[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1265-D1268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, December 22, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 
      2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, with an amendment.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10061-S10105
Measures Introduced: Three bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 5355-5357, and S. Con. Res. 51-52.           
  Page S10092
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 3308, to authorize the Colorado River Indian 
Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage 
agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the 
Colorado River Indian Tribes. (S. Rept. No. 117-286)
  Report to accompany S. 4104, to approve the settlement of water 
rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State 
of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to 
those water rights claims. (S. Rept. No. 117-287)           
Page S10092
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 51, providing 
for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2617.            
  Page S10098
  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 4373, making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, after the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was 
rendered moot, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                    
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  Schumer (for Leahy) Amendment No. 6623, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10098
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 52, providing 
for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4373.        
  Pages S10098-99
  Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act: Senate passed S. 
5357, to provide compensation for United States victims of Libyan 
state-sponsored terrorism.                                  
  Page S10099
  Nuclear Weapons Program Workers Day of Remembrance: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 785, 
designating October 30, 2022, as a national day of remembrance for the 
workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                              
  Page S10099
  Sami's Law: Senate passed H.R. 1082, to study the incidence of fatal 
and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance 
safety and save lives, after agreeing to the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                   
  Pages S10099-S10100
  Schumer (for Wicker) Amendment No. 6624, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10100
  Schumer (for Wicker) Amendment No. 6625, to amend the title. 
                                                            Page S10100
  Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 4321, to amend the 
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine 
Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the 
administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, after withdrawing the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                       
  Pages S10100-02
  Schumer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 6626, in the nature of 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10101
  Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act: Committee on Finance was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 4105, to treat certain 
liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations 
of LIFO inventory for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
and the bill was then passed.                               
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  Root and Stem Project Authorization Act: Senate passed S. 3046, to 
codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration 
projects, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                             
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  Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act: 
Senate passed S. 2708, to provide for greater consultation between the 
Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land 
grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for recognition 
of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes. 
                                                        Pages S10103-04
  Exclude Certain Payments: Senate passed S. 2524, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, 
blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from 
being used to determine eligibility or certain programs.    
  Page S10104
  Fission for the Future Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 3428, to require the 
Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel Security Program, 
expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, and submit a report on 
a civil nuclear credit program, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:      
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  Schumer (for Manchin) Amendment No. 6627, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10104
  Schumer (for Manchin) Amendment No. 6628, to amend the title. 
                                                            Page S10104
  Rock Boucher Amphitheater: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 3873, to designate the 
outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, 
as the ``Rock Boucher Amphitheater'', and the bill was then passed. 
                                                        Pages S10104-05
Measures Failed:
  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief: By 22 yeas 
to 73 nays (Vote No. 407), Senate failed to pass S. 5355, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.                      
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House Messages:
  Consolidated Appropriations Act: By 68 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 
421), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate No. 4 to H.R. 2617, making 
consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in 
Ukraine, with Schumer (for Leahy) Amendment No. 6552, in the nature of 
a substitute, by the order of the Senate of Thursday, December 22, 
2022, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking 
action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                             Pages S10062-65, S10065-77
Adopted:
  Schumer (for Lee) Amendment No. 6576 (to Amendment No. 6552), to 
provide for the continuation of pay and benefits for Lieutenant Ridge 
Alkonis.                                                    
Page S10069
  By 73 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. 416), Schumer (for Cassidy/Casey) 
Amendment No. 6558 (to Amendment No. 6552), to eliminate discrimination 
and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable 
workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the 
functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 
medical condition. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the amendment, having achieved 60 affirmatives votes, be agreed 
to.)                                                    
Pages S10070-71
  Schumer (for Padilla/Cornyn) Amendment No. 6588 (to Amendment No. 
6552), 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. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the requirement of a 60 
affirmative vote threshold, be vitiated.)               
Pages S10071-72
  Schumer (for Graham/Whitehouse) Modified Amendment No. 6596 (to 
Amendment No. 6552), to authorize the transfer of the proceeds of 
certain forfeited property to help Ukraine recover from the harms 
caused by the ongoing Russian aggression. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the requirement of a 60 
affirmative vote threshold, be vitiated.)                   
