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                                       Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to 
      be Director of National Intelligence.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S871-S956
Measures Introduced: Twenty-six bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 532-557, and S. Res. 75-76.
  Pages S929-30
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 76, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions.
Page S929
Measures Passed:
  Local Access to Courts Act:  Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 32, to clarify where court 
may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California, and 
the bill was then passed.
  Page S932
Kennedy, Jr. Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Pages S877-S923
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 51), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S877
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post-cloture time with respect to the 
nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. expire at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
February 13, 2025; that following disposition of the nomination, the 
motion to invoke cloture with respect to the nomination of Brooke 
Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture, be withdrawn, and 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, with no intervening 
action or debate; that following disposition of the nomination of 
Brooke Rollins, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Howard 
Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce, and Senate vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at 1:45 p.m.; and if 
cloture is invoked on the nomination of Howard Lutnick, all time be 
considered expired, and Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination of Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration, and if cloture is invoked on the 
nomination, all post-cloture time be expired; and that Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nominations of Howard Lutnick and Kelly Loeffler at 
a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with 
the Democratic Leader, no earlier than Tuesday, February 18, 2025. 
                                                              Page S923
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of 
California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, post-cloture, 
at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
Page S932
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 50), Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to 
be Director of National Intelligence.
Pages S871-77, S956
Measures Discharged:
  Pages S926-27
Executive Communications:
  Pages S927-29
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S929
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S930-31
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S931-32
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S932
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S932
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--51) 
                                                              Page S877
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:06 a.m., on 
Thursday, February 13, 2025, until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 13,

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2025. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on pages S932-33.)