[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 131 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D900-D902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Thursday, August 4, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4003-S4049
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4766-4784, S.J. Res. 58-59, and S. Res. 744-
747.                                                     
  Pages S4044-45
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 91, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South 
Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office 
Building''.
  H.R. 92, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as 
the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''.
  H.R. 700, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as 
the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''.
  H.R. 3508, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as 
the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 5271, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, 
as the ``Thelma Harper Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5809, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as 
the ``Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5900, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as 
the ``Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office''.
  H.R. 6386, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as 
the ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 6614, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the 
``Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building''.
  S. 1198, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand 
the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                     
Page S4044
Measures Passed:
  National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions: 
By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 283), Senate passed S.J. Res. 55, 
providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on 
Environmental Quality relating to ``National Environmental Policy Act 
Implementing Regulations Revisions''.                    
  Pages S4003-13
  USS Forrestal 55th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 744, 
recognizing the sailors and marines who gave their lives for ship and 
shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire onboard the USS 
Forrestal and commemorating, during the week of the 55th anniversary of 
the tragic event, the efforts of the sailors and marines who survived 
the fire.                                                    
  Page S4033
  National Airborne Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 745, designating 
August 16, 2022, as ``National Airborne Day''.               
  Page S4033
  National Catfish Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 746, designating 
August 2022 as ``National Catfish Month''.                   
  Page S4033
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Transfer to a Dependent: Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 
3606, to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
requirement to specify an effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 
educational assistance to a dependent, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S4033
  Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 4458, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether

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an educational institution meets requirements relating to the 
percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by 
the Secretary, and the bill was then passed.             
  Pages S4033-34
Motion To Discharge Uhlmann Nomination--Agreement: Pursuant to S. Res. 
27, Committee on Environment and Public Works being tied on the 
question of reporting, the Majority Leader made the motion to discharge 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works from further 
consideration of the nomination of David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be 
an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
                                                         Pages S4013-14
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the vote on 
the motion to discharge the nomination occur at 12:30 p.m., on 
Saturday, August 6, 2022.                                    
Page S4014
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 12 noon, on Saturday, August 6, 2022, Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination.     
Page S4048
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 67 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 284), Roopali H. Desai, of 
Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 
                                                             Page S4013
  Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2024.
  Edward Gabriel, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
of four years.
  Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Mary Green Swig, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  David Applegate, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States 
Geological Survey.
  Susie Feliz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Timmy T. Davis, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar.
  Nasser H. Paydar, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
  Dean R. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Nepal.
  Robert F. Godec, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Thailand.
  Richard Lee Buangan, of California, to be Ambassador to Mongolia.
  Michael C. Gonzales, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Zambia.
  Jaime Areizaga-Soto, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
  Carlos Felipe Uriarte, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Donald R. Cravins, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Minority Business Development.
  Carlton W. Reeves, of Mississippi, to be Chair of the United States 
Sentencing Commission.
  Carlton W. Reeves, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2027.
  Laura E. Mate, of Iowa, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2027.
  Claire McCusker Murray, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2025.
  Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2025.
  Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2023.
  John Gleeson, of New York, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2023.
  Candice C. Wong, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2027.
  Yohannes Abraham, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with 
the rank and status of Ambassador.
  Kathryn Wheelbarger, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Michael K. Singh, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Jonathan Wingate Burks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Jonathan Henick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uzbekistan.
  Angela Price Aggeler, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of North Macedonia.
  Marie C. Damour, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.

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  Gautam A. Rana, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Slovak 
Republic.
  Daniel N. Rosenblum, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan.                                              
Pages S4032-33
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4038
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4038
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4038-39
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S4039-44
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4044
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S4034
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4045-46
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4046-48
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4036-38
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4048
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--284) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:52 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Saturday, August 6, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4048.)