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Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7511-S7562
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 5024-5039, and S. Res. 803.
  Page S7542
Measures Reported:
  S. 4077, to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to provide 
for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules, with an amendment. 
(S. Rept. No. 116-333)
  Report to accompany S. 4054, to reauthorize the United States Grain 
Standards Act. (S. Rept. No. 116-334)
Page S7542
Measures Passed:
  National Landslide Preparedness Act: Senate passed H.R. 8810, to 
establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from 
landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program. 
                                                             Page S7556
  Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act: Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
221, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S7556
  Moran (for Rubio) Amendment No. 2709, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S7556
  Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act: Senate passed S. 5036, to 
amend the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend 
the Secret Service overtime pay exception through 2023. 
                                                         Pages S7556-57
  Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room and Senator Barbara A. Mikulski 
Room: Senate agreed to S. Res. 803, designating room S-124 of the 
United States Capitol as the ``U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room'' 
and designating room S-115 of the United States Capitol as the ``U.S. 
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room'', in recognition of their service to 
the Senate and the people of the United States.
  Page S7557
  Consider Teachers Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 1387, to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service 
obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S7557-58
  Moran (for Braun) Amendment No. 2710, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S7557
  CFO Vision Act: Senate passed S. 3287, to modify the governmentwide 
financial management plan, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S7558-61
  Moran (for Enzi) Amendment No. 2711, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S7560
  Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism 
Act: Senate passed S. 2513, to provide for joint reports by relevant 
Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment.
  Pages S7561-62
House Messages:
  Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: Senate agreed to 
the motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives 
to S. 1130, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness 
about unexpected sudden death in early life.
  Pages S7555-56
  Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act: Senate agreed to the 
motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 
914, to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 
Act of 2009, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to post-
storm assessments, and to require the establishment of a National Water 
Center.
  Page S7556

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Appointments:
  United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission: The 
Chair announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and 
in consultation with the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services and the Senate Committee on Finance, the re-appointment of the 
following individual to serve as a member of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission: Robin Cleveland, of Virginia, 
for a term expiring December 31, 2022.
  Page S7555
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to serious human rights abuse and 
corruption that was originally declared in Executive Order 13818 of 
December 20, 2017; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-62)
Pages S7540-41
Atchley Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. 
                                                         Pages S7524-33
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 271), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S7524
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the nomination 
expire at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Page S7529
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Page S7562
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 268), Katherine A. Crytzer, of 
Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Tennessee.
Pages S7513-18
  By 56 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 270), Joseph Dawson III, of South 
Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South 
Carolina.
Pages S7518-24
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 56 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 269), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S7518
  Anna Maria Ruzinski, of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the term of four years.
  Gregory Scott Tabor, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
Page S7533
  Irving Bailey, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States International Development Finance Corporation for 
a term of three years.
  Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation for a term of three years.
Pages S7533-34
Executive Communications:
  Pages S7541-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7543-44
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7544-54
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7537-40
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7554-55
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S7555
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--271) 
                                                  Pages S7517-18, S7525
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., 
until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7562.)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
UNITED STATES AND CHINA
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the United States and 
China, focusing on winning the economic competition, after receiving 
testimony from Representative Will Hurd; and Derek Scissors, American 
Enterprise Institute, Melanie Hart, Center for American Progress, and 
Roy Houseman, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, all 
of Washington, D.C.
THE ALZHEIMER'S CRISIS
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Health Care concluded a hearing 
to examine the Alzheimer's crisis, focusing on testing and treatment 
pipelines and fiscal implications, after receiving testimony from 
Nikolay Dokholyan, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey; 
Randall J. Bateman, Washington University School of Medicine Dominantly 
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Alzheimer's Network Trials Unit, St. Louis, Missouri; and Richard C. 
Mohs, Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation, and Maria Carrillo, 
Alzheimer's Association, both of Chicago, Illinois.
2020 ELECTION IRREGULARITIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine irregularities in the 2020 election, 
after receiving testimony from Donald Palmer, Commissioner, Election 
Assistance Commission; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Representative 
Frank Ryan, Lebanon; James R. Troupis, Troupis Law Firm, Cross Plains, 
Wisconsin; Jesse Binnall, Harvey and Binnall, PLLC, Alexandria, 
Virginia; Chris Krebs, former Director of the Department of Homeland 
Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Washington, 
D.C.; and Ken Starr, Waco, Texas.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, after the nominee testified 
and answered questions in his own behalf.
HONG KONG'S PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Immigration concluded a hearing to examine supporting Hong Kong's pro-
democracy movement through United States refugee policy, after 
receiving testimony from Senators Rubio and Menendez; Julian Ku, 
Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York; Joey Siu, Hong 
Kong Watch; Samuel M. Chu, Hong Kong Democracy Council, Washington, 
D.C.; Nathan Law, former Member of the Legislative Council of Hong 
Kong, London, United Kingdom; and Jenny Yang, World Relief, Baltimore, 
Maryland, on behalf of Refugee Council USA.

