[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 129 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D887-D889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Tuesday, August 2, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to S. 3373, Protecting Our Gold Star 
      Families Education Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3837-S3871
Measures Introduced: Fifty-one bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4699-4749, and S. Res. 734-739. 
                                                         Pages S3860-62
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2372, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of 
fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined 
by State fish and wildlife agencies. (S. Rept. No. 117-135)
  Report to accompany S. 3742, to establish a pilot grant program to 
improve recycling accessibility. (S. Rept. No. 117-136)
  Report to accompany 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. (S. 
Rept. No. 117-137)
  S. 3662, to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous 
film forming foam input-based testing equipment, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-138)
  S. 4430, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an 
interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing 
information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.             
Page S3860
Measures Passed:
  Reese's Law: Senate passed H.R. 5313, to protect children and other 
consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of 
button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require 
child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries. 
                                                             Page S3857
  Jenna Quinn Law: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 734, to amend the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of 
training and education to teachers and other school employees, 
students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond 
to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school 
students, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                  
  Page S3857
  Whitehouse (for Cornyn/Hassan) Amendment No. 5193, to require reports 
on the program of child sexual abuse awareness field-initiated grants. 
                                                             Page S3857
  National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness 
Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 738, recognizing the importance of 
trademarks in the economy and the role of trademarks in protecting 
consumer safety, by designating the month of August as ``National Anti-
Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month''. 
                                                             Page S3858
  Authorizing the Printing of a Document: Senate agreed to S. Res. 739, 
authorizing the printing with illustrations of a document entitled 
``Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, 1867-2022''. 
                                                             Page S3858
House Messages:
Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act: By 86 yeas to 11 nays 
(Vote No. 280), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in 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, by 
the order of the Senate of Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 60 Senators

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having voted in the affirmative, after taking action on the following 
amendments and motions proposed thereto:
Rejected:
  By 7 yeas to 90 nays (Vote No. 277), Paul motion to concur in the 
House amendment to the bill, with Paul Amendment No. 5184 (to the House 
amendment to the bill), to offset the increased spending authorized by 
this Act by temporarily prohibiting the expenditure of any Federal 
funds by the United States Agency for International Development other 
than spending for Israel. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the motion, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative 
votes, was not agreed to.)                               
Pages S3849-50
  By 47 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 278), Toomey motion to concur in the 
House amendment to the bill, with Toomey Amendment No. 5186 (to the 
House amendment to the bill), to improve the Cost of War Toxic 
Exposures Fund. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the motion, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not 
agreed to.)                                              
Pages S3850-51
  By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 279), Blackburn motion to concur in 
the House amendment to the bill, with Blackburn Amendment No. 5185 (to 
the House amendment to the bill), to require the provision of care 
under the Veterans Community Care Program for toxic-exposed veterans. 
(A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion, 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                                             Page S3851
Withdrawn:
  Schumer motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill, with 
Schumer Amendment No. 5148 (to the House amendment to the bill), to add 
an effective date.                                           
Page S3851
  Schumer motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 5150, to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3851
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Schumer Amendment No. 5149 (to Schumer Amendment No. 5148), to modify 
the effective date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 5148 (to the House 
amendment to the bill), was withdrawn.                       
Page S3851
  Schumer Amendment No. 5151 (to the instructions (Schumer Amendment 
No. 5150) of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date, fell 
when Schumer Amendment No. 5150, was withdrawn.              
Page S3851
  Schumer Amendment No. 5152 (to Amendment No. 5151), to modify the 
effective date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 5151 (to the 
instructions (Schumer Amendment No. 5150) of the motion to refer), 
fell.                                                        
Page S3851
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the 
Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 1:30 p.m., on 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022, Senate begin consideration of Treaty 
Document 117-3, protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the 
Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden; that 
the treaties be considered as having advanced through the various 
parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of the 
resolution of advice and consent to ratification; that there be 3 hours 
for debate, equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, on the treaties and resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification; that the only amendments in order to the resolution of 
advice and consent to ratification be the following: Sullivan Amendment 
No. 5192 and Paul Amendment No. 5191; that following debate, Senate 
vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order listed; and that 
upon disposition of the amendments, any committee conditions, 
declarations, or reservations be agreed to as applicable and Senate 
vote on the resolution of advice and consent to ratification, as 
amended, if amended, with no intervening action or debate.   
  Page S3852
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 59 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 276), Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, of 
Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Virginia.                                             
Pages S3837-40
  Annie Caputo, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2026.
  Bradley R. Crowell, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2027.                                                        
Page S3871
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3860
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S3860
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3862-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3863-67
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3859-60
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S3868
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3868
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--280) 
                                                  Pages S3840, S3849-52
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:01 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Wednesday,

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August 3, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3869.)