Mr. Ben Ray Lujan, from the State of New Mexico, called the
Senate to order at 10:30 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.
Legislative Business (Wednesday, July 21)
H.R. 3684 (Rep. DeFazio):
A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways
, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number:
276
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Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the
motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 276)
entered in Senate.
S. 89 (Sen. Sinema):
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-connected
disabilities who die from COVID-19 to determine whether their
service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory causes of
death, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 189 (Sen. Thune):
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1,
2021, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the
survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
S. 894 (Sen. Braun):
A bill to identify and refer members of the Armed
Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed
Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1910 (Sen. Tester):
A bill to authorize major medical facility
projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021.
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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 139 (Sen. Stabenow):
A resolution recognizing the importance of the
blueberry industry to the United States and designating July 2021 as
"National Blueberry Month".
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 274 (Sen. Barrasso):
A resolution designating July 24, 2021, as
"National Day of the American Cowboy".
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 309 (Sen. Braun):
A resolution expressing support for the Pledge of
Allegiance.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 311 (Sen. Cassidy):
A resolution congratulating the 2021 Scripps
National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 312 (Sen. Rubio):
A resolution congratulating the Tampa Bay
Lightning on winning the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 313 (Sen. Hoeven):
A resolution commemorating the tenth anniversary
of the Souris River flood in Minot, North Dakota.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
