[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D867-D868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Thursday, July 28, 2022

[[Page D867]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 7776, Water Resources Development Act, as 
      amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3749-S3791
Measures Introduced: Thirty-eight bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4650-4687, and S. Res. 727-731. 
                                                         Pages S3782-83
Measures Passed:
  Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and 
the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act: 
Senate passed S. 3743, to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to 
improve recycling and composting programs in the United States, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3752-55
  Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act: Senate passed S. 
3742, to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling 
accessibility.                                           
  Pages S3755-56
  Water Resources Development Act: By 93 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 273), 
Senate passed H.R. 7776, 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, by the order of the Senate 
of Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 60 Senators having voted in the 
affirmative, after taking action on the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S3756-61
Adopted:
  Carper Amendment No. 5140, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3756
  Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3369, to designate the medical center of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the 
``Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center'', and the bill was then passed.                  
  Pages S3789-90
  COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act: Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 7334, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud by 
borrowers under certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan programs 
of the Small Business Administration, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S3790
  PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act: Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 7352, to amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of 
limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection 
Program, and the bill was then passed.                       
  Page S3790
Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
be discharged from further consideration of S. 4490, to promote digital 
citizenship and media literacy, and the bill be referred to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.          
  Page S3790
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senators Baldwin, Smith, and Warner be authorized to 
sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions through Monday, August 1, 
2022.                                                        
  Page S3790
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 
13441 of August 1, 2007, with respect to Lebanon; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-37) 
                                                             Page S3778

[[Page D868]]

Milstein Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the July 19, 2022, order with respect to the 
nomination of Constance J. Milstein, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Malta, remain in effect.                     
  Page S3761
Hanes Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.              
  Pages S3766-73
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, July 28, 2022, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, August 1, 2022.                                      
Page S3766


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D868, Thursday, July 28, 2022, the following appears: 
Hanes Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, of Virginia, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. Pages 
S3766-73 A motion was entered to close further debate on the 
nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-
consent agreement of Thursday, July 28, 2022, a vote on cloture 
will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, August 1, 2022. Page S3766
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Milstein 
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the July 19, 2022, order with respect to the 
nomination of Constance J. Milstein, of New York, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Malta, remain in effect. Page S3761 Hanes 
Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. Pages S3766-
73 A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-
consent agreement of Thursday, July 28, 2022, a vote on cloture 
will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, August 1, 2022. Page S3766


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3766
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3766
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, August 1, 2022, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; and that the motion to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of Thursday, July 28, 2022, ripen at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, August 1, 2022.                             
Page S3790
     Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following 
     nomination:
  By 61 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 274), David Pressman, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to Hungary.                           
Page S3766
     Nominations Received: Senate received the following 
     nominations:
  Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2025.
  Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria.
  Hugo Yue-Ho Yon, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Maldives.
  Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Wage and 
Hour Division, Department of Labor.
  Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of 
the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  18 Army nominations in the rank of general.                
Page S3791
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S3778-79
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3779
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3779-80
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3780-81
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3781-82
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S3774
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3783-84
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3784-89
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3777-78
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3789
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--274) 
                                                     Pages S3761, S3766
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:28 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3791.)