Page S10072
  By 92 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 417), Schumer (for Merkley/Murkowski) 
Amendment No. 6595 (to Amendment No. 6552), to amend the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations 
in the workplace. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the amendment, having achieved 60 affirmatives votes, be agreed 
to.)                                                    
Pages S10072-73
  By 88 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 418), Schumer (for Klobuchar/Lee) 
Amendment No. 6597 (to Amendment No. 6552), relating to merger filing 
fee modernization. (A unanimous-consent agreement was

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reached providing that the amendment, having achieved 60 affirmatives 
votes, be agreed to.)                                       
Page S10073
  By 90 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 419), Schumer (for Gillibrand) 
Modified Amendment No. 6607 (to Amendment No. 6552), to establish a 
World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund. (A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having 
achieved 60 affirmatives votes, be agreed to.)          
Pages S10073-74
  By 93 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 420), Schumer (for Menendez) Amendment 
No. 6617 (to Amendment No. 6552), to improve the Justice for the United 
States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having achieved 60 
affirmatives votes, be agreed to.)                      
Pages S10074-75
Rejected:
  By 34 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 409), Schumer (for Paul) Amendment 
No. 6561 (to Amendment No. 6552), to increase the voting threshold for 
budget points of order. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative 
votes, was not agreed to.)                                  
Page S10066
  By 34 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 410), Schumer (for Johnson) Amendment 
No. 6555 (to Amendment No. 6552), to eliminate all earmarks in the 
bill.                                                       
Page S10067
  By 47 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 411), Schumer (for Johnson) Amendment 
No. 6559 (to Amendment No. 6552), to restrict the use of Federal funds 
appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the 
transportation of illegal aliens within the United States. (A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
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  By 10 yeas to 87 nays (Vote No. 412), Schumer (for Sinema/Tester) 
Amendment No. 6621 (to Amendment No. 6552), to appropriate amounts for 
the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
refugee and entrant assistance, and other Federal agencies. (A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
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  By 47 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 413), Schumer (for Lee) Amendment No. 
6563 (to Amendment No. 6552), to prohibit the expenditure of Federal 
funds to terminate the prohibitions on entry into the United States 
that are commonly referred to as Title 42.              
Pages S10068-69
  By 44 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 414), Schumer (for Lankford) 
Amendment No. 6577 (to Amendment No. 6558), to establish a rule of 
construction relating to religious entities.            
Pages S10069-70
  By 40 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 415), Schumer (for Braun) Amendment 
No. 6569 (to Amendment No. 6558), to eliminate a waiver of State 
immunity. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not 
agreed to.)                                                 
Page S10070
Withdrawn:
  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 S10062
  Schumer Amendment No. 6571 (to Amendment No. 6552), to add an 
effective date.                                             
Page S10062
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 408), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive all applicable sections of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and any other applicable budget points of order for 
purposes of Schumer (for Leahy) Amendment No. 6552 (listed above). 
Subsequently, the point of order that the measure contains matter in 
Division O, Title X, section 1001(d) that relates to the operation of 
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, which is matter within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget, and that the measure was 
neither reported nor discharged from the Committee on the Budget, was 
not sustained, and thus the point of order fell. 
                                             Pages S10062-65, S10065-77
  Schumer Amendment No. 6573 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 6572) 
of the motion to refer), to modify the effective date, fell when 
Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 
6572 (listed above) was withdrawn.                          
Page S10062
  Schumer Amendment No. 6574 (to Amendment No. 6573), to modify the 
effective date, fell when Schumer Amendment No. 6573 (to the 
instructions (Amendment No. 6572) of the motion to refer) (listed 
above) fell.                                                
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Appointments:
  National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to the 
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: Michael Poliakoff of Virginia. 
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Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times: Friday, December 23, 2022, at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, 
December 27, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.; Friday, December 30, 2022, at 9:30 
a.m.; Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.; that following the 
Tuesday, January 3, 2023, pro forma, Senate convene at 12 noon, 
pursuant to the Constitution; and that Senate present the certificates 
of election, swear-in elected Members, and proceed to the required live 
quorum.                                                     
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 70 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. EX. 406), Franklin R. Parker, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 
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  Jose Emilio Esteban, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Food Safety.
  Rebecca E. Jones Gaston, of Oregon, to be Commissioner on Children, 
Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Terrence Edwards, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the 
National Reconnaissance Office. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Douglas J. McKalip, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Milancy Danielle Harris, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary 
of Defense.                                                 
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Messages from the House:                                
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Additional Cosponsors:                                      
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                 
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Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10089-90
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10093-97
Record Votes: Sixteen record votes were taken today. (Total--421) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 8 a.m. and adjourned at 6:06 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10105.)