[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1015-D1016]
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                                       Thursday, September 22, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4941-S5033
Measures Introduced: Thirty-one bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4917-4947, S.J. Res. 63, and S. Res. 791-
796.                                                     
  Pages S4969-70
Measures Reported:
  S. 4577, to improve plain writing and public experience, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 117-159)
  Report to accompany S. 1127, to require the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to make certain operational models available 
to the public. (S. Rept. No. 117-160)                    
Pages S4966-67
Measures Passed:
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 7846, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans.                                   
  Page S5031
  Kevin and Avonte's Law Reauthorization Act of 2022: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 4885, to 
amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to 
reauthorize the Missing Americans Alert Program, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S5031
  Commending Tall Ships America: Senate agreed to S. Res. 793, 
commending Tall Ships America for advancing character-building 
experiences at sea and representing the tall ships and sail training 
community of the United States in national and international forums. 
                                                             Page S5031
  National Clean Energy Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 794, proclaiming 
the week of September 26 through September 30, 2022, to be ``National 
Clean Energy Week''.                                         
  Page S5031
  School Bus Safety Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 795, designating 
September 2022 as ``School Bus Safety Month''.               
  Page S5031
  Honoring the late Senator Robert ``Bob'' Charles Krueger: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 796, honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator 
Robert ``Bob'' Charles Krueger.                              
  Page S5032
Measures Considered:
DISCLOSE Act: Senate resumed consideration of 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. 
                                                         Pages S4941-50
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 346), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                               
Pages S4949-50
Affordable Insulin Now Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6833, to amend title 
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin 
products.                                                    
  Page S4955
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, September 22, 2022, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. 
                                                             Page S5032
  Prior to the consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration 
of the bill, Senate took the following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4955
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Tuesday, September 27, 2022; and vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.         
Page S5032

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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 60 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. EX. 347), Amanda Bennett, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States Agency for Global Media.                              
Page S4950
  By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 348), Arati Prabhakar, of 
California, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy.                                                  
Pages S4950-55
  Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson, of Utah, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
  Kevin G. Ritz, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.    
Page S5033
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years.
  Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the 
remainder of the term expiring May 31, 2024.
  Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S5033
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4966
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4966
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S4966
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S4967-69
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4970-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4971-75
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4965-66
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4975-S5031
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5031
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--348) 
                                                  Pages S4950, S4954-55
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Robert ``Bob'' 
Charles Krueger, in accordance with S. Res. 796, at 4:30 p.m., until 11 
a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5033.)