Congressional Record Daily Digest, August 1, 2022: Congressional Program Ahead

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A Daily Digest page of the Congressional Record, dated August 1, 2022, titled Congressional Program Ahead for the week of August 2 through August 5, 2022. It states that the House was not in session and is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. For the Senate it says that on Tuesday the chamber will continue consideration of the nomination of Elizabeth Wilson Hanes to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, with a confirmation vote at 2:15 p.m. The page lists new public laws, including S. 144 on land for the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center, designated Public Law 117–161, and Senate committee meetings for August 2 to August 4.

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D882 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST August 1, 2022

House of Representatives
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Chamber Action Week of August 2 through August 5, 2022
The House was not in session today. The House
is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, August Senate Chamber
2, 2022. On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of
the nomination of Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, of Vir-
Committee Meetings ginia, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Virginia, post-cloture, and vote
No hearings were held. on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may con-
sider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Joint Meetings Senate Committees
No joint committee meetings were held.
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
f
Committee on Armed Services: August 2, to receive a
NEW PUBLIC LAWS closed briefing on global nuclear threats and U.S. nuclear
deterrence strategy and policies, 9:30 a.m., SVC–217.
(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D842) Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Au-
S. 144, to authorize the Secretary of Health and gust 2, to hold hearings to examine how renters and
Human Services, acting through the Director of the communities are impacted by today’s housing market, 10
Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to fa- a.m., SD–538.
cilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness August 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to exam-
ine the economic costs of climate change, 10 a.m.,
Center in Hemet, California. Signed on July 29, SD–538.
2022. (Public Law 117–161) Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Au-
f gust 2, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and
Broadband, to hold hearings to examine the future of
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, spectrum, 2:30 p.m., SR–253.
AUGUST 2, 2022 Committee on Finance: August 3, to hold hearings to ex-
amine organizational failures of the U.S.’s organ procure-
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) ment and transplantation network, 2:30 p.m., SD–215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: August 3, to hold hear-
Senate ings to examine the nomination of Nathaniel Fick, of
Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing Maine, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and
on global nuclear threats and U.S. nuclear deterrence Digital Policy, Department of State, and other pending
strategy and policies, 9:30 a.m., SVC–217. nominations, 10 a.m., SD–419.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to August 3, Full Committee, business meeting to con-
hold hearings to examine how renters and communities sider S. 4428, to support the security of Taiwan and its
are impacted by today’s housing market, 10 a.m., right of self-determination, and an original bill entitled,
SD–538. ‘‘Department of State Authorization Act’’, 2:30 p.m.,
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- S–116, Capitol.
committee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, August 4, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia,
to hold hearings to examine the future of spectrum, 2:30 Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to
p.m., SR–253. examine China’s role in the Middle East, 10:30 a.m.,
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold SD–419.
an oversight hearing to examine the Small Business Ad- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
August 3, business meeting to consider S. 4488, to estab-
ministration’s COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan lish an interagency committee on global catastrophic risk,
program, 10 a.m., SR–428A. S. 4337, to amend title 5, United States Code, to author-
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to exam- ize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed
ine the nomination of Terrence Edwards, of Maryland, to Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to
be Inspector General of the National Reconnaissance Of- positions in which the spouses will work remotely, S.
fice, Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SH–216. 4516, to require the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

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House to develop governmentwide procurement policy and guid-
ance to mitigate organizational conflict of interests relat-
No hearings are scheduled. ing to national security and foreign policy, S. 4465, to

