[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 29, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1230-D1231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5643-S5680
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3354-3363, and S. Res. 479.                      
  Page S5674
Measures Passed:
  Rosa Parks Federal Building: Senate passed S. 1278, to designate the 
Federal building located at 985 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, 
as the ``Rosa Parks Federal Building''.                      
  Page S5677
  American Law Enforcement SAVER Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 2644, to establish 
standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the 
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and the bill 
was then passed.                                             
  Page S5677
  National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 479, designating November 2023 as ``National Homeless 
Children and Youth Awareness Month''.                        
  Page S5677
Park Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Shanlyn A.S. Park, of Hawaii, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Hawaii.               
  Pages S5650-52
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 323), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5669
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, November 30, 2023, and that all time be considered 
expired at 11:30 a.m.; and that upon disposition of the nomination of 
Shanlyn A.S. Park, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of 
Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit, and Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination at 1:45 p.m.                              
Pages S5677-78
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 320), Micah W.J. Smith, of 
Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. 
                                                             Page S5662
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 319), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5652
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 322), Jamel Semper, of New 
Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Jersey.                                                      
Page S5668
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 321), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5662
  Ann Marie Yastishock, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands 
and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu.
  Heather Roach Variava, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic.
  Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Gabonese Republic.
  Kara C. McDonald, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania.                                                   
Page S5680
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5672
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S5672-73
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5673
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S5673-74
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5674-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S5676
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5671-72
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Privileges of the Floor:                                 
  Pages S5676-77
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--323) 
                                       Pages S5652, S5662, S5668, S5669
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023. (For Senate's program, 
see the

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remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5680.)