[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D740-D741]
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                                             Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2967-S3128
Measures Introduced: Thirty-six bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2330-2365, S. Res. 299-301, and S. Con. Res. 
14-15.                                                   
  Pages S2984-85
Measures Reported:
  S. 567, to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor 
Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959.
  S. 728, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more 
effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages 
on the basis of sex.
  S. 1094, to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online 
content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms 
regarding the terms on which content may be distributed.
  S. 1664, to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can 
address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. 
                                                             Page S2984
Measures Passed:
  United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement 
Implementation Act: Senate passed H.R. 4004, to approve and implement 
the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei 
Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan. 
                                                         Pages S2977-78
  CTPAT Pilot Program Act: Senate passed S. 794, to require a pilot 
program on the participation of non-asset-based third-party logistics 
providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S3118
  Schumer (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 934, to specify that no additional 
funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out 
the Act.                                                     
Page S3118
  Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act: Senate passed S. 70, to require 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage 
packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian 
land by certain deadlines.                               
  Pages S3118-20
  Urban Indian Health Confer Act: Senate passed S. 460, to amend the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian 
organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human 
Services.                                                    
  Page S3120
  Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: Senate passed 
S. 1308, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to extend the deadline for the Secretary of the Interior 
to promulgate regulations implementing title IV of that Act, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3120
  Pala Band of Mission Indians: Senate passed H.R. 423, to take certain 
land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the 
benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians.             
  Pages S3120-21
  Drug Enforcement Administration 50th Anniversary: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 246, 
honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on 
the 50th anniversary of the agency, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                          
  Page S3121
  National Day of the American Cowboy: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 269, designating July 
22, 2023, as ``National Day of the American Cowboy'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S3121
  Collector Car Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 300, 
designating July 14, 2023, as ``Collector Car Appreciation Day'' and 
recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic 
cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements 
and cultural heritage of the United States.                  
  Page S3121
  Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 301, 
expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers 
Recognition Day.                                             
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Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
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 S2977
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 188), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S2977
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023; 
and that all time during adjournment, recess, morning business, and 
Leader remarks count post-cloture on the motion to proceed. 
                                                             Page S3121
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a 
committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on 
the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency Isaac 
Herzog, President of the State of Israel, into the House Chamber for 
the joint meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.               
  Page S3118
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 187), Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. 
                                                         Pages S2967-77
Nominations Received: On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Senate received the 
following nominations:
  Patricia L. Lee, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2027.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026.
  Tadd M. Johnson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a 
term expiring October 6, 2028.
  Laura Stone, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands.
  Todd Gloria, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2023.
  Todd Gloria, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2029.
  David K. Sing, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2026.
  Erika L. McEntarfer, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years.
  Jeff Rezmovic, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Homeland Security.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S3121-28
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2982-83
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2985-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2989-93
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2981-82
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S2993-S3118
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3118
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--188) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 10:44 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3121.)