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establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Of- materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, mem-
fice and an Office of Health Security in the Department bers of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Cen-
of Homeland Security, S. 4572, to require U.S. Customs tral Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities
and Border Protection to expand the use of non-intrusive abroad or having specialized security requirements, and
inspection systems at land ports of entry, S. 4611, to im- diplomatic security special agents of the Department of
prove services for trafficking victims by establishing, in State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner
Homeland Security Investigations, the Investigators as if they had not been disabled, H.R. 91, to designate
Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Program, S. 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as
4623, to advance Government innovation through lead- the ‘‘Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office
ing-edge procurement capability, S. 4552, to extend the Building’’, H.R. 92, to designate the facility of the
program for authority to acquire innovative commercial United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street
items using general solicitation procedures, S. 4553, to in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ‘‘Specialist Four Charles
extend other transaction authority for the Department of Johnson Post Office’’, H.R. 700, to designate the facility
Homeland Security, S. 4477, to amend title 31, United of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East
States Code, to require agencies to include a list of out- Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ‘‘Lawrence
dated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual M. ‘Larry’ Walsh Sr. Post Office’’, H.R. 3508, to des-
budget justifications, S. 1877, to modify eligibility re- ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
quirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance pro- cated at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New
grams, S. 4592, to encourage the migration of Federal York, as the ‘‘CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Of-
Government information technology systems to quantum- fice’’, H.R. 5271, to designate the facility of the United
resistant cryptography, S. 4599, to streamline the sharing States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boule-
of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, vard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Thelma Harper Post
to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to dis- Office Building’’, H.R. 5900, to designate the facility of
aster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st
from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of in- Street in Los Angeles, California, as the ‘‘Marine Corps
formation provided by disaster survivors, S. 4326, to au- Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office’’, H.R. 6386, to des-
thorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
Enforcement to pay stipends to members of Transnational cated at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Il-
Criminal Investigative Units who have been properly vet- linois, as the ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial
ted, S. 4460, to require the Commissioner of U.S. Cus- Post Office Building’’, H.R. 6614, to designate the facil-
toms and Border Protection to regularly review and up- ity of the United States Postal Service located at 4744
date policies and manuals related to inspections at ports Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ‘‘Rosa
of entry, S. 4577, to improve plain writing and public Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building’’, H.R.
experience, H.R. 3544, to require the Administrator of 5809, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
General Services to transfer certain surplus computers and Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in
technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers Norco, California, as the ‘‘Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui
for repair, distribution, and return, H.R. 5641, to amend Memorial Post Office Building’’, an original bill entitled,
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- ‘‘Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by
sistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for as- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act’’, an original bill enti-
sistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such tled, ‘‘DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act’’, an
Act, H.R. 3709, to direct the Administrator of the Fed- original bill entitled, ‘‘Disaster Management Costs Mod-
eral Emergency Management Agency to submit to Con- ernization Act’’, an original bill entitled, ‘‘Federal Data
gress a report on preliminary damage assessments and Center Enhancement Act’’, an original bill entitled, ‘‘En-
make necessary improvements to processes in the Federal hancing DHS Drug Seizures Act’’, an original bill enti-
Emergency Management Agency, H.R. 6825, to amend tled, ‘‘Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act’’,
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the fund- and the nominations of Errol Rajesh Arthur, Kendra
ing and administration of the Nonprofit Security Grant Davis Briggs, and Carl Ezekiel Ross, each to be an Asso-
Program of the Department of Homeland Security, H.R. ciate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Co-
5615, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to lumbia, 10 a.m., SD–342.
submit a plan to make Federal assistance available to cer- August 3, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and
tain urban areas that previously received Urban Area Se- Spending Oversight, to hold hearings to examine gain of
curity Initiative funding to preserve homeland security function research, focusing on what the pandemic taught
capabilities, H.R. 7077, to require the United States Fire us and where to go from here, 2:30 p.m., SD–342.
Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major Committee on the Judiciary: August 3, to hold hearings
fires, H.R. 370, to amend the Homeland Security Act of to examine protecting our democracy’s frontline workers,
2002 to make technical corrections to the requirement 10 a.m., SH–216.
that the Secretary of Homeland Security submit quadren- August 4, Full Committee, business meeting to con-

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nial homeland security reviews, H.R. 521, to permit dis- sider S. 4524, to limit the judicial enforceability of
abled law enforcement officers, customs and border pro- predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract
tection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and

