[Daily Digest]
[Pages D279-D281]
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                                             Monday, March 24, 2025

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1791-S1808
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1088-1098, and S. Res. 132-134.
  Page S1802
Measures Reported:  Reported on Tuesday, March 18, during the 
adjournment:
  S. 875, to curtail the political weaponization of Federal banking 
agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the 
supervision of depository institutions, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  S. 919, to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1802
Measures Passed:
  National Osceola Turkey Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 134, 
designating March 15, 2025, as ``National Osceola Turkey Day''. 
                                                             Page S1807
Appointments:
  Congressional Award Board:  The Chair, on behalf of the Democratic 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individual to the Congressional Award Board: Senator Lujan 
vice former Senator Manchin.
  Page S1807
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  A message from the President of the United States Transmitting, 
pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation as emergency 
requirements 16 appropriations (including the transfer and repurposing 
of funds) so designated by the Congress in the Full-Year Continuing 
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (the ``Act'') pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as outlined in the enclosed list of 
accounts, and does not include the remaining 11 appropriations; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-16)
Page S1800
Faulkender Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary 
of the Treasury.
  Page S1796
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Aaron Reitz, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
Page S1796
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1796
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.
Page S1796
Kratsios Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motions to invoke 
cloture filed during the session of the Senate on Friday, March 14, 
2025, ripen at 12 noon, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025; that at 12 noon, 
Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy; and that at 2:15 p.m., if cloture is 
invoked, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of Michael 
Kratsios.
  Page S1807
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 62 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 136), John Phelan, of Florida, to 
be Secretary of the Navy.
Pages S1791-95, S1808
  By 60 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 137), Christopher Landau, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State.
Pages S1795-96, S1808
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Herschel Walker, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of 
The Bahamas.
  Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
  Stacey Feinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy 
of Luxembourg.
  Melissa Argyros, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Latvia.

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  Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.
  Gregory Autrey, of Florida, to be Chief Financial Officer, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Richard Buchan III, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Morocco.
  Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration.
  David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic 
of China.
  Bill Bazzi, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia.
  Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Swiss 
Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
  Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration for the term of five years.
  Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Greece.
  Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Health and Human Services.
  Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be U.S. Representative to the United 
Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four 
years.
  Leo Brent Bozell III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of South Africa.
  Howard Brodie, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Finland.
  John Busterud, of California, to be Assistant Administrator, Office 
of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Crystal Carey, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of the National 
Labor Relations Board for term of four years.
  Brian Christine, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services.
  Michael DeSombre, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(East Asian and Pacific Affairs).
  Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Lanny Erdos, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement.
  Karen Evans, of West Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Management, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Arthur Fisher, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Austria.
  Amer Ghalib, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
  Melinda Hildebrand, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Costa Rica.
  Julie Hocker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Michel Issa, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic.
  Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Norway.
  Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Argentine 
Republic.
  Benjamin Leon, Jr., of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra.
  Jennifer Locetta, of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Andrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2030.
  Nicholas Merrick, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
  Daniel Newlin, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Colombia.
  Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Independent State of Samoa.
  Roman Pipko, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia.
  Joseph Popolo, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the 
Netherlands.
  Michael Powers, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  Marco Rajkovich, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2030.
  Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic 
of Uruguay.
  Thomas Rose, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
  Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Brent Sadler, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration.
  Jonathan Snare, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2029.
  Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual 
Property), with the rank of Ambassador.

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  Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  Derek Theurer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Sweden.
  Usha-Maria Turner, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Edward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
  William White, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of 
America to the Kingdom of Belgium.
  James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2032.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Pages S1807-08
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Leo Brent Bozell III, of Virginia, to be Chief Executive Officer of 
the United States Agency for Global Media, which was sent to the Senate 
on March 10, 2025
Page S1808
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1800-02
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1802-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1804-06
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--137) 
                                                         Pages S1795-96
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:14 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1807.)