
House Messages:
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of 
the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the 
Senate to H.R. 4346, making appropriations for Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, taking action on the 
following amendments and motions proposed thereto:           
  Page S3362
Pending:
  Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Schumer Amendment No. 5135 
(to the House amendment to the Senate amendment), relating to the CHIPS 
Act of 2022.                                                 
Page S3362
  Schumer Amendment No. 5136 (to Amendment No. 5135), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3362
  Schumer motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 
5137, to add an effective date.                              
Page S3362
  Schumer Amendment No. 5138 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
5137), to modify the effective date.                         
Page S3362
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3362
  By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 261), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany the bill. 
                                                             Page S3362
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of 
an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect to 
hostage-taking and the wrongful detention of United States nationals; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-35) 
                                                             Page S3371
Treaty Approved: The following treaty having passed through its various 
parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the 
resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators 
present having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification 
was agreed to:
  Amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of 
Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States 
of America (Treaty Doc. 115-3) as amended.                   
Page S3365
Milstein and Brigety II Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by 
the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate 
begin consideration of the nominations of Constance J. Milstein, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, and Reuben E. Brigety 
II, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa; that 
there be 10 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that 
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening 
action or debate, on confirmation of the nominations; and that no 
further motions be in order.                                 
  Page S3365
Williams Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 20, 
2022, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Gregory Brian 
Williams, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Delaware; that the motions to invoke cloture filed during 
the session of Monday, July 18, 2022, ripen at 11:30 a.m., and that if 
cloture is invoked on the nomination, all post-cloture time be expired 
at 2:30 p.m.                                                 
  Page S3496
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 58 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. EX. 257), Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, of 
Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Colorado.                                                
Pages S3343-49

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  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 259), Nancy L. Maldonado, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                                 
Page S3349
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 258), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S3349
  By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 260), Julianna Michelle Childs, 
of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District 
of Columbia Circuit.                                         
Page S3361
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3371
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3371-74
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3374-77
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3377
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S3365
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3378-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3380-87
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3369-71
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3387-S3496
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3496
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3496
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--261) 
                                                  Pages S3349, S3361-62
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3496.)