{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-01-13-pt1-PgD68", "2026-01-13", 119, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D68", "D70", null, "[{\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SJRES\", \"number\": \"84\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"581\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"582\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1837\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3616\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3629\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6938\"}]", "172 Cong. Rec. D68", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D68-D70]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                                          Tuesday, January 13, 2026\n\n[[Page D68]]\n\n                              Daily Digest\n\n                                 Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S141-S183\nMeasures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were\nintroduced, as follows: S. 3616-3629, and S. Res. 581-582.\n                                                          Pages S161-62\nMeasures Passed:\n  Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act:\nCommittee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of\nS. 1837, to improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-\nconsensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and the\nbill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S143-47\nMeasures Considered:\nCommerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior\nand Environment Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began\nconsideration of H.R. 6938, making consolidated appropriations for the\nfiscal year ending September 30, 2026, after agreeing to the motion to\nproceed, and taking action on the following amendments and motions\nproposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S141-43, S157\nPending:\n  Thune Amendment No. 4208, to change the enactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S157\n  Thune Amendment No. 4209 (to Amendment No. 4208), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S157\n  Thune motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,\nwith instructions, Amendment No. 4210, to change the enactment date.\n                                                              Page S157\n  Thune Amendment No. 4211 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4210)),\nof a perfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S157\n  Thune Amendment No. 4212 (to Amendment No. 4211), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S157\n  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in\naccordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of\nthe Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, January 15, 2026.\n                                                              Page S157\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the bill, at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday,\nJanuary 14, 2026.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S176\nPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and\nAffordability: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to\nconsideration of S.J. Res. 84, providing for congressional disapproval\nunder chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted\nby the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to ``Patient\nProtection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and\nAffordability''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S147-57\n  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 8), Senate did not agree to the\nmotion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S152\nMessage from the President: Senate received the following messages from\nthe President of the United States:\n  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the\nnational emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order\n14156 of January 20, 2025, with respect to energy; which was referred\nto the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (PM-46)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S159\n  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the\nnational emergencies originally declared or expanded in Proclamation\n10886 of January 20, 2025, Executive Order 14157 of January 20, 2025,\nExecutive Order 14193 of February 1, 2025, Executive Order 14194 of\nFebruary 1, 2025, and Executive Order 14195 of February 1, 2025, with\nrespect to the southern border of the United States and cartels and\nother transnational organizations; which was referred to the Committee\non Finance. (PM-47)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S159\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n  Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of\nthe African Development Bank for a term of five years.\n  Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the\nFederal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.\n\n[[Page D69]]\n\n  Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the\nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.\n  Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United\nStates of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation\nOrganization, with the rank of Ambassador.\n  Brian Barber, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the\nWestern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.\n  Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030.\n  Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be United States Governor of the\nEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development; United States\nGovernor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five\nyears; United States Governor of the International Bank for\nReconstruction and Development for a term of five years; and United\nStates Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five\nyears.\n  Brian Birdwell, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.\n  James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the\nMiddle District of North Carolina for the term of four years.\n  Daniel Bonham, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.\n  John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus.\n  Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of State for\nOceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.\n  Jeremy Carl, of Montana, to be an Assistant Secretary of State\n(International Organizations).\n  Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol,\nTobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.\n  Walter Clayton, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the\nSouthern District of New York for the term of four years.\n  Carter Crow, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment\nOpportunity Commission for a term of four years.\n  Austin Dahmer, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.\n  Christopher Michael De Bono, of the District of Columbia, to be an\nAssociate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for\nthe term of fifteen years.\n  John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation\nSafety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2026.\n  Irving Dennis, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of\nHousing and Urban Development.\n  Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nDefense.\n  Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nTransportation.\n  Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer,\nDepartment of Transportation.\n  Paul Ferguson, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the\nNorthern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.\n  Gregory Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the\nCentral District of Illinois for the term of four years.\n  Brian Gootkin, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the\nDistrict of Montana for the term of four years.\n  Thomas Govan, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the\nMiddle District of Alabama for the term of four years.\n  Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National\nTransportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2030.\n  Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.\n  Lindsey Robyn-Michelle Halligan, of Colorado, to be United States\nAttorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four\nyears.\n  Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for\na term expiring June 30, 2029.\n  William Hewes III, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the\nConsumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from\nOctober 27, 2024.\n  George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of\nthe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.\n  Kenneth Jackson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20,\n2028.\n  Jeffrey Kaufmann, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.\n  Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of\nNorway.\n  Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface\nTransportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028.\n  Sriprakash Kothari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nthe Treasury.\n  Benjamin Landa, of New York, to be Ambassador to Hungary.\n  Lee Lipton, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the\nPhilippines.\n  Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for\nCounterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.\n\n[[Page D70]]\n\n  Anthony Lomangino, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States\nPostal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2031.\n  William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nIceland.\n  Priscilla Lopez, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the\nSouthern District of Florida for the term of four years.\n  David MacNeil, of Florida, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the\nterm of seven years from September 26, 2025.\n  Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation\nfor Policy.\n  Casey Means, of California, to be Medical Director in the Regular\nCorps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor\nas provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the\nPublic Health Service for a term of four years.\n  Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic\nSocialist Republic of Sri Lanka.\n  Joseph Nocella, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the\nEastern District of New York for the term of four years.\n  Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to\nserve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to\nthe Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue.\n  Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nTransportation.\n  Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land\nManagement.\n  Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity\nand Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.\n  Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for\nStandards and Technology.\n  Laken Rapier, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27,\n2027.\n  Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the\nNorthern District of Texas for the term of four years.\n  Robert Rotter, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the Northern\nDistrict of Iowa for the term of four years.\n  Daniel Satterlee, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal for\nthe District of South Dakota for the term of four years.\n  Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural\nDevelopment.\n  David St. Pierre, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the\nDistrict of Maine for the term of four years.\n  James Stuart, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the\nDistrict of Minnesota for the term of four years.\n  Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian\nDevelopment Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.\n  Alexander Velez-Green, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of\nDefense.\n  Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22,\n2027.\n  Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20,\n2030.\n  Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement\nAffairs).\n  Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the\nSocialist Republic of Vietnam.\n  Phillip Williams, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for\nthe Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years.\n  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and\nNavy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S179-83\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S159-60\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S160\nMeasures Read the First Time:\u0000\u0000\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 S160, S176\nPetitions and Memorials:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\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 S160-61\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\u0000\n  Pages S162-63\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S163-64\nAmendments 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