The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, December
17)
H.R. 1923 (Rep. Lee):
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue certain circulating
collectible coins, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 2717 proposed by Senator Braun for Senator Cortez Masto.
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Amendment SA 2717 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2468 (Rep. Hoyer):
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
increase the preference given, in awarding certain allergies and
asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public schools to
have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 2610 (Rep. Blunt Rochester):
To establish an office within the Federal Trade
Commission and an outside advisory group to prevent fraud targeting seniors
and to direct the Commission to study and submit a report to Congress on
scams targeting seniors and Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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Amendment SA 2713 proposed by Senator Braun for Senator Wicker.
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Amendment SA 2713 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3976 (Rep. Lawrence):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit,
Michigan, as the "Aretha Franklin Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4988 (Rep. Kim):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey
, as the "Clara Barton Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5123 (Rep. Bustos):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg,
Illinois, as the "Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5451 (Rep. Katko):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville,
New York, as the "George H. Bacel Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5597 (Rep. Horn):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 305 Northwest 5th Street in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, as the "Clara Luper Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5972 (Rep. Blunt Rochester):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in
Wilmington, Delaware, as the "Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5983 (Rep. Takano):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 4150 Chicago Avenue in Riverside,
California, as the "Woodie Rucker-Hughes Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6016 (Rep. Lesko):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 14955 West Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona,
as the "Marc Lee Memorial Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6161 (Rep. Walker):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North
Carolina, as the "J. Howard Coble Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6192 (Rep. Barr):
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to
honor the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of the "Morgan Dollar"
and the 100th anniversary of commencement of coinage of the "Peace Dollar",
and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6418 (Rep. Byrne):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 509 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama,
as the "William 'Jack' Jackson Edwards III Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6435 (Rep. Carter):
A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to
develop and disseminate information to the public about scams related to
COVID-19, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 7088 (Rep. Carter):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 111 James Street in Reidsville, Georgia,
as the "Senator Jack Hill Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 7502 (Rep. Axne):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 101 South 16th Street in Clarinda, Iowa,
as the "Jessie Field Shambaugh Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 7810 (Rep. Olson):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas
, as the "Tom Reid Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 8611 (Rep. Mast):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port
Salerno, Florida, as the "Joseph Bullock Post Office Building".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 212 (Sen. Hoeven):
A bill to amend the Native American Business
Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act,
and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and
economic development opportunities to Indian communities.
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 212 by Voice Vote.
S. 481 (Sen. Klobuchar):
A bill to encourage States to require the
installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for
other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2714 (Sen. Klobuchar):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 2714 proposed by Senator Braun for Senator Klobuchar.
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Amendment SA 2714 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1681 (Sen. Enzi):
A bill to educate health care providers and the
public on biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2716 (Sen. Alexander):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 2716 proposed by Senator Braun for Senator Alexander.
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Amendment SA 2716 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1694 (Sen. Peters):
A bill to require any Federal agency that issues
licenses to conduct lunar activities to include in the requirements for
such licenses an agreement relating to the preservation and protection of
the Apollo 11 landing site, and for other purposes.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to
Senate bill.
S. 1782 (Sen. Kennedy):
A bill to add suicide prevention resources to
school identification cards.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 2165 (Sen. Heinrich):
A bill to enhance protections of Native American
tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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Amendment SA 2712 proposed by Senator Heinrich.
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Amendment SA 2712 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2174 (Sen. Cornyn):
A bill to expand the grants authorized under
Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to include processing of unidentified
remains, resolving missing persons cases, and for other purposes.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to
Senate bill.
S. 3248 (Sen. Moran):
A bill to reauthorize the United States
Anti-Doping Agency, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 2715 proposed by Senator Braun for Senator Moran.
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Amendment SA 2715 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 4857 (Sen. Portman):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the
"Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 4971 (Sen. Klobuchar):
A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata,
Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 805 (Sen. Blunt):
A resolution providing for staff transition for a
Senator if the results of the election for an additional term of office of
the Senator have not been certified.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Con.Res. 52 (Sen. Cornyn):
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment
of S. 3312.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate bill.
Executive Business (Thursday, December 17)
PN1380:
Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be
United States District Judge for the Central District of
California
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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.
PN1420:
Charles A. Stones, of Kansas, to be a Member of
the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation
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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.
PN1425:
John Chase Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be Inspector
General, Federal Communications Commission
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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.
PN1609:
Beth Harwell, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring
May 18, 2024
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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.
PN1610:
Brian Noland, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring
May 18, 2024
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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.
PN2029:
Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector
General, Department of Transportation
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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.
PN2093:
Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, 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.
PN2209:
Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to
be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of
fifteen years
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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. 52 - 42. Record Vote Number:
273
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 43. Record Vote Number:
274
PN2246:
Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Tennessee
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 41. Record Vote Number:
272