[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D715-D716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Thursday, July 13, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2445-S2964
Measures Introduced: Forty-three bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2287-2329, S. Res. 294-298, and S. Con. Res. 
13.                                                      
  Pages S2459-61
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2103, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2024 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System. (S. Rept. No. 118-59)
  S. 2302, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 118-60)
  S. 2309, making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 
118-61)
  S. 2321, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 118-62)                    
Page S2458
Measures Passed:
  No CORRUPTION Act: Senate passed S. 932, to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of 
Congress sentenced for certain offenses.                     
  Page S2962
  Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic: Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3672, to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
Indian River, Michigan, as the ``Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of 
Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and the bill was then passed.     
  Page S2962
  Hiroshi ``Hershey'' Miyamura VA Clinic: Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 475, to 
designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, 
New Mexico, as the Hiroshi ``Hershey'' Miyamura VA Clinic, and the bill 
was then passed.                                             
  Page S2962
  Honoring the life and legacy of Gloria Molina: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 297, honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Gloria Molina, 
the first Latina elected to the California State Legislature, Los 
Angeles City Council, and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. 
                                                             Page S2962
  National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
298, designating July 30, 2023, as ``National Whistleblower 
Appreciation Day''.                                          
  Page S2963
  Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training 
Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1096, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to require the employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
receive training developed by the Inspector General of the Department 
on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and 
cooperating with the Office of Inspector General of the Department, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S2963
  Cardin (for Hassan/Boozman) Amendment No. 659, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2963
  Children of Vietnam Veterans benefits: Senate passed S. 112, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of 
Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida.                 
  Pages S2963-64
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of 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.                              
  Page S2449
  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 nomination of Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.     
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of 
an Executive Order authorizing the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it 
is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, to order 
to active duty members and units of the Selected Reserve and 
appropriately designated Individual Ready Reserve members to augment 
the active forces for Operation Atlantic Resolve to enhance the United 
States' ability to sustain its heightened level of presence and 
operations in support of United States European Command; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-20)         
Page S2456
Uhlmann Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.                             
  Page S2449
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 185), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2449
Bloomekatz Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit.                             
  Pages S2449-50
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 186), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2450
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture; and that all post-
cloture time be considered expired at 5:30 p.m.              
Page S2964
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 49 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 184), Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, 
to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a 
term expiring July 1, 2027.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.                    
Pages S2445-2449
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  2 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.          
Page S2964
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2456-57
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S2457-58
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S2458-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2461-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2463-68
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2455
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S2468-S2961
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2961-62
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--186) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:05 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2964.)