[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D174-D175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Wednesday, March 1, 2023

[[Page D174]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S539-S614
Measures Introduced: Forty-six bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 574-619, and S. Res. 86-90.    
  Pages S567-69
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Activities of the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs during the 117th Congress''. (S. 
Rept. No. 118-1)
  S. 79, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an 
interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing 
information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents.
  S. 113, to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of 
intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress 
with appropriate policy recommendations, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. 142, to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the 
market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from 
compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the 
entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological 
products, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 148, to enable to Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham 
citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a 
competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and 
facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to 
raise legitimate public health concerns, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. 150, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product 
hopping.                                                      
Page S567
Measures Passed:
  Texas Rangers Bicentennial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 86, 
commemorating the bicentennial of the Texas Ranger Division of the 
Texas Department of Public Safety, the oldest State law enforcement 
agency in North America, and honoring the men and women, past and 
present, of the Texas Rangers.                                
  Page S545
  Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising 
Shareholder Rights: By 50 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 35), Senate passed 
H.J. Res. 30, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of Labor relating to ``Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan 
Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights''.          
  Pages S550-56
  COVID-19 Origin Act: Senate passed S. 619, to require the Director of 
National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin 
of COVID-19.                                                  
  Page S612
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13288 of March 6, 2003, with respect to the actions and policies of 
certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to 
undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
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Pages S566-67
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13660 of March 6, 2014, with respect to Ukraine; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-3) 
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  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13692 of March 8, 2015, with respect to the situation in Venezuela; 
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-4)                                               
                                                              Page S567
Lawless Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Colleen R. Lawless, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois.      
  Pages S546-50
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 33), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
                                                              Page S546
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, March 2, 2023; that at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination, followed by a vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Gordon P. Gallagher, of Colorado, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado; that 
if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Gordon P. Gallagher, all 
post-cloture time be considered expired and that the confirmation votes 
on the nominations of James Edward Simmons, Jr., of California, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, 
and Gordon P. Gallagher be at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader; and that at 1:45 
p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of Jonathan James 
Canada Grey, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Michigan.                                 
                                                              Page S612
Grey Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Jonathan James Canada Grey, of Michigan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.                   
  Page S550
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 34), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
                                                              Page S550
Simmons, Jr. Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of James Edward Simmons, Jr., of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of California.   
  Pages S556-62
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 36), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
                                                              Page S556
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 49 yeas 48 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. EX. 32), 
Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts.                  
                                                          Pages S539-46
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S567
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S567
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S569-70
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S570-74
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S565-66
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S574
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--36) 
                                              Pages S545-46, S550, S556
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S612.)