[Daily Digest]
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                                         Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S823-S870
Measures Introduced: Twenty-seven bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 505-531, and S. Res. 69-74.
  Pages S859-60
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 69, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  S. Res. 70, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  S. Res. 71, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship.
  S. Res. 73, authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  S. Res. 74, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.
Page S859
Appointments:
  Congressional Advisers on Trade Policy and Negotiations:  The Chair, 
in accordance with Public Law 93-618, as amended by Public Law 100-418, 
on behalf of the President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of 
the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, appointed the following 
Members of the Finance Committee as congressional advisers on trade 
policy and negotiations to International conferences, meetings and 
negotiation sessions relating to trade agreements: Senators Crapo, 
Grassley, Cornyn, Wyden, and Cantwell.
  Page S865
  Washington's Farewell Address: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to the order of the Senate of January 24, 1901, as 
modified by the order of February 11, 2025, appointed Senator Wicker to 
read Washington's Farewell Address on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. 
                                                              Page S865
Washington's Farewell Address--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that notwithstanding the order of January 24, 
1901, the traditional reading of Washington's Farewell Address take 
place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, following the Prayer and Pledge of 
the Flag.
  Page S865
Gabbard Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Pages S823-32, S832-55
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the vote on confirmation of the nomination 
occur at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 2025; that the motions to 
invoke cloture filed on Thursday, February 6, 2025, ripen following 
disposition of the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard; and that if cloture is 
invoked on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to 
be Secretary of Health and Human Services, the post-cloture time count 
as if invoked at 1 a.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Page S847
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, as under the previous order. 
                                                              Page S847
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
  Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.
  Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director.
  Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and 
Financial Crimes.
  James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French 
Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco.
  Joseph Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of Ambassador.
  Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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  Benjamin Black, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States International Development Finance Corporation.
  Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 
30, 2025.
  Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Panama.
  Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2025.
  Gustav Chiarello III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Agriculture.
  Jason De Sena Trennert, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms 
Control and International Security.
  Sean Donahue, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  David Eisner, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy.
  David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service.
  George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Japan.
  Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a 
term of five years.
  Catherine Hanson, of South Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Landon Heid, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Canada.
  Allison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Political Affairs).
  Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel.
  Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics.
  Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican 
States.
  Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce.
  Paul Kapur, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
South Asian Affairs.
  David Keeling, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education.
  Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Henry Mack III, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Ned Mamula, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States 
Geological Survey.
  Jennifer Mascott, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Education.
  Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection for a term of five years.
  Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  Brian Morrissey, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service.
  Kevin O'Farrell, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education.
  Caleb Orr, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic 
and Business Affairs).
  Wayne Palmer, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Mine Safety and Health.
  Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Energy.
  Chris Pratt, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Political-Military Affairs).
  Brian Quintenz, of Ohio, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission.
  Brian Quintenz, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2029.
  David Rader, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Joel Rayburn, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs).
  Kimberly Richey, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil 
Rights, Department of Education.
  Mary Riley, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education.
  Audrey Robertson, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).
  Sarah Rogers, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public 
Diplomacy.
  Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department 
of State.

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  Kathleen Sgamma, of Colorado, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  Michael Stuart, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
  Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Veterans Affairs.
  Craig Trainor, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Matthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent 
Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
Pages S869-70
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Luke Petit, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, which was sent to the Senate on February 3, 2025.
Page S870
Messages from the House:
  Page S858
Measures Referred:
  Pages S858-59
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S859
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S860-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S861-64
Additional Statements:
  Pages S857-58
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S864
Privileges of the Floor:
  Pages S864-65
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:40 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S865.)