Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Mr. Ben Ray Lujan, from the State of New Mexico, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Lujan led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.

Legislative Business (Wednesday, September 21)

H.R. 6899 (Rep. Hill): A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 516 (Sen. Moran): A bill to plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, and for other purposes.

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 516 by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Wednesday, September 21)

PN1566: Amanda Bennett, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 9/21/2022.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 37. Record Vote Number: 344

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

PN1833: Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1840: Roselyn Tso, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN2267: Arati Prabhakar, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 9/21/2022.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 38. Record Vote Number: 345

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

Treaty Doc. 117-1: Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the "Montreal Protocol"), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the "Kigali Amendment")

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 9/21/2022.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to as amended in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 343

S.Amdt. 5503 (Sen. Schumer): To add an effective date.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 5503 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5518 (Sen. Sullivan): To ensure that the People's Republic of China is not treated as a developing country.

-- Amendment SA 5518 proposed by Senator Sullivan.

-- Amendment SA 5518 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number:

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Sanders, at 7:33 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.