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 8974-
8995; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 106; and H. Res. 1266 were 
introduced.
  Pages H7227-28
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H7229
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5047, to require the Administrator of General Services to 
conduct an annual audit of properties leased to private parties, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-655);
  H.R. 5013, to apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small 
businesses to the same extent as such Act applies to consumers, to 
require the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to 
define ``small business'' for purposes of such Act, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 116-656);
  Hijacking our Heroes: Exploiting Veterans Through Disinformation on 
Social Media (H. Rept. 116-657);
  H.R. 3948, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to extend 
the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting 
debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under 
such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for 
violations of such Act, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 116-658); and
  H.R. 3068. A bill to establish an offshore wind career training grant 
program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-659, 
Part 1).
Page H7227
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative McCollum to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7161
Recess: The House recessed at 12:40 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7167
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the over 300,000 Americans who have passed away a result 
of the COVID-19 virus.
  Page H7167
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Homeless Veterans Coronavirus Response Act of 2020: Concur in the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 7105, to provide flexibility for the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered 
public health emergency;
  Pages H7169-H7211
  Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for Veteran 
Caregivers Act: S. 2216, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
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recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of 
clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, 
and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined 
ineligible for the family caregiver program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 380 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 244; 
                                              Pages H7211-13,  H7224-25
  Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020: S. 3312, to 
establish a crisis stabilization and community reentry grant program; 
                                                         Pages H7213-16
  Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act: S. 2174, amended, to 
expand the grants authorized under Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to 
include processing of unidentified remains, resolving missing persons 
cases;
  Pages H7217-19
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To the extent provided in 
advance in appropriations Act, the Attorney General is authorized to 
use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and 
expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System 
(NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out this Act'';
Page H7219
  One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act: S. 1694, 
amended, to require any Federal agency that issues licenses to conduct 
activities in outer space to include in the requirements for such 
licenses an agreement relating to the preservation and protection of 
the Apollo 11 landing site;
  Pages H7219-22
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to add recommendations and inform 
other relevant agencies of information relating to the principle of due 
regard and the limitation of harmful interference with Apollo landing 
site artifacts, and for other purposes.''; and
Page H7222
  Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility Act: S. 2472, to redesignate the NASA 
John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Ohio, as the NASA 
John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. 
                                                         Pages H7222-24
Correcting the enrollment of S. 3312: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 52, to correct the enrollment 
of S. 3312, as amended by Representative Bass.
  Pages H7216-17
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress that the national emergency with respect to the 
prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that was 
declared in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017 is to continue 
in effect beyond December 20, 2020. Referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-173). 
                                                             Page H7226
Senate Referrals: S. 2032 was held at the desk. S. 2054 was held at the 
desk. S. 3152 was held at the desk.
  Page H7169
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7169.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on page H7224-25.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 5:54 p.m.

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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           DECEMBER 17, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                 House

  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the 
Opioid Epidemic'', 9 a.m., Webex.

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                    10 a.m., Thursday, December 17 

                               
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of the 
nomination of Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, post-
cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Charles Edward Atchley, 
Jr., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination 
of Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     12 noon, Thursday, December 17

                               
                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration of measures under suspension of the 
Rules.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Axne, Cynthia, Iowa, E1160
Bera, Ami, Calif., E1153
Brooks, Mo, Ala., E1153, E1161
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1153, E1156, E1157, E1159, E1161, E1162, E1164
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1154, E1159, E1163
Crow, Jason, Col., E1154
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1161, E1164
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1164
Garcia, Jesus G. ``Chuy'', Ill., E1157
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1155, E1162
Guest, Michael, Miss., E1156
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1162
Joyce, David P., Ohio, E1161
Katko, John, N.Y., E1160, E1164
Kwanza, Hall, Ga., E1163
Lamb, Conor, Pa., E1155
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E1163
Lesko, Debbie, Ariz., E1153
Luria, Elaine G., Va., E1155
Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1156
McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E1155, E1159
O'Halleran, Tom, Ariz., E1153
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E1160
Takano, Mark, Calif., E1157
Tlaib, Rashida, Mich., E1157, E1159, E1162
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1157
Welch, Peter, Vt., E1154
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1163