[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D203-D204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 26, disapproving the action of the 
      District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal 
      Code Act of 2022.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S677-S726
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 694-725, S.J. Res. 18, and S. Res. 96-100. 
                                                          Pages S714-15
Measures Reported:
  S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military force 
against Iraq.                                                 
Page S713
Measures Passed:
  Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council: By 81 
yeas to 14 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 49), Senate passed H.J. 
Res. 26, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in 
approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.        
  Pages S680-S709
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to discharge the joint resolution from 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
                                                              Page S680
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the joint 
resolution.                                                   
Page S680
  Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act: Senate passed S. 724, to protect 
children against sexual abuse and exploitation.           
  Pages S722-23
  Honoring former Senator James Thomas Broyhill: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 100, to honor the life and death of James Thomas Broyhill, former 
Senator for the State of North Carolina.                      
  Page S723
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), appointed the 
following Senator to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military 
Academy: Senator Ernst, At Large.                             
  Page S722
Werfel Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Daniel I. Werfel, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.                             
  Page S680
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 48), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S680
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, March 9, 2023; that all post-cloture time be 
considered expired at 11:30 a.m., and Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nomination, followed by a vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
James Edward Simmons, Jr., of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California; that following 
disposition of the nomination of James Edward Simmons, Jr., Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination of Maria Araujo Kahn, of 
Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 
and at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Maria Araujo Kahn.                                            
Page S723
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 57 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. EX. 47), Patrice H. Kunesh, of 
Minnesota, to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native 
Americans, Department of Health and Human Services.       
Pages S677-80
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S711
Measures Referred:                                        
  Pages S711-12
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S712
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S712-13
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S713-14
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S715-16
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S716-19
Additional Statements:

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S719-20
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S720
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--49) 
                                                       Pages S680, S709
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late James Thomas Broyhill, former 
Senator for the State of North Carolina, in accordance with S. Res. 
100, at 8:08 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (For 
Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S723.)