Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- The House of Representatives and Senate met in joint session to count electoral votes.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13–S42
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 13.Page S40
Electoral Ballot Count: Senate met in Joint Session with the House of Representatives to count the electoral ballots of the States cast in the election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Pages S13–32
During the counting of electoral ballots today, Senate also took the following action:
By 6 yeas to 93 nays (Vote No. 1), the objection to the Presidential electoral vote certificate from the State of Arizona was not sustained.Pages S31–32
By 7 yeas to 92 nays (Vote No. 2), the objection to the Presidential electoral vote certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was not sustained.Page S38
Pro Forma Sessions—Agreement: A unanimous consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, January 8, 2021, at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 12:30 p.m.; Friday, January 15, 2021, at 10 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, January 15, 2021, it next convene on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 12 noon.Page S40
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order declaring additional steps to be taken concerning the national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain declared in Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, received during adjournment of the Senate on January 5, 2021; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM–1) Page S39
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Jason Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense.
William Patrick Joseph Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2029.
Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.
51 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
26 Army nominations in the rank of general.
4 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.Pages S40–42
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nomination:
Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2021.
Messages from the House:Pages S39–40
Measures Referred:Page S40
Measures Placed on the Calendar:Page S40
Measures Read the First Time:Page S40
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total—2) Pages S31–32, S38
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 and adjourned at 3:48 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2021, until 10 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page S40.)
