[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 160 (Saturday, September 30, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1003-D1004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Saturday, September 30, 2023

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and 
      Other Extensions Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4885-S4899
Measures Introduced: One bill and five resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3003, and S. Res. 389-393.                   
  Pages S4891-92
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act: By 88 
yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 247), Senate passed H.R. 5860, making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, by the order of the 
Senate of Saturday, September 30, 2023, 60 Senators having voted in the 
affirmative, and after agreeing to the motion to proceed thereto. 
                                                         Pages S4887-88
  Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act: Committee on 
Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. 2231, to amend 
title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and 
research, and the bill was then passed.                      
  Page S4895
  Motorcycle Safety Foundation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
310, recognizing the Motorcycle Safety Foundation for 50 years of 
safety education, and the resolution was then agreed to.     
  Page S4895
  National Community Policing Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 390, 
designating the week of October 1, 2023, through October 7, 2023, as 
``National Community Policing Week''.                        
  Page S4895
  National Character Counts Week:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 391, 
designating the week beginning October 15, 2023, as ``National 
Character Counts Week''.                                     
  Page S4895
  Maui Wildfires in August 2023:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 392, 
recognizing and honoring the first responders and those who lost their 
lives in the Maui wildfires in August 2023 that affected thousands of 
people.                                                      
  Page S4895
  Honoring the Life of former Senator Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth:  
Senate agreed to S. Res. 393, to honor the life and death of Duncan 
McLauchlin (``Lauch'') Faircloth, former Senator for the State of North 
Carolina.                                                
  Pages S4895-96
Measures Considered:
Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Senate 
continued consideration of H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration 
and other civil aviation programs, taking action on the following 
amendments and motions proposed thereto:                 
  Pages S4885-87
Pending:
  Schumer (for Murray) Amendment No. 1292, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4885
  Schumer Amendment No. 1293 (to Amendment No. 1292), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S4885
  Schumer motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 
1294, to add an effective date.                              
Page S4885
  Schumer Amendment No. 1295 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
1294), to modify the effective date.                         
Page S4885
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 246), Senate agreed to the motion to 
instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent 
Senators.                                                    
Page S4887
  Senator Schumer entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
Senate agreed to the motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request 
the attendance of absent Senators.                           
Page S4887
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on Schumer

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(for Murray) Amendment No. 1292 (listed above), be withdrawn. 
                                                             Page S4887
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the bill, be withdrawn.                 
Page S4887
O'Brien Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).      
  Pages S4888-89
  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 
Saturday, September 30, 2023, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. 
on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.                             
Pages S4888-89
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4888
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3:00 p.m., on 
Tuesday, October 3, 2023; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed 
during the session of Saturday, September 30, 2023 ripen at 5:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page S4896
  Hurson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Brendan Abell Hurson, of Maryland, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maryland.                 
Page S4889
  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 James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).          
Page S4889
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4889
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4889
  Declercq Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Susan Kim DeClercq, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.         
Page S4889
  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 Brendan Abell Hurson, of Maryland, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maryland.                 
Page S4889
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4889
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4889
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2023.
  Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2022.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S4889-91
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4891
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S4891
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S4892
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4892-94
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4894-95
Quorum Calls:  One quorum call was taken today. (Total-2)    
  Page S4887
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--247) 
                                                         Pages S4887-88
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth, 
former Senator for the State of North Carolina, in accordance with S. 
Res. 393, at 9:46 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. (For 
Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S4896.)