[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 185 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1153-D1154]
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                                       Wednesday, November 30, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
  (Legislative Days of Tuesday, November 29, 2022 and Wednesday, 
November 30, 2022)
Routine Proceedings, pages S6867-S6917
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 5147-5156, and S. Res. 852-854.               
  Page S6905
Measures Passed:
  National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 853, recognizing November 2022 as ``National Homeless 
Children and Youth Awareness Month''.                        
  Page S6911
  Honoring individuals fighting and fallen in wildland fires: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 854, honoring the individuals fighting and the 
individuals who have fallen responding to wildland fires during the 
ongoing 2022 wildfire season.                                
  Page S6911
  Military Spouse Employment Act: Senate passed S. 4337, to amend title 
5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of 
members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or 
deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S6911-12
  Use of the Capitol rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 118, 
authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
present Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police 
and others who protected the Capitol on January 6, 2021.     
  Page S6912
  James D. Todd United States Courthouse: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 4017, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland 
Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``James D. Todd United States 
Courthouse'', and the bill was then passed.                  
  Page S6912
  Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 5060, to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building'', 
and the bill was then passed.                                
  Page S6912
  Bargain-price options: Committee on Environment and Public Works was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2220, to amend title 40, 
United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price 
options to purchase at less than fair market value, and the bill was 
then passed.                                                 
  Page S6912
  Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act: 
Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1466, to authorize the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, 
monitor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin 
and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats, 
and the bill was then passed.                                
  Page S6913
Blackwell Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Minnesota.            
  Pages S6880-95
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached provided that the motions 
to invoke cloture with respect to the nominations of Jerry W. 
Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Minnesota, and Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, ripen at 11:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, December 1, 2022.                                  
Page S6875
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11:30 
a.m., on Thursday, December 1, 2022, Senate vote on the motions to 
invoke cloture on the nominations.                           
Page S6895
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination of Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, December 1, 2022.        
Page S6915
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  By 55 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 365), Camille L. Velez-Rive, of 
Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Puerto Rico.                                   
Pages S6867-71, S6879-80
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 363), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6871
  By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 366), Anne M. Nardacci, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
New York.                                         
Pages S6871-79, S6880
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 364), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S6871-72
  By 92 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 367), Robert Phillip Storch, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Defense.                                                     
Page S6888
  81 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  108 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Space Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space 
Force.                                         
Pages S6895-97, S6915-17
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6900
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6900
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S6911
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S6900
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6900-01
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S6901-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6905-06
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6906-11
Additional Statements:                                
  Pages S6899-S6900
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6911
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--367) 
                                           Pages S6871-72, S6880, S6888
Motion to Adjourn: Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 7:36 
p.m., on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.                       
  Page S6913
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m., and 
reconvened at 7:36 p.m., on the same day, and adjourned at 7:38 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6915.)