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Congressional Record Daily Digest Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Daily Digest Senate tember 17, 2021, as ‘‘National Small Business Chamber Action Week’’ to celebrate the contributions of small busi- (Legislative Days of Tuesday, September 21, 2021, nesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the and Wednesday, September 22, 2021) United States. Page S6630 Routine Proceedings, pages S6595–S6630 Pan Nomination—Agreement: Senate resumed Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and four reso- consideration of the nomination of Florence Y. Pan, lutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2791–2809, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Dis- S.J. Res. 26, and S. Res. 377–379. Pages S6624–25 trict Judge for the District of Columbia. Page S6619 Measures Reported: During consideration of this nomination today, S. 2792, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year Senate also took the following action: 2022 for military activities of the Department of By 66 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 374), Senate Defense, for military construction, and for defense agreed to the motion to close further debate on the activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe nomination. Page S6619 military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. (S. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Rept. No. 117–39) viding for further consideration of the nomination, S. 233, to designate the Rocksprings Station of post-cloture, at approximately 9 a.m., on Thursday, the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street September 23, 2021; and that all time on the nomi- in Rocksprings, Texas, as the ‘‘Donna M. Doss Bor- nation expire at 10 a.m. Page S6630 der Patrol Station’’. Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- S. 1226, to designate the United States courthouse lowing nominations: located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 372), Lily Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Sylvia H. Rambo United States Lawrence Batchelder, of Massachusetts, to be an As- Courthouse’’. sistant Secretary of the Treasury. Page S6608 S. 2126, to designate the Federal Office Building During consideration of this nomination today, located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyo- Senate also took the following action: ming, as the ‘‘Louisa Swain Federal Office Building’’. By 63 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 370), Senate S. 2205, to designate the United States courthouse agreed to the motion to close further debate on the located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, nomination. Page S6600 North Carolina, as the ‘‘Malcolm J. Howard United By 80 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. EX. 373), Jayme States Courthouse’’. Pages S6623–24 Ray White, of Washington, to be a Deputy United Measures Passed: States Trade Representative (Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Labor, and Environment), Honoring Missourians who served in Afghani- with the rank of Ambassador. Page S6619 stan: Committee on Armed Services was discharged During consideration of this nomination today, from further consideration of S. Res. 357, honoring Senate also took the following action: Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice in Af- By 78 yeas to 20 nays (Vote No. EX. 371), Senate ghanistan, and the resolution was then agreed to. agreed to the motion to close further debate on the Page S6630 nomination. Page S6601 National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Ronald L. Davis, of California, to be Director of Senate agreed to S. Res. 378, designating September the United States Marshals Service. Pages S6629–30 2021 as ‘‘National Prostate Cancer Awareness Messages from the House: Page S6621 Month’’. Page S6630 Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S6621 National Small Business Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 379, expressing support for the designation Measures Read the First Time: Page S6621 of the week of September 13, 2021, through Sep- Executive Communications: Pages S6621–23 D1003 VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:52 Sep 23, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D22SE1.REC D22SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with DIGEST D1004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 22, 2021 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6624 S. 2126, to designate the Federal Office Building Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27: Page S6619 located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyo- ming, as the ‘‘Louisa Swain Federal Office Building’’; Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6625–26 S. 1226, to designate the United States courthouse Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pages S6626–29 Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse’’; Additional Statements: Page S6621 S. 233, to designate the Rocksprings Station of Authorities for Committees to Meet: the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. in Rocksprings, Texas, as the ‘‘Donna M. Doss Bor- (Total—374) Pages S6600, S6601, S6608, S6619 der Patrol Station’’; Motion To Adjourn: Senate agreed to the motion 9 General Services Administration resolutions; and to adjourn until 8:22 p.m., on Wednesday, Sep- The nominations of Jeffrey M. Prieto, of Cali- fornia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Envi- tember 22, 2021. Page S6629 ronmental Protection Agency, Stephen A. Owens, of Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and ad- Arizona, and Sylvia E. Johnson, of North Carolina, journed at 8:20 p.m., and reconvened at 8:22 p.m., each to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and on the same day, and adjourned at 8:28 p.m., until Hazard Investigation Board. 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021. (For Sen- ate’s program, see the remarks of the Acting Major- CIRCULAR ECONOMY ity Leader in today’s Record on page S6630.) Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine the circular economy as a concept for creating a more sustainable Committee Meetings future, after receiving testimony from Elizabeth S. (Committees not listed did not meet) Biser, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Raleigh; and Roberta Elias, World Wildlife BUSINESS MEETING Fund, Brian Hawkinson, American Forest and Paper Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Association, and William H. Johnson, Institute of Committee ordered favorably reported the nomina- Scrap Recycling Industries, all of Washington, D.C. tions of Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, and NOMINATIONS Richard Trumka, Jr., of Maryland, both to be a Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Com- to examine the nominations of Christi A. Grimm, of mission, and Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Colorado, to be Inspector General, Department of Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Health and Human Services, and Neil Harvey NOMINATIONS MacBride, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, after the nominees, who Committee on Commerce: Committee concluded a hear- were introduced by Senator Kaine, testified and an- ing to examine the nominations of Victoria Marie swered questions in their own behalf. Baecher Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Mohsin Raza Syed, of Vir- NOMINATIONS ginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Amitabha Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded Bose, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Fed- a hearing to examine the nominations of Thomas R. eral Railroad Administration, all of the Department Nides, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the State of Transportation, and Meera Joshi, of Pennsylvania, of Israel, who was introduced by Senator Klobuchar, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier David L. Cohen, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Safety Administration, after the nominees testified to Canada, who was introduced by Senators Casey and answered questions in their own behalf. and Toomey, Cynthia Ann Telles, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, who BUSINESS MEETING was introduced by Senator Padilla, Sarah Margon, of Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, mittee ordered favorably reported the following busi- Human Rights, and Labor, who was introduced by ness items: former Senator Feingold, and Tom Udall, of New S. 2205, to designate the United States courthouse Mexico, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, serve concurrently and without additional compensa- North Carolina, as the ‘‘Malcolm J. Howard United tion as Ambassador to the Independent State of States Courthouse’’; Samoa, who was introduced by Senators Heinrich VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:52 Sep 23, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D22SE1.REC D22SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with DIGEST September 22, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1005 and Luja´n, all of the Department of State, after the receiving testimony from Franita Tolson, University nominees testified and answered questions in their of Southern California Gould School of Law, and own behalf. Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF, both of Los Angeles, California; John C. Yang, Asian Americans Advanc- NOMINATIONS ing Justice, and Hans A. von Spakovsky, The Herit- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- age Foundation Center for Legal and Judicial Stud- fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the ies, both of Washington, D.C.; and Maureen S. Rior- nominations of Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to dan, Public Interest Legal Foundation, Indianapolis, be Chairman and a Member, and Tristan Lynn Indiana. Leavitt, of Idaho, who
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