[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1035-D1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                      Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5115-S5507
Measures Introduced: Thirty-three bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4969-5001, and S. Res. 801-807. 
                                                         Pages S5225-26
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 521, to permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and 
border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, 
nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of 
the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency 
performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized 
security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the 
Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner 
as if they had not been disabled. (S. Rept. No. 117-173)
  H.R. 5001, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to continue to 
implement endangered fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and 
San Juan River Basins. (S. Rept. No. 117-174)
  H.R. 228, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the 
``Norma Comnick Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 1095, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, 
as the ``PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5615, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a 
plan to make Federal assistance available to certain urban areas that 
previously received Urban Area Security Initiative funding to preserve 
homeland security capabilities, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  H.R. 5659, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the 
``John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building''.
  S. 4668, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the 
``U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Post Office''.                  
Page S5224
Measures Passed:
  Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022: Senate 
passed S. 3655, to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection 
Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold 
Case Records Review Board.                               
  Pages S5135-40
  Brazil Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 753, urging the Government of Brazil 
to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, 
fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                      
  Pages S5140-41
  FIRE Act: Senate passed S. 3092, to amend the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision 
of certain disaster assistance, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S5141-44
  Padilla Amendment No. 5934, of a perfecting nature.    
Pages S5142-44
  Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act: Senate passed S. 
4166, to authorize preparedness programs to support communities 
containing technological hazards and emerging threats, after agreeing 
to the committee amendments.                             
  Pages S5162-63
  Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act: Senate passed S. 3875, to 
require the President to develop and maintain products that show the 
risk of natural hazards across the United States, after withdrawing the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S5163-64
  Schumer (for Peters) Amendment No. 6026, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S5164
  Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic: Senate passed H.R. 
7698, to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant 
Mariner Outpatient Clinic''.                                 
  Page S5164

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  National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 765, designating 
October 8, 2022, as ``National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S5164
  National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
804, designating September 2022 as ``National Childhood Cancer 
Awareness Month''.                                       
  Pages S5164-65
  Telehealth Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 805, supporting 
the designation of the week of September 18 through September 24, 2022 
as ``Telehealth Awareness Week''.                        
  Pages S5164-65
  Women's National Basketball Association championship: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 806, commending and congratulating the Las Vegas Aces 
basketball team on winning the 2022 Women's National Basketball 
Association championship.                                
  Pages S5164-65
  National Bison Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 807, designating 
November 5, 2022, as ``National Bison Day''.             
  Pages S5164-65
  Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act: Senate passed S. 1617, 
to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5165
  Small Business Cyber Training Act: Senate passed S. 1687, to amend 
section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for 
small business development center counselors, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
  Pages S5165-66
  Small Business Broadband and Emerging Technology Enhancement Act: 
Senate passed S. 3906, to improve certain programs of the Small 
Business Administration to better assist small business customers in 
accessing broadband technology, after withdrawing the committee 
amendments, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5166-68
  Schumer (for Cardin) Amendment No. 6027, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S5167
  One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act: Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 4877, to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a 
centralized website for compliance guides, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S5168
  SBA Cyber Awareness Act: Senate passed H.R. 3462, to require an 
annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business 
Administration, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                     
  Page S5168
  Schumer (for Cardin/Rubio) Amendment No. 6028, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S5168
  SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 2022: Senate passed S. 2521, to 
require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
establish an SBIC Advisory Committee, after withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, agreeing to committee-reported 
title amendment, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5168-70
  Schumer (for Cardin) Amendment No. 6029, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S5169-70
Measures Considered:
Affordable Insulin Now Act--Agreement: Senate began 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, taking action on the following 
motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                        Pages S5115, S5126-35, S5144-48
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 5745, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S5147-48
  Schumer Amendment No. 6030 (to Amendment No. 5745), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S5148
  Schumer motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, 
with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 6031, to add an effective 
date.                                                        
Page S5148
  Schumer Amendment No. 6032 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
6031), to modify the effective date.                         
Page S5148
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Schumer Amendment No. 
5745 (listed above), and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur 
on Friday, September 30, 2022.                               
Page S5148
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Schumer 
Amendment No. 5745 (listed above).                           
Page S5148
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, 
September 29, 2022.                                      
                                                         Pages S5506-07
Appointments:
  National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to 
provisions of Public Law 110-315, announced the re-appointment of the 
following individual to be a member of the National Advisory Committee 
on Institutional Quality and Integrity: Dr. Claude Pressnell of 
Tennessee.                                                   
  Page S5165
  Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of 
Asian Pacific American History and Culture: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 117-140, 
appointed the following individuals to serve as members of the 
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of 
Asian Pacific American History and Culture: Kevin Kim of New York and 
Joanne Kwong of New York.                                    
  Page S5165
Printing in the Record--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the notice of adoption of substantive 
regulations and submission for Congressional approval from the Office 
of Congressional Workplace Rights be printed in the Record. 
                                                         Pages S5148-62
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5222
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5222
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5222-24
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S5224-25
Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                       
  Page S5171
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5226-28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5228-31
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5220-22
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5231-S5506
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S5506
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5506
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:25 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2022. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S5506-07.)