[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D849-D850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, September 7, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4243-S4336
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2736-2750, and S. Res. 332-333.               
  Page S4270
Measures Passed:
  Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act:  Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 294, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and the 
bill was then passed.                                    
  Pages S4325-26
  Administrative Fine Program:  Senate passed S. 2747, to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine 
Program for certain reporting violations.                    
  Page S4326
Bradsher Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.                                            
  Page S4261
  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, September 7, 2023, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., 
on Monday, September 11, 2023.                               
Page S4261
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4261
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4261
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, September 11, 2023, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; and that the motions to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of Thursday, September 7, 2023, ripen at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, September 11, 2023.                         
Page S4261
Cummings Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.        
  Page S4261
  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 Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.                                            
Page S4261
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4261
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4261
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4366, making appropriations 
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. 
                                                             Page S4261
  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 Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                                 
Page S4261
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4261
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 220), Adriana Debora Kugler, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 
1, 2012.                                                     
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  By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 222), Anna M. Gomez, of Virginia, 
to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of 
five years from July 1, 2021.                                
Page S4257
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 221), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4254
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael G. Whitaker, of Vermont, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration for the term of five years.
  Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S4332-36
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), 
which was sent to the Senate on January 23, 2023.            
Page S4336
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4266-70
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4270-72
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S4270
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4263-66
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4273-S4325
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4325
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4325
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--222) 
                                                     Pages S4254, S4257
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:17 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4332.)