[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1044-D1045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5023-S5054
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3047-3065, and S. Res. 407-411.   
  Page S5048
Measures Passed:
  Bipawtisan Howl-o-ween Dog Pawrade: Senate agreed to S. Res. 409, 
authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office 
Building for a Bipawtisan Howl-o-ween Dog Pawrade on October 31, 2023, 
from 4 to 6 p.m.                                             
  Page S5054
  National Loggers Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 410, designating 
October 12, 2023, as ``National Loggers Day''.               
  Page S5054
  Majority Party's Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 411, 
to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for 
the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
chosen.                                                      
  Page S5054
School Lunch CRA--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, and at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican 
Leader, no later than October 26, 2023, it be in order for Senator 
Marshall, or his designee, to move to proceed to the consideration of 
S.J. Res. 42, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and 
Nutrition Service relating to ``Application of Bostock v. Clayton 
County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update''; 
that if the motion to proceed is agreed to, there be ten hours of 
debate equally divided between the proponents and opponents of the 
joint resolution; that upon the use or yielding back of that time, 
Senate vote on passage of the joint resolution, and that all other 
provisions under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, remain in 
effect except the 60 session day clock.                  
  Pages S5053-54
Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Senate begin 
consideration of S.J. Res. 32, providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 
by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Small 
Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation 
B)''; and that at 12 noon, Senate vote on passage of the joint 
resolution, without intervening action or debate.            
  Page S5054
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 
centered in Colombia that was declared in Executive Order 12978 of 
October 21, 1995; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-25)                          
Page S5046
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 67 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 255), Jennifer L. Hall, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Delaware.                                                    
Page S5028
  By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 257), Julia Kathleen Munley, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania.                                    
Page S5029
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 256), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S5028-29
  By 50 yeas 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 259), Karla Ann Gilbride, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission for a term of four years.                         
Page S5036
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 258), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
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  Ana A. Escrogima, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of 
Oman.                                                        
Page S5037
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  1 Space Force nomination in the rank of general.           
Page S5054
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5047-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5048-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5051-52
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5044-46
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5052-53
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5053
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--259) 
                                                  Pages S5028-29, S5036
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:44 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5054.)