[Daily Digest]
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
(Legislative Days of Tuesday, May 10, 2022, and Wednesday, May 11,
2022)
Routine Proceedings, pages S2425-S2463
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 4180-4191, and S. Res. 629-630.
Pages S2449-50
Measures Passed:
National Small Business Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 630,
expressing the support for the designation of the week of May 1, 2022,
through May 7, 2022, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate
the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every
community in the United States.
Page S2455
United States Alliances: Senate agreed to S. Res. 122, reaffirming
the importance of United States alliances and partnerships, after
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and
an amendment to the preamble.
Pages S2455-59
Paris Peace Agreements with Cambodia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 427,
to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace
Agreements with Cambodia and to call upon all signatories to those
Agreements to fulfill their commitments to secure a peaceful,
prosperous, democratic, and sovereign Cambodia, after agreeing to the
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S2459-60
South Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 473, expressing the sense of
the Senate on the necessity of maintaining the United Nations arms
embargo on South Sudan until conditions for peace, stability,
democracy, and development exist.
Page S2460
Military Coup in Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 20, condemning
the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the
people of Sudan.
Page S2460
Election in The Gambia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 456, expressing
support for a free, fair, and peaceful December 4, 2021, election in
The Gambia, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute, and the committee amendment to the preamble, and after
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S2460-62
Adopted:
Cantwell (for Durbin/Risch) Amendment No. 5031, in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S2461
Cantwell (for Durbin/Risch) Amendment No. 5032, to amend the
preamble.
Pages S2461-62
Measures Considered:
Women's Health Protection Act: By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 170),
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 S. 4132, to protect a
person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy,
and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion
services.
Page S2439
Motion to Discharge Sweeney Nomination: By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No.
EX. 167), Senate agreed to the motion to discharge the nomination of
Charlotte N. Sweeney, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge
for the District of Colorado, from the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subsequently, the nomination was placed on the Executive Calendar
pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 27, relative to Senate procedure
in the 117th Congress.
Pages S2425-29
Motion to Discharge Boyle Nomination--Agreement: Pursuant to S. Res.
27, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation being tied on
the question of reporting, Senator Cantwell made the motion to
discharge the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation from
further consideration of the nomination of Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland,
to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; under
the provisions of S. Res. 27, there will be up to 4 hours of debate on
the motion, equally divided between the two Leaders, or their
designees; with no motions, points of order, or amendments in order.
Page S2445
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination at
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 12, 2022; and that the vote on
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motion to discharge the nomination occur at 12 noon.
Page S2463
Lowman Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 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 Christopher Joseph Lowman, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Defense; and that Senate vote on confirmation of
the nomination without intervening action or debate.
Page S2445
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 169),
Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for
the term of seven years from September 26, 2019.
Pages S2429-39
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 168),
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2429
By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 172),
Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development.
Pages S2439-43
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 171),
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S2439-40
By 91 yeas 7 nays (Vote No. EX. 173), Philip Nathan Jefferson, of
North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2022.
Pages S2443-44
6 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
Page S2445
Messages from the House:
Page S2446
Measures Referred:
Pages S2446, S2455
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S2446
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S2446-47
Executive Communications:
Pages S2447-49
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S2449
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2450-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2451-52
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2452-53
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S2453
Privileges of the Floor:
Pages S2453-54
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--173)
Pages S2428-29, S2439-40, S2443-44
Motion to Adjourn: Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 8:26
p.m., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
Page S2454
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:25 p.m., and
reconvened at 8:26 p.m., on the same day, and adjourned at 8:34 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2463.)