[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D685-D687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2291-2329
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2224-2251, and S. Res. 287-290. 
                                                         Pages S2310-11
Measures Reported:
  S. 884, to establish a Government-wide approach to improving digital 
identity, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 118-47)
  S. 92, to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music 
Center in Galax, Virginia, as the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater''. (S. 
Rept. No. 118-48)
  S. 162, to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to 
include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, 
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild 
rivers in the State of Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 118-49)
  S. 199, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest 
restoration projects. (S. Rept. No. 118-50)
  S. 440, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness 
and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in 
Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, 
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, 
and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral 
leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (S. Rept. No. 118-51)
  S. 452, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear 
Fuel Security Program, expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, 
and submit a report on a civil nuclear credit program, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 118-52)
  S. 535, to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to 
recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing 
units. (S. Rept. No. 118-53)
  S. 593, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the 
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of 
the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. (S. Rept. No. 118-54)
  S. 612, to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. (S. Rept. No. 
118-55)
  S. 623, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude 
certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or 
descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility 
for certain programs. (S. Rept. No. 118-56)
  S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. 
                                                         Pages S2309-10
Measures Passed:
  National Dairy Month: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 284, 
expressing support for the designation of June 2023 as ``National Dairy 
Month'' to recognize the important role dairy plays in a healthy diet 
and the exceptional work of dairy producers in being stewards of the 
land and livestock, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S2328-29
  American Grown Flower Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 289, expressing 
support for the designation of July 2023 as ``American Grown Flower 
Month''.                                                 
  Pages S2328-29
  Honoring Oliver Hazard Perry Morton: Senate agreed to S. Res. 290, 
honoring the life of Oliver Hazard Perry Morton.         
  Pages S2328-29
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to the situation in Hong Kong that was 
declared in Executive Order 13936 of July 14, 2020; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-18)               
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Cartwright Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Tiffany M. Cartwright, of Washington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington.   
  Pages S2302-04
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 179), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2302
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time on the nomination be considered expired and the 
confirmation vote occur at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, following consultation with the Republican Leader.   
Page S2304
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate vote 
on confirmation of the nomination at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 12, 
2023; that the motions to invoke cloture filed during the session of 
Monday, July 10, 2023 ripen following disposition of the nomination; 
that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Myong J. Joun, of 
Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Massachusetts, all time be considered expired at 2:30 p.m.; and that if 
cloture is invoked on the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, to be 
a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, all time be 
considered expired at 5:30 p.m.                              
Page S2329
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 84 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 174), Xochitl Torres Small, of New 
Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.           
Pages S2291-98
  By 51 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 177), Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence Against Women 
Office, Department of Justice.                    
Pages S2298-99, S2301
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 175), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2298
  By 50 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 178), Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, 
of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Washington.                               
Pages S2299-S2302
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 176), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2298-99
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Andrew N. Ferguson, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2016.
  Andrew N. Ferguson, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the term of seven years from September 26, 2023.
  Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the 
unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2018.
  Jamie Fly, of Virginia, to be a Member of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027.
  Laura Dove, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 
November 17, 2029.
  Laura Dove, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 
November 17, 2023.
  Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a 
term expiring September 27, 2026.
  Amanda Wood Laihow, of Maine, to be a Member of Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2029.
  Henry J. Kerner, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2030.
  Katherine E. Oler, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Judith E. Pipe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years, William M. Jackson, retired.
  Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of International Trade.
  Jennifer L. Hall, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Delaware.
  Brandy R. McMillion, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of International Trade.
  April M. Perry, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years.

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  Karoline Mehalchick, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  Margaret M. Garnett, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  6 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.          
Page S2329
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2308-09
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2311-14
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2314-15
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2306-08
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2315-28
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2328
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2328
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--179) 
                                               Pages S2298-99, S2301-02
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:15 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2329.)