[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 126 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D806-D809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Thursday, August 1, 2024

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5719-S5839
Measures Introduced: Seventy-one bills and fifteen resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4921-4991, S.J. Res. 107-108, S. Res. 794-
805, and S. Con. Res. 40.                                
  Pages S5733-76
Measures Reported:
  S. 4921, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. (S. Rept. No. 118-204)
  S. 4927, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. (S. 
Rept. No. 118-205)
  S. 4928, making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. (S. Rept. No. 
118-206)
  S. 4942, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2025. (S. Rept. No. 118-207)
  S. 2088, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all 
actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status 
by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (S. Rept. No. 
118-208)
  H.R. 599, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, 
California, as the ``Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office''.
  H.R. 1060, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, 
as the ``Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 1098, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 50 East Derry Road in East Derry, New Hampshire, as 
the ``Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office''.
  H.R. 1555, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, California, as the 
``Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3608, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 28081 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo, 
California, as the ``Major Megan McClung Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3728, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, 
Massachusetts, as the ``Caroline Chang Post Office''.
  H.R. 5476, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1077 River Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Susan C. Barnhart Post Office''.
  H.R. 5640, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the 
``Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5712, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 220 Fremont Street in Kiel, Wisconsin, as the 
``Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5985, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside, California, as the 
``Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 6073, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
as the ``Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 6651, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the 
``Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 7192, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 333 West Broadway in Anaheim, California, as the 
``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 7199, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at S74w16860 Janesville Road, in Muskego, Wisconsin, as 
the ``Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office''.

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  H.R. 7423, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the 
``Luke Letlow Post Office Building''.
  S. 275, to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish 
a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal 
service program funding, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 1570, to amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening 
Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by 
security screening personnel of the Transportation Security 
Administration and personnel of private security companies providing 
security screening.
  S. 1956, to improve the commercialization of Federal research by 
domestic manufacturers, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2086, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea 
Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  S. 2233, to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of 
sodium nitrite to individuals, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2498, to prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for 
hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2546, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the 
``Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office''.
  S. 3277, to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine 
Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  S. 3475, to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the 
Secretary of Transportation to designate an authorized operator of the 
commercial driver's license information system.
  S. 3788, to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3849, to promote United States leadership in technical standards 
by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the 
Department of State to take certain actions to encourage and enable 
United States participation in developing standards and specifications 
for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging 
technologies, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3943, to require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and 
telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet.
  S. 3946, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the 
``Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office''.
  S. 3959, to require the Transportation Security Administration to 
streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a 
Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for 
certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment 
programs of the Administration, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 4077, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as 
the ``Dianne Feinstein Post Office''.
  S. 4107, to require Amtrak to report to Congress information on 
Amtrak compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with 
respect to trains and stations, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 4394, to support National Science Foundation education and 
professional development relating to artificial intelligence, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 4487, to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop artificial 
intelligence training resources and toolkits for United States small 
businesses, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S5772-73
Measures Passed:
  Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act:  Senate passed S. 
4367, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the 
United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S5724-46
  Capito (for Carper/Capito) Amendment No. 3224, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S5744
  Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act:  Senate 
passed S. 4199, to authorize additional district judges for the 
district courts and convert temporary judgeships, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
  Pages S5750-53
  Saving Money and Accelerating Repairs Through Leasing Act:  Senate 
passed S. 211, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
establish an enhanced use lease pilot program, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
  Pages S5835-36
  Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act:  
Senate passed S. 4235, to amend

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the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize 
grants to support for law enforcement officers and families. 
                                                             Page S5836
  Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic:  Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3938, 
to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Lynchburg, Virginia, as the ``Private First Class 
Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic'', and the bill was then passed.   
  Page S5836
  Honoring the Memory of the Victims of the Mass Shooting at the Fourth 
of July Parade in Highland Park, Illinois:  Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 752, expressing 
the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on 
the second anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July 
parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S5836
  Calling for the Immediate Release of George Glezmann:  Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
753, calling for the immediate release of George Glezmann, a United 
States citizen who was wrongfully detained by the Taliban on December 
5, 2022, and condemning the wrongful detention of all Americans by the 
Taliban, and the resolution was then agreed to.              
  Page S5836
  National Airborne Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 797, designating 
August 16, 2024, as ``National Airborne Day''.               
  Page S5788
  Mann Gulch Memorial Tribute Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 798, 
commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Mann Gulch fire by 
designating August 5, 2024, as ``Mann Gulch Memorial Tribute Day''. 
                                                         Pages S5788-89
  Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 799, 
supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness 
Day on August 21, 2024.                                      
  Page S5789
  Condemning the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald J. 
Trump:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 800, condemning the attempted 
assassination of former President Donald J. Trump during a political 
rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, honoring the victims who were killed and 
injured at the rally, and calling for unity and civility in the United 
States.                                                      
  Page S5789
  Honoring William ``Willie'' Howard Mays, Jr.:  Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 801, honoring the life and enduring legacy of William ``Willie'' 
Howard Mays, Jr.                                         
  Pages S5789-90
  National Catfish Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 802, designating 
August 2024 as ``National Catfish Month''.                   
  Page S5790
Measures Considered:
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7024, 
to make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives 
to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation 
of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the 
United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal 
disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit. 
                                                         Pages S5746-49
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 48 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 230), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                               
Pages S5746-49
  Senator Schumer entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S5749
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President 
pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to 
make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action 
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.            
  Pages S5836-37
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate convene for pro forma sessions, with 
no business being conducted on the following dates and times: Friday, 
August 2, 2024, at 12 noon; Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.; 
Friday, August 9, 2024, at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 9:15 
a.m.; Friday, August 16, 2024, at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 
8 a.m.; Friday, August 23, 2024, at 11:45 a.m.; Tuesday, August 27, 
2024, at 9 a.m.; Friday, August 30, 2024, at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, 
September 3, 2024, at 2 p.m.; Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 12:45 
p.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, September 5, 2024, 
it stand adjourned until 3 p.m., on Monday, September 9, 2024. 
                                                             Page S5837
Abelson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Adam B. Abelson, of

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Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Maryland.                                                
  Pages S5749-50
  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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, August 1, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, September 9, 2024.                                   
Page S5750
  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 S5749
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, September 9, 2024, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; and that the motions to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of Thursday, August 1, 2024, ripen at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, September 9, 2024.                          
Page S5837
Vargas Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jeannette A. Vargas, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York.        
  Page S5750
  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 Adam B. Abelson, of Maryland, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maryland.                 
Page S5750
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5750
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5750
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 59 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 229), Dorothy Camille Shea, of 
North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of 
America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the 
Security Council of the United Nations.                  
Pages S5719-23
  Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.                  
Pages S5761-62
  David O. Barnett, Jr., of New Mexico, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of New Mexico for the term of four years.       
Page S5762
  Michael Louis Sulmeyer, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Defense.                                                  
Page S5838
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination in the 
rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.                      
Pages S5838-39
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5767
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5753, S5767
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5767-70
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5770-72
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5773
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5776-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5778-93
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5766-67
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5793-S5835
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5835
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5835
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--230) 
                                                     Pages S5722, S5749
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 5:03 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Friday, August 2, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5838.)