[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D273-D274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Monday, March 27, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S943-S974
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 974-990, S.J. Res. 22, and S. Res. 125. 
                                                              Page S954
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative and Oversight Activities during 
the 117th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs''. (S. 
Rept. No. 118-3)                                              
Page S954
Measures Passed:
  National Poison Prevention Week: Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Res. 123, recognizing the week of March 19 through March 25, 2023, as 
``National Poison Prevention Week'' and encouraging communities across 
the United States to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning and 
promote poison prevention, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                              Page S951
Measures Considered:
Authorizations for Use of Military Force Against Iraq--Agreement: 
Senate resumed consideration of S. 316, to repeal the authorizations 
for use of military force against Iraq, taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                      
  Pages S943-46, S946-50
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 15, to add an effective date.         
Page S943
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 70), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.            
Page S950
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023; that at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on or in 
relation to Johnson Amendment No. 11, and Ricketts Amendment No. 30; 
that at 2:30 p.m., Senate vote on or in relation to Cruz Amendment No. 
9, and Sullivan Amendment No. 33; that at 5:15 p.m., Senate vote on or 
in relation to Scott (FL) Amendment No. 13, and Hawley Amendment No. 
40; and that the previous provisions of Thursday, March 23, 2023, in 
relation to the amendment votes remain in effect, and with two minutes 
for debate, equally divided, prior to each vote.              
Page S967
Fire Grants and Safety Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the 
United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant 
programs.                                                     
  Page S946
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, 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 S. 316, Authorizations for Use of 
Military Force Against Iraq.                                  
Page S946
Appointments:
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to Public 
Law 106-286, appointed the following Members to serve on the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
Senators King and Duckworth.                                  
  Page S951
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ann Elizabeth Carlson, of California, to be Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                              Page S974
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S952
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S952
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S952-54
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S954-55
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S955-64
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S952

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Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S964-67
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--70)    
  Page S950
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S967.)