[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 182 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1139-D1140]
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                                          Monday, November 28, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6809-S6829
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 5135, and S. Res. 849-850.                       
  Page S6823
Measures Reported:
  S. 4128, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to 
provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority 
recommendations as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting 
to Congress, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 117-213)
  S. 4882, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration 
and firefighter assistance grant programs, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 117-214)
  H.R. 4209, to support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels. 
(S. Rept. No. 117-215)
  S. 673, to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online 
content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms 
regarding the terms on which content may be distributed, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                     
Page S6823
Measures Passed:
  Patents for Humanity Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 5796, to amend title 35, United 
States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can 
be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark 
Office, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                  
  Page S6828
  Van Hollen (for Leahy/Grassley) Amendment No. 6502, in the nature of 
a substitute.                                                
Page S6828
  National Community Policing Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 810, designating the 
week of October 2, 2022, through October 8, 2022, as ``National 
Community Policing Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S6829
  National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
849, designating November 2022 as ``National Hospice and Palliative 
Care Month''.                                                
  Page S6829
  National Ataxia Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 850, 
expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2022, as 
``National Ataxia Awareness Day'', and raising awareness of ataxia, 
ataxia research, and the search for a cure.                  
  Page S6829
Measures Considered:
Respect For Marriage Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 8404, to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for 
State regulation of marriage, taking action on the following amendments 
and motions proposed thereto:                  
  Pages S6809-16, S6817-19
Pending:
  Schumer (for Baldwin) Amendment No. 6487, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6809
  Schumer Amendment No. 6488 (to Amendment No. 6487), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S6809
  Schumer Amendment No. 6489 (to Amendment No. 6488), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S6809
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 61 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 358), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Schumer (for Baldwin) 
Amendment No. 6487 (listed above).                           
Page S6817
  Schumer motion to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 6490, to add an effective 
date, fell when cloture was invoked on Schumer (for Baldwin) Amendment 
No. 6487.                                                    
Page S6817
  Schumer Amendment No. 6491 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
6490), to add an effective date, fell when Schumer motion to refer the 
bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions, Schumer 
Amendment No. 6490 (listed above), fell.                     
Page S6817
  Schumer Amendment No. 6492 (to Amendment No. 6491), to add an 
effective date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 6491 (to (the 
instructions) Amendment No. 6490) (listed above), fell.      
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  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that it be 
in order to consider the following amendments to the substitute: Lee 
Amendment No. 6482, Lankford Amendment No. 6496, and Rubio Amendment 
No. 6493; that at 3:45 p.m., on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, all post-
cloture time be considered expired, that if any of these amendments are 
offered, Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order 
listed, with 60-affirmative votes required for adoption of the Lee 
amendment; that there be two minutes for debate equally divided prior 
to each vote; that any remaining amendments, except Schumer (for 
Baldwin) Amendment No. 6487, be withdrawn; that the substitute 
amendment, as amended, if amended, be agreed to; the cloture motion 
with respect to the bill be withdrawn; Senate vote on passage of the 
bill, as amended, with 60-affirmative votes required for passage, all 
without further intervening action or debate; and that the remaining 
motions to invoke cloture filed on Thursday, November 17, 2022, ripen 
upon disposition of H.R. 8404.                               
Page S6817
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 12:00 noon, on Tuesday, 
November 29, 2022.                                           
Page S6829
Blackwell Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Minnesota.            
  Pages S6816-17
  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 of the 
nomination of Anne M. Nardacci, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of New York.        
Page S6817
  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 S6816
Pryor Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Seventh Circuit.                                         
  Page S6817
  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 of the 
nomination of Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Minnesota.                
Page S6817
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6817
Messages from the House:                                     
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6821-23
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6823-24
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6824-25
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6820-21
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6825-28
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--358) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6829.)