[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1107-D1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, as 
      amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5269-S5320
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
3175-3197.                                               
  Pages S5314-15
Measures Passed:
  Consolidated Appropriations Act: By 82 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 
284), Senate passed H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, by the order of the 
Senate of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 60 Senators having voted in the 
affirmative, and after taking action on the following amendments and 
motion proposed thereto:                                 
  Pages S5269-84
Adopted:
  Schumer (for Murray/Collins) Amendment No. 1092, in the nature of a 
substitute. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
the requirement of a 60 affirmative vote threshold, be withdrawn.) 
                                                             Page S5282
Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 280), Paul Amendment No. 1217 (to 
Amendment No. 1092), to require a full audit of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the 
Comptroller General of the United States. (Pursuant to the order of 
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)                   
Pages S5274-75
  By 23 yeas to 74 nays (Vote No. 281), Thune (for Paul) Amendment No. 
1347 (to Amendment No. 1092), to reduce the amounts appropriated in 
divisions B and C and to rescind amounts appropriated to the Internal 
Revenue Service. (Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 
the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not 
agreed to.)                                                  
Page S5276
  By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 282), Cruz/Cornyn Amendment No. 1249 
(to Amendment No. 1092), to ensure that United States diplomats and 
officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water 
Commission are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United 
Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the 
Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande. (Pursuant to the 
order of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the amendment having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)        
Pages S5281-82
  By 46 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 283), Paul (for Lee) Amendment No. 
1121 (to Amendment No. 1092), to require congressional review of 
certain agency rulemaking. (Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, October 
24, 2023, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, 
was not agreed to.)                                          
Page S5282
Withdrawn:
  Cramer/Manchin Amendment No. 1241 (to Amendment No. 1092), to 
prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or 
enforce the proposed rule of the Federal Highway Administration 
relating to greenhouse gas emissions performance measures.   
Page S5274
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Schumer motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not 
invoked on Murray motion to suspend Rule XVI for the consideration of 
Schumer (for Murray/Collins) Amendment No. 1092 (listed above) to the 
bill, was rendered moot.                                     
Page S5274
Measures Failed:
  Block Grant Assistance Act: Committee on Appropriations was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 662, to amend the 
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve 
disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and the bill failed 
of passage in a roll call vote, 43 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 285), 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5284-85

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  Scott (FL)/Rubio Amendment No. 1357, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5284
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency that was originally declared in Executive 
Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, with respect to the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-27)                 
Page S5314
Franchetti Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, November 
2, 2023, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Adm. Lisa M. 
Franchetti for appointment as Chief of Naval Operations and appointment 
to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and 
responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 8033: to be 
Admiral.                                                     
  Page S5300
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Herro Mustafa Garg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Arab 
Republic of Egypt.                                           
Page S5300
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
State.
  76 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
and Space Force.                                         
Pages S5318-20
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior, which was sent to the Senate on January 23, 2023. 
                                                             Page S5320
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5314
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5314
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5314
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5315-16
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5316-17
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5313-14
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5317-18
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5318
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--285) 
                                        Pages S5275-76, S5281-83, S5285
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:42 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5318.)