[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D306-D307]
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                                           Thursday, March 30, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1061-S1112
Measures Introduced: Ninety-seven bills and twenty-one resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1068-1164, S.J. Res. 23-24, and S. Res. 139-
157.                                                     
  Pages S1088-92
Measures Passed:
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 777, 
to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S1066-69
  National Women in Agriculture Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 120, designating March 
23, 2023, as ``National Women in Agriculture Day'', and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S1081
  Recognizing American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
Women: Senate agreed to S. Res. 148, recognizing the heritage, culture, 
and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native 
Hawaiian women in the United States.                         
  Page S1081
  National Asbestos Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 149, 
designating the first week of April 2023 as ``National Asbestos 
Awareness Week''.                                            
  Page S1081
  Honoring the Victims of the Covenant School Attack: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 150, honoring the memories of the victims of the senseless 
attack at the Covenant School on March 27, 2023.             
  Page S1081
  Administrative False Claims Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 659, to amend chapter 38 of 
title 31, United States Code, relating to civil remedies, and the bill 
was then passed.                                         
  Pages S1081-82
Measures Considered:
Fire Grants and Safety Act--Agreement: Senate began 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, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                      
  Pages S1062-66, S1079
Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 58, to add an effective date.        
Page S1063
  Prior to the consideration of this measure today, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S1063
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1063
  A motion was entered to close further debate on 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 
nomination of Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General.                               
Page S1079
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing 
deadline for first degree amendments to the bill be at 3:30 p.m., on 
Monday, April 17, 2023.                                      
Page S1110
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: Monday, April 3, 2023, at 12 
noon; Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 10 a.m.; Monday, April 10, 2023 at 
11:30 a.m.; and Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 8:45 a.m.; and that when 
the Senate adjourns on Thursday, April 13, 2023, it next convene at 3 
p.m., on Monday, April 17, 2023.                             
  Page S1110
Plumb Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense.                                                     
  Page S1078

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  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, March 30, 2023, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, April 17, 2023.                                      
Page S1078
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1078
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, April 17, 2023, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination, and that all motions to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of Thursday, March 30, 2023, ripen at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, April 17, 2023.                             
Page S1110
Solomon Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General.                               
  Page S1079
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, 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 
nomination of Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense.                                        
Page S1079
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1078
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1079
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 67 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 81), Richard R. Verma, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
                                                         Pages S1069-70
  By 63 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 82), Laura Taylor-Kale, of 
California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.         
Page S1075
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space 
Force.                                                   
Pages S1079-80
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Douglas Dziak, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
October 26, 2024.
  Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer 
of the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
  Herro Mustafa Garg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Arab 
Republic of Egypt.
  Richard H. Riley IV, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Somalia.
  Mark Toner, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Liberia.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  5 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                  
Pages S1110-11
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Gigi B. Sohn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 
2021, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2023.
  Phillip A. Washington, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, which was 
sent to the Senate on January 3, 2023.                       
Page S1112
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S1087-88
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1088
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1092-93
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S1093-S1108
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1085-87
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1108-09
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1109-10
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1110
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--82) 
                                                  Pages S1069-70, S1075
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:26 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Monday, April 3, 2023. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1110.)