[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D995-D997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4829-S4878
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and twelve resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4886-4901, and S. Res. 775-786. 
                                                         Pages S4856-57
Measures Reported:
  S. 4254, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a 
provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act. 
(S. Rept. No. 117-150)
  S. 4524, to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute 
nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to 
disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                     
Page S4856
Measures Passed:
  Threats and Violence Against the FBI: Senate agreed to S. Res. 775, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that violence and threats of 
violence against the employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
are unacceptable and should be condemned.                
  Pages S4831-32
  IMPROVE Act: Senate passed S. 4899, to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to 
administration of COVID-19 vaccines.                     
  Pages S4871-72
  SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022: Senate passed S. 4900, to 
reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs. 
                                                         Pages S4872-76
  Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office: Senate passed S. 3884, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the ``Cora Reynolds 
Anderson Post Office''.                                      
  Page S4876
  Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3539, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the ``Atanasio Taitano 
Perez Post Office.                                           
  Page S4876
  John R. Lewis Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5577, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis 
Post Office Building''.                                      
  Page S4876
  Indiana Hunt Martin Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2142, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-Martin 
Post Office Building''.                                      
  Page S4876
  Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building: Senate 
passed 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''.                                                  
  Page S4876
  Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office: Senate passed 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''.                          
  Page S4876
  CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 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''.                    
  Page S4876
  Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building: Senate 
passed 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''. 
                                                             Page S4876
  Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment: Senate passed H.R. 
4693, to advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the 
prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the 
coordination of such programs.                               
  Page S4876
  SPEED Recovery Act: Senate passed H.R. 5641, to amend the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the 
threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, 
and 502 of such Act, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                         Pages S4876-77
  Extension of Department of Homeland Security Other Transaction 
Authority Act: Senate passed S.

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4553, to extend other transaction authority for the Department of 
Homeland Security.                                           
  Page S4877
  Extension of Authority to Acquire Innovative Commercial Items Act: 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 4552, to extend the program for 
authority to acquire innovative commercial items using general 
solicitation procedures, and the bill was then passed.       
  Page S4877
  National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
776, designating September 2022 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
Month''.                                                 
  Pages S4877-78
  National Student Parent Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 777, 
expressing the support of the Senate for the contributions and 
achievements of student parents and recognizing September 2022 as 
National Student Parent Month.                               
  Page S4878
  National Recovery Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 778, supporting the 
designation of September 2022 as ``National Recovery Month''. 
                                                             Page S4878
  National Estuaries Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 779, designating 
the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, as ``National 
Estuaries Week''.                                            
  Page S4878
  National Workforce Development Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 780, 
designating September 2022 as ``National Workforce Development Month''.
                                                             Page S4878
  PCOS Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 781, recognizing the 
seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support 
for the designation of September 2022 as ``PCOS Awareness Month''. 
                                                             Page S4878
  Hispanic Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 782, recognizing 
Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of 
Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos 
to the United States.                                        
  Page S4878
  75th Anniversary of the Air Force: Senate agreed to S. Res. 783, 
commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the 
Department of the Air Force and celebrating the United States Air Force 
for 75 years of serving and defending the United States.     
  Page S4878
  National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
784, designating the week beginning on September 12, 2022, as 
``National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week''.              
  Page S4878
Amendment to Montreal Protocol (``Kigali Amendment'')--Agreement: 
Senate resumed consideration of Treaty document 117-1, the amendment to 
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the 
``Montreal Protocol''), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the 
Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the 
``Kigali Amendment''), and a resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification with 1 declaration, after taking action on the following 
amendment and motion proposed thereto:                       
  Page S4839
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 5503, to add an effective date.      
Page S4839
  During consideration of this treaty today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 64 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 341), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
agreed to the motion to close further debate on the treaty, and a 
resolution of advice and consent to ratification with 1 declaration. 
                                                             Page S4839
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the treaty, post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Wednesday, September 21, 2022; and that all time during adjournment, 
recess, Morning Business, and Leader remarks count post-cloture on the 
treaty.                                                      
Page S4878
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 52 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 340), Florence Y. Pan, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.                            
Pages S4829-36
  Randy W. Berry, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Namibia.
  Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.                        
Page S4878
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4852
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S4852-53
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S4853
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4853-56
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4857-58
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4858-65
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4851-52
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4865-71
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4871
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--341) 
                                                  Pages S4835-36, S4839
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:59 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. (For Senate's program, 
see the

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remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4878.)