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sexual harassment, S. 673, to provide a temporary safe Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: August
harbor for publishers of online content to collectively ne- 2, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Small
gotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the Business Administration’s COVID Economic Injury Dis-
terms on which content may be distributed, and the aster Loan program, 10 a.m., SR–428A.
nominations of Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: August 3, business meet-
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Doris L. Pryor, ing to consider the nominations of Anjali Chaturvedi, of
of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sev- Maryland, to be General Counsel, and Jaime Areizaga-
enth Circuit, Maria del R. Antongiorgi-Jordan, Gina R. Soto, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of Vet-
Mendez-Miro, and Camille L. Velez-Rive, each to be a erans’ Appeals, both of the Department of Veterans Af-
United States District Judge for the District of Puerto fairs, Time to be announced, S–216, Capitol.
Rico, Ana C. Reyes, to be United States District Judge Select Committee on Intelligence: August 2, to hold hear-
for the District of Columbia, and Natalie K. Wight, to ings to examine the nomination of Terrence Edwards, of
be United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, De- Maryland, to be Inspector General of the National Recon-
partment of Justice, 9 a.m., SH–216. naissance Office, Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m.,
August 4, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hear- SH–216.
ing to examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 August 3, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing
a.m., SH–216. on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC–217.
Committee on Rules and Administration: August 3, to hold
hearings to examine the Electoral Count Act, focusing on House Committees
the need for reform, 10:30 a.m., SR–301. No hearings are scheduled.

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Résumé of Congressional Activity
SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive résumé of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 3 through July 31, 2022 January 3 through July 31, 2022
Senate House Total Civilian nominees, totaling 586 (including 181 nominees carried over
Days in session .................................... 109 102 .. from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Time in session ................................... 643 hrs., 23′ 442 hrs., 1′ .. Confirmed ...................................................................................... 263
Congressional Record: Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 295
Withdrawn .................................................................................... 28
Pages of proceedings ................... S3791 H7541 ..
Returned to White House ............................................................. 0
Extensions of Remarks ................ .. E813 ..
Public bills enacted into law ............... 41 39 80 Other Civilian nominees, totaling 975 (including 291 nominees car-
Private bills enacted into law .............. .. .. .. ried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Bills in conference ............................... 1 1 .. Confirmed ...................................................................................... 736
Measures passed, total ......................... 295 352 647 Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 239
Senate bills .................................. 70 44 .. Air Force nominees, totaling 5,212 (including 5 nominees carried
House bills .................................. 46 235 .. over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Senate joint resolutions ............... 4 .. .. Confirmed ...................................................................................... 4,007
House joint resolutions ............... 1 1 .. Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 1,205
Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 6 3 ..
Army nominees, totaling 5,772 (including 1,992 nominees carried
House concurrent resolutions ...... 4 8 .. over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Simple resolutions ....................... 164 61 .. Confirmed ...................................................................................... 4,451
Measures reported, total ...................... *160 *219 379 Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 1,321
Senate bills .................................. 106 .. ..
House bills .................................. 27 192 .. Navy nominees, totaling 1,653 (including 1 nominee carried over
from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Senate joint resolutions ............... 1 .. ..
Confirmed ...................................................................................... 636
House joint resolutions ............... .. .. ..
Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 1,017
Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 2 .. ..
House concurrent resolutions ...... .. .. .. Marine Corps nominees, totaling 426 (including 321 nominees carried
Simple resolutions ....................... 24 27 .. over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Special reports ..................................... 3 10 .. Confirmed ...................................................................................... 421
Conference reports ............................... .. .. .. Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 5
Measures pending on calendar ............. 286 49 .. Space Force nominees, totaling 422 (including 2 nominees carried
Measures introduced, total .................. 1,541 2,790 4,331 over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Bills ............................................. 1,250 2,281 .. Confirmed ...................................................................................... 418
Joint resolutions .......................... 24 24 .. Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 4
Concurrent resolutions ................ 19 35 ..
Simple resolutions ....................... 248 450 .. Summary
Quorum calls ....................................... .. 1 .. Total nominees carried over from the First Session ............................... 2,793
Yea-and-nay votes ............................... 274 403 .. Total nominees received this Session ..................................................... 12,253
Recorded votes .................................... .. 13 .. Total confirmed ..................................................................................... 10,932
Bills vetoed ......................................... .. .. .. Total unconfirmed ................................................................................. 4,086
Vetoes overridden ................................ .. .. .. Total withdrawn .................................................................................... 28
Total returned to the White House ...................................................... 0

* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accom-
panying report. A total of 81 written reports have been filed in the Senate,
229 reports have been filed in the House.

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