Mrs. Kelly Loeffler, from the State of Georgia, called the
Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mrs.
Loeffler led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America.
Legislative Business (Wednesday, November
18)
H.R. 1833 (Rep. Rice):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York,
as the "Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3207 (Rep. Lamb):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 114 Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as
the "Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3317 (Rep. Hill):
A bill to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office
in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A.
Jones, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3329 (Rep. Torres):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 5186 Benito Street in Montclair,
California, as the "Paul Eaton Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4734 (Rep. Bucshon):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana,
as the "Ernest 'Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4794 (Rep. Rose):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 8320 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as
the "Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4981 (Rep. Adams):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2505 Derita Avenue in Charlotte, North
Carolina, as the "Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5037 (Rep. Murphy):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Street in Farmville, North
Carolina, as the "Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5384 (Rep. Johnson):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana,
as the "Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 512 (Sen. Klobuchar):
A bill to establish an advisory office within the
Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent
fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1869 (Sen. Peters):
A bill to require the disclosure of ownership of
high-security space leased to accommodate a Federal agency, and for other
purposes.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate bill.
S. 2847 (Sen. Reed):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode
Island, as the "Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2904 (Sen. Cortez Masto):
A bill to direct the Director of the National
Science Foundation to support research on the outputs that may be generated
by generative adversarial networks, otherwise known as deepfakes, and other
comparable techniques that may be developed in the future, and for other
purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3257 (Sen. Johnson):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk,
Wisconsin, as the "Einar 'Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3461 (Sen. Cornyn):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas,
as the "Audie Murphy Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3462 (Sen. Cornyn):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as
the "Ralph Hall Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3839 (Sen. Young):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2719 South Webster Street in Kokomo,
Indiana, as the "Opha May Johnson Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 4126 (Sen. Johnson):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington,
Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 779 (Sen. Hoeven):
A resolution recognizing National Native American
Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native
Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Wednesday, November
18)
PN70:
Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a
Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five
years
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1328:
Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of
the United States Court of International Trade
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Considered by Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
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Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number:
236
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By unanimous consent agreement, vote 11/18/2020.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 43. Record Vote Number:
237
PN1433:
Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of
the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen
years
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN1660:
J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN1704-2:
Aziz Y. Younes, in the Foreign
Service
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1737:
Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, a Career Member
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be
Ambassador to the Union of Burma
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1816:
Lisa S. Kenna, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Peru
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1906:
Melanie Harris Higgins, of Georgia, a Career
Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Burundi
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1907:
Jeanne Marie Maloney, of Virginia, a Career Member
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1909:
James Broward Story, of South Carolina, to be
Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1940:
Michael A. McCarthy, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Liberia
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2023:
Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the
National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2,
2025
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN2074:
Gunter E. Schwabe, in the Foreign
Service
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2075:
35 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning
with Scott L. Anderson and ending with Conrad Wp. Wong
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2151:
Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of
the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31,
2022
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2174:
8 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning
with Bergen Nichole Bassett and ending with Mark A.
Sullo
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2208:
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be United
States District Judge for the Middle District of
Florida
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Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 43. Record Vote Number:
238
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Considered by Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, vote 11/18/2020.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 41. Record Vote Number:
239
PN2233:
89 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with
Steven C. Acosta and ending with Jessica S. Worst
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Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, without printed report.
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Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. DESK. Subject to
nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before
any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2257:
5 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with
Rear Adm. (lh) Brendan C. McPherson and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Todd C.
Wiemers
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Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, without printed report.
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Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 908. Subject to nominee's
commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly
constituted committee of the Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2272:
2 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with
Corinna M. Fleischmann and ending with Kimberly C.
Young-Mclear
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Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, without printed report.
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Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. DESK. Subject to
nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before
any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2292:
204 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with
Michael S. Adams, Jr. and ending with Andrew H.
Zuckerman
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Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, without printed report.
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Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. DESK. Subject to
nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before
any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.