[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D838-D839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resumes of Congressional Activity for July 2023 and August 
      2023.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3869-S4210
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2716-2726, S.J. Res. 43, and S. Res. 328.     
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Measures Reported:
  Reported on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, during the adjournment:
  S. 473, to provide for drone security. (S. Rept. No. 118-87)
  S. 1510, to amend provisions relating to the Office of the Inspector 
General of the Government Accountability Office. (S. Rept. No. 118-88)
  S. 1865, to direct agencies to be transparent when using automated 
and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical 
decisions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 118-89)
  S. 1886, to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Best 
Practices for Nonprofit Organizations, Faith-based Organizations, and 
Houses of Worship within the Department of Homeland Security, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-90)
  S. 2073, to amend title 31, United States Code, to require agencies 
to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in 
annual budget justifications, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-91)
  S. 2043, to provide for certain authorities of the Department of 
State, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Reported on Tuesday, September 5:
  S. 1425, to require a report on Federal support to the cybersecurity 
of commercial satellite systems, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-92)
  S. 1871, to create intergovernmental coordination between State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, and the Federal 
Government to combat United States reliance on the People's Republic of 
China and other covered countries for critical minerals and rare earth 
metals, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
118-93)
  S. 1973, to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the 
United States of America for use by the Federal Government, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 118-94)
  S. 359, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code 
of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1080, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require electronic 
communication service providers and remote computing services to report 
to the Attorney General certain controlled substances violations, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.                  
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Measures Passed:
  National Airborne Day:  Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 327, designating August 16, 2023, 
as ``National Airborne Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
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Jefferson Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
                                                         Pages S3869-81
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 83 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. EX. 213), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S3879-80
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, September 6, 2023; that at 11:30 a.m., all post-
cloture time be considered expired, and Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nomination; that if cloture has been invoked on the nomination of 
Gwynne A.

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Wilcox, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations 
Board, at 2:15 p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Gwynne A. Wilcox; that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Lisa 
DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System, at 5:15 p.m., all post-cloture time be 
considered expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination. 
                                                         Pages S4209-10
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William Brodsky, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026.
  Janice Miriam Hellreich, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2030.
  Leslie N. Bluhm, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2028.
  Paul Herdman, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation 
for a term expiring August 11, 2026.
  Alvin Harlyn Warren, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2028.
  David Huitema, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics for a term of five years.
  French Hill, of Arkansas, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  Janet Keller, of California, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Barbara Lee, of California, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Courtney Diesel O'Donnell, of California, to be United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, 
and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Calvin Smyre, of Georgia, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of the Office of 
Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Jeffrey Worthe, of California, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  5 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Space Force nomination in the rank of general.           
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3891-93
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--213) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3:01 p.m. and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4210.)