Senate Floor Activity - Friday, July 30, 2021

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10:30 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 (Friday, July 30)

H.R. 3684 (Rep. DeFazio): A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways , highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes .

-- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 28. Record Vote Number: 288

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

S. 1046 (Sen. Cornyn): A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the residential substance use disorder treatment program, and for other purposes.

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

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1301 (Sen. Brown): A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

S. 2045 (Sen. Cruz): A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Paya Way".

-- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 318 (Sen. Feinstein): A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2021 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month" .

-- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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

S.Res. 333 (Sen. Stabenow): A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Carl Levin, former Senator for the State of Michigan .

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

Executive Business (Friday, July 30)

PN247: Janie Simms Hipp, of Arkansas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN360: Susanna V. Blume, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN369: Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 41. Record Vote Number: 289

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 34. Record Vote Number: 290

PN434: Margaret Vo Schaus, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Schumer, at 7:12 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 11 a.m. tomorrow.