[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1005-D1006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                      Wednesday, September 21, 2022

[[Page D1005]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the resolution of Advise and Consent to 
      Ratification to the amendment to the Montreal Protocol (``Kigali 
      Amendment''), as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4879-S4940
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4902-4916, and S. Res. 787-790. 
                                                         Pages S4912-13
Measures Reported:
  S. 177, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the 
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of 
the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 117-151)
  S. 1128, to provide for the continuation of higher education through 
the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in 
the State of Alaska, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 117-152)
  S. 1222, to designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (S. Rept. 
No. 117-153)
  S. 1321, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 117-154)
  S. 1631, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
National Forest System land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona 
Board of Regents, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 117-155)
  S. 1942, to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-156)
  S. 2438, to modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National 
Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, with an amendment. (S. Rept. 
No. 117-157)
  S. 3266, to improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate 
greater access to, Federal public land, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-158)                      
Page S4912
Measures Passed:
  Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act: Senate passed H.R. 
6899, to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in 
transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by 
the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation 
or Belarus.                                                  
  Page S4940
House Messages:
  Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act: Senate agreed 
to the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to S. 516, to 
plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility 
aircraft into the national airspace system.                  
  Page S4887
Disclose Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 4822, to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements 
for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, 
be at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 22, 2022; that if cloture is 
not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
Senate continue consideration of the nomination of Amanda Bennett, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States Agency for Global Media, and vote on confirmation thereon; and 
that upon disposition of the nomination, Senate continue consideration 
of the nomination of Arati Prabhakar, of California, to be Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and vote on confirmation 
thereon at 1:45 p.m.                                         
  Page S4940
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday,

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September 22, 2022, Senate resume consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                        
Page S4940
Treaty Approved:
  Amendment to Montreal Protocol (``Kigali Amendment''): By 69 yeas to 
27 nays (Vote No. EX. 343), two-thirds of the Senators present having 
voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the resolution of Advise and 
Consent to Ratification, as amended, to 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''), with 1 declaration, after having 
passed through its various parliamentary stages, up to and including 
the presentation of the resolution of ratification, and taking action 
on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S4879-87, S4887-98
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 342), Sullivan/Lee 
Amendment No. 5518, to ensure that the People's Republic of China is 
not treated as a developing country.                     
Pages S4896-98
Withdrawn:
  Schumer Amendment No. 5503, to add an effective date.      
Page S4879
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make grammatical, technical 
changes to the resolution of ratification with respect to the treaty, 
in order to reflect the addition of material.                
Page S4902
Bennett Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Amanda Bennett, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media. 
                                                      Pages S4898-S4908
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 60 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 344), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S4907-08
Prabhakar Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Arati Prabhakar, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy.                                       
  Page S4908
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 58 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 345), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4908
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations, during his tenure of service as Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations.
  Roselyn Tso, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, 
Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years. 
                                                             Page S4940
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4911
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4911
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4911-12
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4913-14
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4914-17
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4910-11
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4917-40
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4940
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--345) 
                                              Pages S4897-98, S4907-08.
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:33 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2022. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
4940.)