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D165", "Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D165-D168]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                                        Thursday, February 20, 2025\n\n[[Page D165]]\n\n                              Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n      Senate confirmed the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to\n      be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 7, Concurrent Resolution on the\n      Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, as amended.\n\n                                 Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S1061-S1303\nMeasures Introduced: Forty bills and eight resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 643-682, S.J. Res. 20-23, and S. Res. 86-89.\n                                                         Pages S1126-27\nMeasures Reported:\n  Special Report entitled ``Report of the Select Committee on\nIntelligence United States Senate covering the period January 3, 2023\nto January 3, 2025''. (S. Rept. No. 119-1)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1126\nMeasures Passed:\n  Budget Resolution: By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 87), Senate agreed\nto S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the\nUnited States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the\nappropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, after\ntaking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:\n                                            Pages S1061-64, S1075-S1125\nAdopted:\n  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 70), Sullivan Amendment No. 1029, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting\nMedicare and Medicaid.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1105\n  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 85), Lee Amendment No. 922, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Congress\ncontinuing its work to rein in the administrative state by supporting\nlegislation that prevents Federal agencies from finalizing major rules\nwithout congressional approval, strengthens the Article I law-making\npowers of Congress, cuts spending resulting from costly regulations,\nreduces inflation, and unleashes economic growth.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1117\nRejected:\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 64), Merkley Amendment No. 473, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the impacts of\nhedge fund ownership of single-family homes and rent prices.\n                                                         Pages S1100-01\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 66), Murray Amendment No. 878, to\nstrike the reconciliation instructions and create a reserve fund to\nimplement a bipartisan, multi-year agreement to provide up to\n$171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for defense and up to\n$171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for other programs, accounts,\nand activities to address border, veterans, farmers, food and\nnutrition, disaster relief, and other needs.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1102\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 68), Bennet Amendment No. 540, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reinstating the\nfired Federal employees at the Forest Service, National Park Service,\nUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management.\n                                                         Pages S1103-04\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 69), Schiff Amendment No. 316, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting Federal\nwildland firefighters and associated personnel.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1104\n  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 72), Ossoff Amendment No. 407, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting access\nto maternal and pediatric health care through Medicaid.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1106\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 76), Reed Amendment No. 299, to\nensure continued United States support for the Government of Ukraine to\nstand firm against aggression by the Government of Russia in Europe.\n                                                         Pages S1108-09\n\n[[Page D166]]\n\n  By 24 yeas to 76 nays (Vote No. 77), Paul Amendment No. 999, to\nrequire an adequate amount of deficit reduction as part of\nreconciliation.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1109-10\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 78), Slotkin/Klobuchar Amendment No.\n664, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing\nreductions in funding and staffing necessary to respond to, control,\nand prevent avian flu.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1110\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 80), Shaheen/Baldwin Amendment No.\n436, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preserving\nand extending vital tax credits enacted under the Patient Protection\nand Affordable Care Act, which make health care accessible and\naffordable and that have led to the lowest uninsured rate in our\nNation's history.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1111-12\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 81), Lujan Amendment No. 699, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting police,\nwhich may include initiatives that provide funding directly to law\nenforcement agencies to hire or rehire additional career law\nenforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing\ncapacity and crime prevention efforts.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1112\n  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 82), Duckworth/Booker Amendment No.\n971, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting\naccess to fertility services, and eliminating barriers for families in\nneed of high-quality, affordable fertility services by expanding\nnationwide coverage for in vitro fertilization.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1112-13\n  Heinrich Amendment No. 101, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve\nfund relating to funding for grants awarded by the Office on Violence\nAgainst Women.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1113\n  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 83), Blumenthal Amendment No. 659, to\nensure full and uninterrupted funding for Department of Veterans\nAffairs health care and benefits provided by the Sergeant First Class\nHeath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act\nof 2022 (Public Law 117-168), also known as the ``PACT Act'',\npreventing any cuts or delays.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1113-14\n  Markey Amendment No. 911, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund\nrelating to increasing funding for research on Alzheimer's disease and\nrelated dementias.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1114\n  Coons/Schiff Amendment No. 1223, to protect Americans' privacy from\nunauthorized access by DOGE.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1114-15\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 84), Lujan/Klobuchar Amendment No.\n957, to strike reconciliation instructions requiring damaging cuts to\nprograms critical to rural Americans and food assistance for American\nfamilies.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1115-16\n  Warren Amendment No. 734, to modify the provisions relating to the\ngeneral reserve fund.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1116\n  Kelly Amendment No. 984, to modify the provision relating to the\ngeneral reserve fund.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1116\n  King/Merkley Amendment No. 198, to modify the provision relating to\nthe general reserve fund.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1116-17\n  Blunt Rochester Amendment No. 311, to establish a deficit-neutral\nreserve fund relating to preventing the indiscriminate termination of\nFederal employees who protect the health or safety of Americans, which\nmay include scientists, emergency preparedness staff, frontline health\ncare workers, drug or medical device reviewers, or other employees at\nthe Department of Health and Human Services.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1117-18\n  Murray/Durbin Amendment No. 880, to establish a deficit-neutral\nreserve fund relating to reversing the Trump Administration's\nindiscriminate cut to biomedical research and the lifesaving work\nsupported by the National Institutes of Health at research institutions\nacross the country.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1118\n  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 86), Merkley Amendment No. 1207, to\nestablish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending price\ngouging on prescription drugs.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1118-19\n  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 62), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of\nSchumer Amendment No. 454, to prevent unwarranted tax cuts for the\nultra-rich. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in\nviolation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974\nwas sustained, and the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1099-S1100\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 63), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of\nKlobuchar Amendment No. 494, to stop tax cuts for the ultra-rich while\nfamilies struggle to put food on the table. Subsequently, a point of\norder that the amendment was in violation of section 305(b)(2) of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus\nfell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1100\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 65), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion\n\n[[Page D167]]\n\nto waive pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of\n1974 with respect to consideration of Warner Amendment No. 130, to\ncreate a point of order against any reconciliation bill that would not\ndecrease the cost of housing for American families. Subsequently, a\npoint of order that the amendment was in violation of section 305(b)(2)\nof the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the\namendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1101-02\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 67), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of\nHickenlooper Amendment No. 925, to create a point of order against\nlegislation that would raise energy costs for Americans, including\nhigher monthly electricity bills, building material expenses, and\ntransportation costs. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment\nwas in violation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act\nof 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1103\n  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 71), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of\nSchumer Amendment No. 776, to prevent tax cuts for the wealthy if a\nsingle dollar of Medicaid funding is cut. Subsequently, a point of\norder that the amendment was in violation of section 305(b)(2) of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus\nfell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1105-06\n  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 73), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of Wyden\nAmendment No. 1156, to prevent millions of Americans from being kicked\noff their health coverage, suffering needlessly, getting sicker, and\ndying sooner. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in\nviolation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974\nwas sustained, and the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1106-07\n  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 74), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of\nBaldwin Amendment No. 276, to create a point of order against\nlegislation that would take away health care from seniors, including\nthose receiving care in nursing homes, through cuts to the Medicaid\nprogram. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in\nviolation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974\nwas sustained, and the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1107-08\n  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 75), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of Reed\nAmendment No. 172, to create a point of order against legislation that\nwould reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits for Americans.\nSubsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of\nsection 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was\nsustained, and the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1108\n  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 79), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of Van\nHollen Amendment No. 233, to create a point of order against\nlegislation that would cut funding from the school lunch or school\nbreakfast programs. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment\nwas in violation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act\nof 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1110-11\n  American Heart Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 87, designating\nFebruary 2025 as ``American Heart Month''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1303\n  National Speech and Debate Education Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res.\n88, designating March 7, 2025, as ``National Speech and Debate\nEducation Day''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1303\n  National FFA Week:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 89, expressing support\nfor the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as\n``National FFA Week'', recognizing the important role of the National\nFFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will\nchange the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of New Farmers\nof America and the 75th anniversary of the Future Farmers of America\nFederal charter.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1303\nBudget Resolution--Agreement:  A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that for the duration of the consideration of S. Con.\nRes. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States\nGovernment for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate\nbudgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, the Majority and\nthe Democrat managers of the concurrent resolution, while seated or\nstanding at the managers' desk, be permitted to\n\n[[Page D168]]\n\ndeliver floor remarks, retrieve, review, and edit documents, and send\nemail and other data communications from text displayed on wireless\npersonal assistant devices and tablet devices; provided further that\nthe use of calculators be permitted on the floor during consideration\nof the concurrent resolution; that the staff be permitted to make\ntechnical and conforming changes to the concurrent resolution, if\nnecessary, consistent with amendments adopted during Senate\nconsideration, including calculating the associated change in the net\ninterest function and incorporating the effect of such adopted\namendments on the budgetary aggregates for Federal revenue, the amount\nby which the Federal revenue should be changes, new budget authority,\nbudget outlays, deficits, public debt, and debt held by the public; and\nthat there be two minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to each\nvote during consideration of the concurrent resolution.\n                                                         Pages S1090-91\nDriscoll Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the\nnomination of Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of\nthe Army.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1125\n  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,\nin accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of\nthe Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday,\nFebruary 21, 2025, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on\nMonday, February 24, 2025.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1125\n  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the\nfollowing action:\n  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to\nconsider the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1125\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at\napproximately 3 p.m., on Monday, February 24, 2025, Senate resume\nconsideration of the nomination; and that notwithstanding Rule XXII,\nthe motions to invoke cloture with respect to the nominations of Daniel\nDriscoll, and Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade\nRepresentative, with the rank of Ambassador, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on\nMonday, February 24, 2025.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1303\nGreer Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination\nof Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade\nRepresentative, with the rank of Ambassador.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1125\n  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,\nin accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of\nthe Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the\nnomination of Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of\nthe Army.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1125\n  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the\nfollowing action:\n  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.\n                                                             Page S1125\n  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to\nconsider the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1125\nNomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:\n  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 61), Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to\nbe Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten\nyears.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S1064-75, S1303\n  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 60), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S1064\nMeasures Discharged:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1126\nExecutive Reports of Committees:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1126\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S1127-29\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S1129-37\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S1125-26\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S1137-S1302\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S1302-03\nPrivileges of the Floor:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S1303\nRecord Votes: Twenty-eight record votes were taken today. (Total--87)\n                                        Pages S1064, S1075, S1099-S1119\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., on Thursday, February 20,\n2025, and adjourned at 4:51 a.m., on Friday, February 21, 2025, until 3\np.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025. (For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1303.)"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2025-02-20-pt1-PgD165"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3669900363311172, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}