[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D907-D911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Saturday, August 6, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4051-S4400
Measures Introduced: Three bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4785-4787, and S. Res. 748-750.               
  Page S4214
Measures Passed:
  Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund: Senate passed S. 4785, to extend 
by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the 
Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.                      
  Pages S4052-53
  Honoring the Life and Legacy of Representative Jackie Walorski: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 748, honoring and celebrating the life and 
legacy of Representative Jackie Walorski.                
  Pages S4153-54
  Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 3115, to 
remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and 
Represent Act of 2018, and the bill was then passed.         
  Page S4164
  American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association 100th 
Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 675, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of 
the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
Association, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Page S4164
  Durbin (for Van Hollen) Amendment No. 5434, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4164
  Wisconsin Sikh Temple Attack: Senate agreed to S. Res. 749, 
recognizing the 10-year anniversary of the tragic attack that took 
place at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, and honoring 
the memory of those who died in the attack.                  
  Page S4165
  Korean War Wall of Remembrance: Senate agreed to S. Res. 750, 
celebrating the United States-Republic of Korea alliance and the 
dedication of the Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans 
Memorial on July 27, 2022.                                   
  Page S4165
  PAW Act: Senate passed S. 4205, to require the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group 
relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in 
emergencies and disasters, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                                  
  Page S4165
  Ball State University: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 698, honoring the dedication of the 
Ball family to providing college educations and celebrating their 100-
year legacy at Ball State University, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S4165
  Inflation Reduction Act: By 51 yeas to 50 nays, the Vice President 
voting yea (Vote No. 325), Senate passed H.R. 5376, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14, after agreeing 
to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following amendments 
and motions proposed thereto:
Adopted:
  By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 323), Thune Amendment No. 5472 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to remove harmful small business taxes. 
                                                             Page S4200
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, the Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 324), 
Warner Amendment No. 5488 (to Amendment No. 5194), to strike the 
extension of the limitation on State and local taxes and extend the 
limitation on excess business losses of noncorporate taxpayers. 
                                                             Page S4201
  Schumer Modified Amendment No. 5194, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4201
Rejected:
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 289), Graham Amendment No. 5301 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to strike a tax increase that would result in 
higher consumer prices for gasoline, heating oil, and other energy 
sources for Americans earning less than $400,000 per year.   
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  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 291), Barrasso Amendment No. 5409 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to require certain additional onshore oil and gas 
lease sales in certain states.                           
Pages S4172-77
  By 3 yeas to 97 nays (Vote No. 292), Sanders/Merkley Modified 
Amendment No. 5211 (to Amendment No. 5194), to provide coverage for 
dental and oral health care, hearing care, and vision care under the 
Medicare program.                                        
Pages S4177-78
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 293), Capito Amendment No. 5382 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to strike provisions concerning funding for 
certain activities under the Clean Air Act.              
Pages S4178-79
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 294), Lankford Amendment No. 5384 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to provide additional funding for implementation 
of title 42.                                                 
Page S4179
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 296), Crapo Amendment No. 5404 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to prevent the use of additional Internal Revenue 
Service funds from being used for audits of taxpayers with taxable 
incomes below $400,000 in order to protect low- and middle-income 
earning American taxpayers from an onslaught of audits from an army of 
new Internal Revenue Service auditors funded by an unprecedented, 
nearly $80,000,000,000, infusion of new funds.               
Page S4180
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 297), Scott motion to commit the bill 
to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith.
                                                         Pages S4180-81
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 298), Marshall Amendment No. 5389 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to protect patient access to current and future 
treatments for a range of serious conditions, such as cancer, 
Alzheimer's disease, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's disease, and sickle cell 
disease, among numerous others.                              
Page S4181
  By 1 yea to 98 nays (Vote No. 299), Sanders/Merkley Amendment No. 
5209 (to Amendment No. 5194), to establish a Civilian Climate Corps. 
                                                         Pages S4181-82
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 301), Grassley Amendment No. 5421 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
modify the maximum capital gains tax rate, to provide a partial 
exclusion for interest received by individuals, to provide inflation 
adjustments for certain tax benefits.                        
