Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, April 29, 2021

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.

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 (Thursday, April 29)

H.R. 2630 (Rep. Pappas): To amend the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act to extend until October 2021, a temporary order for fentanyl-related substances.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. 321 (Sen. Moran): A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women's Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the "Six Triple Eight".

-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 914 (Sen. Duckworth): A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Passed Senate, under the order of 4/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 2. Record Vote Number: 178

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 1460 (Sen. Carper): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1460, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 1461 (Sen. Shaheen): To expand the eligibility under the State response to the contaminants program.

-- Amendment SA 1461 proposed by Senator Shaheen to Amendment SA 1460.

-- Amendment SA 1461 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1469 (Sen. Kennedy): To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out an annual study on the prevalence of boil water advisories.

-- Amendment SA 1469 proposed by Senator Kennedy to Amendment SA 1460.

-- Amendment SA 1469 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1471 (Sen. Rubio): To modify a provision relating to allotments under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

-- Amendment SA 1471 proposed by Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 1460.

-- Amendment SA 1471, as modified, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 14 - 81. Record Vote Number: 176

S.Amdt. 1472 (Sen. Lee): To limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.

-- Amendment SA 1472 proposed by Senator Lee to Amendment SA 1460.

-- Amendment SA 1472, under the order of 4/28/21, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 54. Record Vote Number: 177

S.Res. 146 (Sen. Portman): A resolution designating April 2021 as "Second Chance Month".

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 189 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution congratulating the University of Kentucky's Women's Volleyball Team for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Volleyball Championship.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 196 (Sen. Daines): A resolution designating May 5, 2021, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 197 (Sen. Blunt): A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2021, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 198 (Sen. Brown): A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 199 (Sen. Warnock): A resolution condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 200 (Sen. Grassley): A resolution condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Thursday, April 29)

PN35-3: 32 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Col. Terrence A. Adams and ending with Col. Frank R. Verdugo

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN59: Aaron B. Stokes, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN66: James A. Berry, in the Marine Corps, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN120: Victoria Nuland, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs)

-- Considered by Senate. By Voice Vote.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN125: Andrea Joan Palm, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/10/2021.

PN128: Cynthia Minette Marten, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Education

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- Considered by Senate.

PN130: Richard A. Sauber, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN131: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brig. Gen. Sharon R. Bannister and ending with Brig. Gen. Paul A. Friedrichs

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN132: 24 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brig. Gen. John J. Allen and ending with Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Tulley

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN213-1: 351 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Artem S. Agoulnik and ending with Patrick J. Zuber

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN222: Capt. Maria L. Aguayo, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN223: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Capt. Joseph B. Hornbuckle and ending with Capt. Anthony E. Rossi

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN224: Capt. Stuart C. Satterwhite, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN226: Rear Adm. (lh) Dean A. VanderLey, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN228: Rear Adm. (lh) Christopher C. French, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN230: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) William C. Greene and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Scott W. Pappano

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN232: 8 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brig. Gen. John M. Breazeale and ending with Brig. Gen. Constance M. Von Hoffman

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN255: Bill Nelson, of Florida, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN267: Gayle C. Manchin, of West Virginia, to be Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission

-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Voice Vote.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN276: Brandon R. Rocker, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN277: Damien P. Herbert, in the Air Force, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN278: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Emily P. Ward and ending with Brian F. Watson

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN279: 4 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Rolandis J. Crawl and ending with Brus E. Vidal

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN280: Miguel A. Zapata, in the Air Force, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN281: Laserian I. Nwoga, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN282: Becky M. Bautch, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN283: Michelle D. Dimoff, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN285: 5 nominations in the Army beginning with Russell W. Gibson and ending with Lyndsey A. Olson

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN286: Mark C. Turner, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN287: Valerie L. Seery, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN288: William F. Coryell, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN289: Alfred S. Boone, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN290: Brandon C. Grooms, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN291: D013410, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN292: Jee R. Yoo, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN295: Mark A. Folkerts, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN296: Shaun X. Adams, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN297: Russell Giese, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN298: Seth J. Kadavy, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN299: 8 nominations in the Army beginning with Kenneth Anderson and ending with Todd M. Wolf

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN300: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Michael J. Ducharme and ending with Jason B. Logan

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN301: 6 nominations in the Army beginning with Timothy L. Baer and ending with Nicola Q. Spletstoser

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN302: 10 nominations in the Army beginning with Michael L. Allen and ending with Christopher J. Weaver

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN303: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Everett S. Dejong and ending with Kurt S. Hensel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN304: Michael F. Ksycki, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN305: 10 nominations in the Army beginning with Christie L. Brown and ending with Rodney K. Tatum, Jr.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN306: Daniel C. Hart, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN307: Nicholas D. Vandeburgh, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN308: Joseph G. Ruggeri, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN309: 38 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jason W. Deblock and ending with Danny S. Varnadore

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN310: Seth J. Rosenberry, in the Navy, to be Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN311: Stephen H. Murray, in the Navy, to be Captain

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN313: Gregory M. Saracco, in the Navy, to be Captain

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN316: Adam L. Atwood, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN317: 95 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Brett A. Allison and ending with Barian A. Woodward

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN318: Nicholas A. Turner, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN319: Mark T. Schnakenberg, in the Marine Corps, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN321: Dave W. Burton, in the Marine Corps, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN322: Zachary W. Peters, in the Marine Corps, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN324: Col. Robert K. Bogart, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN325: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Col. John R. Andrus and ending with Col. Thomas W. Harrell

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN326: Col. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN327: Col. Gail E. Crawford, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN328: Lt. Gen. Theodore D. Martin, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN329: Maj. Gen. A. C. Roper, Jr., in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN330: Maj. Gen. Erik C. Peterson, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN331: Maj. Gen. Patrick E. Matlock, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN332: Brig. Gen. Michael J. Talley, in the Army, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN333-1: 32 nominations in the Army beginning with Col. Stephanie R. Ahern and ending with Col. Brandon R. Tegtmeier

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN334: Maj. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN335: Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Berger III, in the Army, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN336: Col. Shane R. Reeves, in the Army, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN337: Vice Adm. Scott D. Conn, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN338: Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN339: Rear Adm. Charles B. Cooper II, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN340: Rear Adm. Kelly A. Aeschbach, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN341: Rear Adm. Stephen T. Koehler, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN342: Rear Adm. John V. Fuller, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN345: Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN347: Maj. Gen. William M. Jurney, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN348: Maj. Gen. Kevin M. Iiams, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN349: Lt. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr., in the Marine Corps , to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN350: Gen. John W. Raymond, in the Space Force, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN351: 3 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt and ending with Maj. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN352: 6 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Brig. Gen. Donald J. Cothern and ending with Brig. Gen. Steven P. Whitney

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN353: Brig. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., in the Space Force, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN354: 19 nominations in the Army beginning with Brian P. Adams and ending with Elizabeth A. Walker

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN400: Rear Adm. William J. Houston, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Kaine, at 5:11 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 12:45 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021.