[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D848-D849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, July 26, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3661-S3705
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4608-4625, and S. Res. 719-723.   
  Page S3694
Measures Passed:
  Radio Free Asia 25th Anniversary: Senate agreed to 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, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S3687-88
  American Grown Flower and Foliage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
720, expressing support for the designation of July 2022 as ``American 
Grown Flower and Foliage Month''.                            
  Page S3688
  Landsat Satellites 50th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 721, 
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the inaugural launch of the Landsat 
series of Earth Observation satellites, a joint mission of the United 
States Geological Survey and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.                                              
  Page S3688
  National Blueberry Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 722, recognizing 
the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and 
designating July 2022 as ``National Blueberry Month''.       
  Page S3688
  National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
723, designating July 30, 2022, as ``National Whistleblower 
Appreciation Day''.                                          
  Page S3688
House Messages:
Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act: Senate continued 
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 S3661-87
Pending:
  Schumer motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill. 
                                                            Pages S3661
  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 S3661
  Schumer Amendment No. 5149 (to Schumer Amendment No. 5148), to modify 
the effective date.                                          
Page S3661
  Schumer motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 5150, to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3661
  Schumer Amendment No. 5151 (to the instructions (Schumer Amendment 
No. 5150) of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date. 
                                                             Page S3661
  Schumer Amendment No. 5152 (to Amendment No. 5151), to modify the 
effective date.                                              
Page S3661
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
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 S3664-70
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 S3665
  Schumer Amendment No. 5136 (to Amendment No. 5135), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3665
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 64 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 268), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on 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) (listed above).                                   
Page S3665
  Schumer motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation,

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with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 5137, to add an effective 
date, fell when cloture was invoked on 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).                                                  
Page S3665
  Schumer Amendment No. 5138 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
5137), to modify the effective date, fell when Schumer motion to refer 
the bill to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 5137 (listed above), fell. 
                                                             Page S3665
  By 63 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 269), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive section 404 of S. Con. Res. 13 (of the 111th 
Congress), concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, 
for purposes of the pending measure. Subsequently, the point of order 
that Schumer Amendment No. 5135 (listed above) was in violation of 
section 404(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (of the 111th Congress), as amended 
by S. Con. Res. 11 (of the 114th Congress), concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2016, was not sustained, and thus the point 
of order fell.                                               
Page S3679
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if Senator 
Sanders raises a Budget point of order and a motion to waive is made, 
that at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, all post-cloture time 
expire, any remaining amendments except for Schumer Amendment No. 5135 
(listed above) be withdrawn, and Senate vote on the motion to waive the 
Sanders point of order and the motion to concur with respect to H.R. 
4346, making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2022, with an amendment; provided further that 
following the vote, Senate continue consideration of the House message 
to accompany S. 3373, to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant 
and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant, and that notwithstanding Rule 
XXII, at 4:30 p.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
Schumer motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill, all 
without further intervening action or debate.                
Page S3705
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the House message to accompany H.R. 4346 at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 27, 2022; that following 
disposition of the House message to accompany H.R. 4346, Senate 
continue consideration of the House message to accompany S. 3373, to 
improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of 
Fallen Heroes Grant.                                         
Page S3705
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act-Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if the Senate 
receives a message from the House that it has passed H.R. 1842, to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in 
recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth, and if the 
text of that bill is identical to S. 697; that the bill be considered 
read three times and Senate vote on passage of the bill without 
intervening action or debate.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Printing-Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the notice of proposed rulemaking 
from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights be printed in the 
Record.                                                      
  Page S3700
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3690
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3690
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3690
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3690-93
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Page S3693-94
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3694-96
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3696-99
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3689-90
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S3699
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                   
  Pages S3699-S3700
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--269) 
                                                     Pages S3665, S3679
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3705.)