[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 121 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D830-D832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Thursday, July 21, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3581-S3618
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4577-4600, and S. Res. 715-717. 
                                                         Pages S3611-12
Measures Reported:
  S. 3502, to establish an Office of Civil Rights, Equity, and 
Community Inclusion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-133)
  S. 3655, to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act 
of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case 
Records Review Board. (S. Rept. No. 117-134)
  H.R. 1036, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State's rewards 
program relating to information regarding individuals or entities 
engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United 
Nations sanctions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  H.R. 4693, to advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for 
the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the 
coordination of such programs.
  H.R. 6899, to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in 
transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by 
the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation 
or Belarus.
  S. 552, to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development to submit to Congress a report on the impact 
of the COVID-19 pandemic on global basic education programs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3052, to promote free and fair elections, democracy, political 
freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  S. 3317, to strengthen United States national security through the 
defense of democracy abroad and to address contemporary threats to 
democracy around the world, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 4216, to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 4320, to enhance security at United States diplomatic facilities, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 4466, to amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace 
Corps, providing better support for current, returning, and former 
volunteers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3609
Measures Passed:
  Formula Act: Senate passed H.R. 8351, to amend the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on 
imports of certain infant formula products.              
  Pages S3593-94
  Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: Senate 
agreed to 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.                   
  Page S3602
  Commending the Women of Ukraine: Senate agreed to S. Res. 589, 
recognizing, honoring, and commending the women of Ukraine who have 
contributed to the fight for freedom and the defense of Ukraine, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3602-03
House Messages:
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act: Senate continued 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: 
                                               Pages S3581-89, S3590-93
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

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House amendment to the Senate amendment), relating to the CHIPS Act of 
2022.                                                        
Page S3581
  Schumer Amendment No. 5136 (to Amendment No. 5135), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3581
  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 S3581
  Schumer Amendment No. 5138 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
5137), to modify the effective date.                         
Page S3581
Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act--Agreement: Senate 
began consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to 
S. 3373, to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the 
Children of Fallen Heroes Grant, taking action on the following 
amendments and motions proposed thereto:              
  Pages S3596-S3600
Pending:
  Schumer motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill. 
                                                             Page S3596
  Schumer motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill, with 
Schumer Amendment No. 5148 (to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment), to add an effective date.                        
Page S3596
  Schumer Amendment No. 5149 (to Schumer Amendment No. 5148), to modify 
the effective date.                                          
Page S3596
  Schumer motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 5150, to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3596
  Schumer Amendment No. 5151 (to the instructions (Schumer Amendment 
No. 5150) of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date. 
                                                             Page S3596
  Schumer Amendment No. 5152 (to Amendment No. 5151), to modify the 
effective date.                                              
Page S3596
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the House message to accompany the bill at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 25, 2022; and that the motion to 
invoke cloture on the Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4346, Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act (the legislative vehicle for the CHIPS Act of 2022), 
with Schumer Amendment 5135, filed during the session of Thursday, July 
20, 2022, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, July 25, 2022.      
Page S3617
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senators Cortez Masto, Cardin, and Hickenlooper be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from July 
21, 2022, until July 25, 2022.                               
  Page S3600
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13581 of July 24, 2011, with respect to significant transnational 
criminal organizations; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-36)                          
Page S3608
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 266), Reuben E. Brigety II, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa. 
                                                         Pages S3589-90
  By 66 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 267), Shereef M. Elnahal, of New 
Jersey, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.                                                 
Pages S3595-96
  Leslie N. Bluhm, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2023.
  Lisette Nieves, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2022.
  Lisette Nieves, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2027.
  Deborah R. Coen, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2028.
  Enix Smith III, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Adair Ford Boroughs, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                      
Page S3602
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).
  Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration.
  Stephen A. Owens, of Arizona, to be Chairperson of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. 
                                                             Page S3618
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S3608-09

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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S3583
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3609
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3609-11
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S3604
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3612-13
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3613-14
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3607-08
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3614-17
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3617
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3617
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--267) 
                                                     Pages S3590, S3596
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:21 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3617.)