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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Senate will convene at 10:00am.

There are no votes scheduled at this time.

At a time to be determined, the Senate will proceed to roll call votes on Motions to Instruct Conferees on H.R.4521, America COMPETES/USICA.

The Senate has reached an agreement with respect to Calendar #282, H.R.4521, America USICA/COMPETES. That if a compound motion to go to conference is agreed to and the Chair is authorized to appoint conferees, the following Senators be permitted to make a motion to instruct, the text of which is at the desk; that these be the only motions to instruct in order; further, that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, following consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate vote in relation to the motions in the order listed, that the only debate with respect to these motions be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote, and with 60-affirmative votes required for adoption of the Lankford motion:

  1. Paul
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Paul motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Gain of Function Research).
  2. Barrasso
    • Agreed to, 53-44: Barrasso motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (OCS 5-Year Plan).
  3. Cruz
    • Agreed to, 86-12: Cruz motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Iran).
  4. Menendez
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Menendez motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (USTR IG).
  5. Risch
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Risch motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (China’s Malign Influence).
  6. Kelly
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Kelly motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (CHIP Investment).
  7. Lee
    • Not agreed to, 48-49: Lee motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Green Climate Fund).
  8. Blackburn
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Blackburn motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Digital Yuan).
  9. Cotton
    • Agreed to, 50-44: Cotton motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Green Climate Fund to DoD).
  10. Murkowski
    • Passed by voice vote: Murkowski motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Oceans Data).
  11. Sullivan
    • Passed by voice vote: Sullivan motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Critical Minerals).
  12. Rubio
    • Passed by voice vote: Rubio motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Intel Review).
  13. Johnson
    • Agreed to, 59-33: Johnson motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Reject Mink Fur Prohibition).
  14. Sanders (re: warrants)
    • Not agreed to, 6-87: Sanders motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (CHIPS Strings).
  15. Scott (FL)
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Scott FL motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (ROI and Claw Back Provisions).
  16. Hassan
    • Agreed to, 90-5: Hassan motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (R&D tax Credit).
  17. Ernst
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Ernst motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (SBA programs and National Security).
  18. Lankford
    • Agreed to, 62-33: Lankford motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Iran). (60 vote affirmative threshold)
  19. Sanders (re: NASA)
    • Not agreed to, 17-78: Sanders motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Cut NASA Artemis Funding).
  20. Cassidy (re: Mexico)
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Cassidy motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Mexico Energy Sector).
  21. Bennet
  22. Warnock
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Warnock motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (HBCU).
  23. Daines
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Daines motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Prohibit Rejection of All-of-the-Above Energy Portfolio).
  24. Cassidy (re: college transparency)
  25. Capito
    • Agreed to, 49-47: Capito motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Climate Emergency Declaration).
  26. Toomey
    • Agreed to, 53-43: Toomey motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Trade, Section 301).
  27. Scott (SC)
    • Not agreed to, 47-49: Scott SC motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (Prohibit Co2 Mandate without China).
  28. Lujan
    • Agreed to by voice vote: Lujan motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.4521, USICA (National Labs).

Agreed to by voice vote: Executive Calendar #589 James D. Rodriguez to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.

The Senate adjourned at 10:11pm.