Page S4183
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 302), Collins motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back 
forthwith.                                               
Pages S4183-84
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 303), Kennedy Amendment No. 5387 (to 
Amendment No. 4194), to require oil and gas lease sales in the outer 
Continental Shelf.                                           
Page S4184
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 304), Rubio motion to commit the bill 
to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back 
forthwith.                                               
Pages S4184-85
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 305), Lee Amendment No. 5316 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to reduce funding for home energy performance-
based, whole-house rebates and to provide funding for supplemental 
payments under the payments in lieu of taxes program.    
Pages S4185-86
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 306), Shelby Amendment No. 5418 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to end the President's War on Coal through the 
approval of coal leases.                                     
Page S4186
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 307), Scott (SC) motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back 
forthwith.                                               
Pages S4186-87
  By 1 yea to 97 nays (Vote No. 308), Sanders/Merkley Modified 
Amendment No. 5208 (to Amendment No. 5194), to extend the special rules 
for the child tax credit that applied for 2021 and to increase the 
corporate tax rate.                                      
Pages S4187-90
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 309), Cruz Amendment No. 5263 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to strike the $80,000,000,000 slush fund for the 
Internal Revenue Service to prevent the hiring of 87,000 new Internal 
Revenue Service employees that will surveil and audit the private 
account information and transaction data of innocent Americans and 
small businesses.                                            
Page S4190
  By 1 yea to 99 nays (Vote No. 312), Sanders/Merkley Amendment No. 
5281 (to Amendment No. 5194), relative to zero-emission nuclear power 
production credit.                                       
Pages S4192-93
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 313), Kennedy Amendment No. 5385 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to provide for discounted insulin for low- and 
middle-income Americans.                                     
Page S4193
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 315), Cruz motion to commit the bill 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with 
instructions to report back forthwith.                   
Pages S4194-95
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 316), Cruz motion to commit the bill 
to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back 
forthwith.                                                   
Page S4195
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 317), Hoeven motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back 
forthwith.                                                   
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  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 318), Blackburn motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Nutrition with 
instructions to report back forthwith.                       
Page S4196
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 319), Rubio motion to commit the bill 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions with 
instructions to report back forthwith.                   
Pages S4196-97
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 320), Sullivan Amendment No. 5435 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to replace the funding for the Office of the Chief 
Readiness Support Officer with a $500,000,000 appropriation for the 
construction or improvement of primary pedestrian fencing and barriers 
along the southwest border.                                  
Page S4197
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 321), Daines (for Graham) Amendment 
No. 5487 (to Amendment No. 5194), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                         Pages S4198-99
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 322), Haggerty motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back 
forthwith.                                                   
Page S4199
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 287), 
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S4070
  By 1 yea to 99 nays (Vote No. 288), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 313 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, with respect to Sanders/Merkley Amendment No. 5210 (to 
Amendment No. 5194), to establish a cap on costs for covered 
prescription drugs under Medicare parts B and D. Subsequently, the 
point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 
313(b)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, 
and the amendment thus fell.                             
Pages S4170-71
  By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 290), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive all applicable sections of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and applicable budget resolutions, 
with respect to Hassan Amendment No. 5469 (to Amendment No. 5194), to 
eliminate the reinstatement of Superfund taxes. Subsequently, the point 
of order that the amendment was in violation of section 4106 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, H. Con. Res. 
71 of the 115th Congress, the Senate pay-as-you-go point of order, was 
sustained, and the amendment thus fell.                  
Pages S4170-72
  By 56 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 295), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 313 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, with respect to Tester Amendment No. 5480 (to Amendment 
No. 5194), to establish a procedure for terminating a determination by 
Surgeon General to suspend certain entries and imports from designated 
places. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in 
violation of section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.        
Pages S4179-80
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 300), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 and relevant budget resolutions, with respect to Capito/
Inhofe Amendment No. 5383 (to Amendment No. 5194), to expedite 
consideration of permits and provide regulatory certainty for 
infrastructure and energy projects. Subsequently, the point of order 
that the amendment was in violation of section 313(b)(1)(D) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus 
fell.                                                    
Pages S4182-83
  By 5 yeas to 94 nays (Vote No. 310), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive all applicable sections of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of 
applicable budget resolutions, with respect to Warnock Amendment No. 
5262 (to Amendment No. 5194), to make health care coverage available to 
low-income adults in States that have not expanded Medicaid. 
Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of 
section 313(b)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was 
sustained, and the amendment thus fell.                  
Pages S4190-91
  By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 311), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget 
Act and relevant budget resolutions, with respect to Cruz Amendment No. 
5265 (to Amendment No. 5194), to provide for certain conditions on the 
export to China of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of 
section 4106 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2018, H. Con. Res. 71 of the 115th Congress, the Senate pay-as-you-go 
point of order, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                                             Page S4191
  By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 314), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 and all applicable sections of that Act and applicable 
budget resolutions, with respect to

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page 744, line 7 through page 755, line 4 in Schumer Modified Amendment 
No. 5194, in the nature of a substitute. Subsequently, the point of 
order that the language was in violation of section 313(b)(1)(D) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the language will 
be stricken from Schumer Modified Amendment No. 5194 (listed above). 
                                                         Pages S4193-94
  Chair sustained that the following points of order are sustained and 
the following provisions were in violation of section 313(b), and the 
language was stricken:
  Graham point of order concerning page 43, lines 3-8 that the language 
was in violation of section 313(b)(1)(A); Graham point of order 
concerning page 1, line 3-5 that the language was in violation of 
section 313(b)(A); Graham point of order concerning page 547, line 18 
through page 548, line 25, that the language was in violation of 
section 313(b)(1)(A); and Graham point of order concerning page 689, 
line 8-16 that the language was in violation of section 313(b)(1)(D). 
                                                             Page S4197
Congressional Budget Resolution--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the Senate's 
consideration of H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
title II of S. Con. Res. 14, the Majority and Republican managers of 
the bill, while seated or standing at the managers' desks, be permitted 
to deliver floor remarks, retrieve, review, and edit documents, and 
send email and other data communications from text displayed on 
wireless personal digital assistant devices and tablet devices; 
provided further that the use of calculators be permitted on the floor 
during consideration of the bill; and that the staff be permitted to 
make technical and conforming changes to the bill, if necessary, 
consistent with the amendments adopted during Senate consideration. 
                                                         Pages S4207-10
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                             Page S4204
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senators Leahy and Cardin be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions from August 8, 2022 through 
September 6, 2022.                                           
  Page S4399
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 9 
a.m.; Friday, August 12, 2022, at 9 a.m.; Tuesday, August, 16, 2022, at 
8 a.m.; Friday, August 19, 2022, at 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday, August 23, 
2022, at 10:30 a.m.; Friday, August 26, 2022, at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, 
August 30, 2022, at 10 a.m.; Friday, September 2, 2022, at 9 a.m.; and 
that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, September 2, 2022, it next 
convene on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 3 p.m.             
  Page S4399
Motion to Discharge Uhlmann Nomination: By 51 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 
285), Senate agreed to the motion to discharge the nomination of David 
M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, from the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works. Subsequently, the nomination was placed on the Executive 
Calendar pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 27, relative to Senate 
procedure in the 117th Congress.                         
  Pages S4051-54
Lee Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Seventh Circuit.                                             
  Page S4204
  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 Sunday, 
August 7, 2022, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, 
September 6, 2022.                                           
Page S4204
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4204
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Tuesday, September 6, 2022; and that the cloture motions filed during 
the session of Sunday, August 7, 2022 ripen at 5:30 p.m.     
Page S4399
Mathis Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Andre B. Mathis, of Tennessee, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.                         
  Page S4204
  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, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition

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of the nomination of John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.                       
Page S4204
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4204
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4204
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 57 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 286), Constance J. Milstein, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta.         
Page S4054
  Monde Muyangwa, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.          
Page S4055
  Carrin F. Patman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Iceland.                                                     
Page S4204
Nomination Discharged: The following nomination were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 4, 2022, from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public 
Works.                                                       
Page S4399
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4214-15
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4215-16
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4213-14
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4216-S4399
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4399
Record Votes: Forty-one record votes were taken today and yesterday. 
(Total--325)               
  Pages S4054, S4070-72, S4177-87, S4190-S4201
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon on Saturday, August 6, 2022 and 
adjourned, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late 
Representative Jackie Walorski, in accordance with S. Res. 748, at 3:42 
p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2022, until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 
2022. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S4399.)