[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1252-D1254]
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                                         Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7787-S9709
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 5302-5329, and S. Res. 875.   
  Pages S9625-26
Measures Reported:
  S. 3129, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as 
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide 
for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
land in the State of New Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-283)
  S. 3370, to release the reversionary interest of the United States in 
certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, Utah. (S. Rept. No. 117-
284)
  S. 3692, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate 
and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment 
supply chain on the deployment of universal service, with amendments. 
                                                             Page S9625
Measures Passed:
  Not Invisible Act: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 5087, to amend the Not Invisible Act of 
2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of 
the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint 
Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and the bill was 
then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S7803-04
  Schatz Amendment No. 6556, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S7803-04
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 785, for the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso 
Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and 
the bill was then passed.                                
  Pages S7804-05
  Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation: Senate passed S. 
3773, to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for 
the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.         
  Page S7808
  Coronavirus Relief Funds: Senate passed S. 5323, to amend title VI of 
the Social Security Act to allow States and local governments to use 
coronavirus relief funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act 
for infrastructure projects, improve the Local Assistance and Tribal 
Consistency Fund, provide Tribal governments with more time to use 
Coronavirus Relief Fund payments.                        
  Pages S7813-16
  Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 7939, 
to make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of 
changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9609-10
  Heinrich (for Moran/Tester) Amendment No. 6578, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S9609-10
  21st Century President Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 3285, to amend gendered terms in 
Federal law relating to the President and the President's spouse, and 
the bill was then passed.                                    
  Page S9610
  Protecting American Intellectual Property Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 1294, to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets 
of United States persons, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:                 
  Page S9610
  Heinrich (for Van Hollen) Amendment No. 6580, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S9610
  Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 3946, to reauthorize 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S9610
  Heinrich (for Cornyn/Klobuchar) Amendment No. 6581, in the nature of 
a substitute.                                                
Page S9610
  Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act: Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 4859, 
to

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reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization 
Act of 2018, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S9610-11
  Heinrich (for Durbin/Cornyn) Amendment No. 6582, to support multi-
jurisdictional task forces.                              
Pages S9610-11
  Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act: Senate passed S. 1324, to 
establish a Civilian Cyber Security Reserve as a pilot project to 
address the cyber security needs of the United States with respect to 
national security, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                  
  Pages S9611-12
  Technical Amendments to U.S. Code: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5961, to make revisions 
in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, 
and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code, and 
the bill was then passed.                                    
  Page S9612
  Terminal Lakes Assistance: Senate passed S. 5328, to amend the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes 
assistance.                                              
  Pages S9612-13
  Food Donation Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 5329, to amend the 
Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program. 
                                                             Page S9613
  Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 3949, to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 
and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S9613
  Heinrich (for Grassley/Feinstein) Amendment No. 6583, in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
Page S9613
  Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research 
Reauthorization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 4120, to 
maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of 
promising childhood cancer treatments, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9613-14
  Heinrich (for Reed) Amendment No. 6584, (no statement of purpose on 
file).                                                   
Pages S9613-14
  Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act: 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3519, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S9614
  Heinrich (for Boozman) Amendment No. 6586, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S9614
  National Heritage Area Act: Senate passed S. 1942, to standardize the 
designation of National Heritage Areas, after withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S9614-18
  Heinrich (for Manchin) Amendment No. 6587, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S9614-18
House Messages:
Performance Enhancement Reform Act: Senate began consideration of the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate No. 4 to H.R. 
2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend 
the description of how performance goals are achieved, after agreeing 
to the motion to proceed, taking action on the following amendments and 
motions proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S9591-S9609
Pending:
  Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate No. 4 to the bill, with Schumer (for Leahy) 
Amendment No. 6552, in the nature of a substitute.           
Page S9591
  Schumer Amendment No. 6571 (to Amendment No. 6552), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S9591
  Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 
6572, to add an effective date.                              
Page S9591
  Schumer Amendment No. 6573 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 6572) 
of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date.       
Page S9591
  Schumer Amendment No. 6574 (to Amendment No. 6573), to modify the 
effective date.                                       
Pages S9591-S9609
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 70 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 403), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the message of the House on the bill. 
                                                             Page S9591
Appointments:
  National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 
117-81, appointed the following individual to serve as a member of the 
National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology: Dr. Michelle 
Rozo of Pennsylvania.                                        
  Page S9609

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Tracy Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, December 
21, 2022, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Lynne M. 
Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation; that there 
be ten minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form on the 
nomination; and that 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination, without intervening action or debate.            
  Page S9609
Schaefer Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; that there be ten minutes for 
debate equally divided in the usual form on the nomination; and that 
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nomination, without intervening action or debate.        
  Page S9618
Parker Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Franklin R. Parker, of the District 
of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy; that there be 
ten minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form on the 
nomination; and that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote 
on confirmation of the nomination, without intervening action or 
debate.                                                      
  Page S9618
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 80 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. EX. 401), R. Russell Rumbaugh, of 
Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.   
Pages S7787-S7803
  By 57 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. EX. 402), Robert Harley Shriver III, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management.                                              
Pages S7804-05
  Kathy K. Im, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 
2024.
  Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2022.
  Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2025.
  Cynthia Dyer, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
  Lucy Tamlyn, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
  Rubydee Calvert, of Wyoming, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 
31, 2028.
  Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2027.
  Diane Susan Kaplan, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2026.
  Gene Rodrigues, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).       
Pages S9609, S9618
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S9626
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9626-29
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S9629-S9709
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total-403) 
                                              Pages S7803, S7805, S9591
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 
and adjourned at 12:11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, until 
10:00 a.m. on the same day. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9709.)