[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 183 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1133-D1135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Monday, November 6, 2023

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5347-S5369
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3227-3231, and S. Res. 450-452.               
  Page S5360
Measures Reported:
  S. 306, to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the 
Tule River Tribe. (S. Rept. No. 118-110)                     
Page S5360
Measures Passed:
  READ Act Reauthorization Act:  Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 41, to reauthorize the READ 
Act, and the bill was then passed.                           
  Page S5363
  Mekong-United States Partnership:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 126, 
recognizing the vital importance of the Mekong River to Southeast Asia 
and the role of the Mekong-United States Partnership in supporting the 
prosperity of the region, after agreeing to the committee reported 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, the committee reported 
amendment in the nature of a substitute to the preamble, and the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S5363-66
Adopted:
  Merkley Amendment No. 1362, to make technical amendments. 
                                                             Page S5363
  Charitable Collections in Senate Buildings:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 
451, permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares 
during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings. 
                                                             Page S5366
  Nuclear Weapons Program Workers:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 452, 
designating October 30, 2023, as a national day of remembrance for the 
workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States. 
                                                             Page S5366
  National Wildlife Refuge Week:  Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 396, designating the 
week beginning on October 8, 2023, as ``National Wildlife Refuge 
Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to.           
  Pages S5366-67
Message from the President: Senate received the following messages from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to the threat from securities 
investments that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) that was declared in Executive Order 13959 of November 12, 
2020, received during adjournment of the Senate on November 3, 2023; 
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-28)                                     
Pages S5347, S5359
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the President's report to Congress 
relative to the Secretary of the Interior's certification under section 
8 of the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967, as amended (the ``Pelly 
Amendment'') (22 U.S.C. 1978) that nationals of the People's Republic 
of China (PRC) are engaging in trade or taking of eight species of 
pangolin that diminishes the effectiveness of the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES), received during adjournment of the Senate on November 3, 2023; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-29) 
                                                  Pages S5347, S5359-60
Bertagnolli Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director 
of the National Institutes of Health.          
  Pages S5347-52, S5355-56
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 59 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. EX. 292), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5355

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, November 7, 2023; that all time on the nomination be 
considered expired at 11:45 a.m.; that if cloture is invoked on the 
nomination of Kenly Kiya Kato, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, all time be 
considered expired at 2:15 p.m.; and that if cloture is invoked on the 
nomination of Julia E. Kobick, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, all time be 
considered expired at 5:30 p.m.                              
Page S5367
Burrows Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.     
  Page S5352
  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 Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr., of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. 
                                                             Page S5352
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5352
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5352
McMillion Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Brandy R. McMillion, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.         
  Page S5352
  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 Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.     
Page S5352
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5352
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5352
Almadani Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Monica Ramirez Almadani, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California. 
                                                             Page S5352
  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 Brandy R. McMillion, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.         
Page S5352
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5352
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5352
de Alba Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Ana de Alba, of California, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit.                                 
  Page S5353
  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 Monica Ramirez Almadani, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California. 
                                                             Page S5353
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                         Pages S5352-53
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5353
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jacquelyn D. Austin, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Jacqueline Becerra, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
  Melissa Damian, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Florida.
  David Seymour Leibowitz, of Florida, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
  Julie Simone Sneed, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S5367-69
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5360
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5360
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5360, S5363
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5360-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5361-63

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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5357-58
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S5363
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--292) 
                                                             Page S5355
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:43 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5367.)