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“Senate” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D633-D634 on June 9.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2875-S2898
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 4365-4377, and S. Res. 668-669.
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Measures Reported:
S. 138, to waive certain pay limitations for Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior employees engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-119)
H.R. 4363, to establish a daily public reporting requirement for covered contract awards of the Department of Homeland Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 117-120)
H.R. 6089, to clarify that section 107 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act applies sanctions with respect to unmanned combat aerial vehicles following a 2019 change by the United Nations providing additional clarity to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, with amendments.
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Measures Considered:
Honoring Our Pact Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S2875-83, S2884-87
Pending:
Tester/Moran Amendment No. 5051, in the nature of a substitute.
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Schumer Amendment No. 5065 (to Amendment No. 5051), to add an effective date.
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Schumer Amendment No. 5076 (to the text proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 5051), to add an effective date.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on Tester/Moran Amendment No. 5051 (listed above), and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June 9, 2022, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Tester/
Moran Amendment No. 5051 (listed above).
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to Tester/Moran Amendment No. 5051
(listed above) and the underlying bill be at 4 p.m., on Monday, June 13, 2022.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, June 13, 2022; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on Thursday, June 9, 2022 ripen at 5:30 p.m.
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Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following executive report of a committee:
Report to accompany Amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (Treaty Doc. 115-3) (Ex. Rept. 117-3).
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 223), Robert Steven Huie, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
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By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 224), Samuel R. Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Dana Katherine Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2023.
Leona M. Bridges, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2023.
Stacie Olivares, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2024.
Michael F. Gerber, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2022.
Michael F. Gerber, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2026.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:
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Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S2891-93
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2893-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2895-97
Additional Statements:
Pages S2889-90
Amendments Submitted:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S2897-98
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--224)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:48 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2898.)
