[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 208 (Monday, December 18, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1313-D1315]
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                                          Monday, December 18, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6013-S6029
Measures Introduced: Three bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3554-3556, and S. Res. 511-514.               
  Page S6022
Measures Reported:
  S. 912, to require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology 
grants to strengthen domestic mining education. (S. Rept. No. 118-139) 
                                                             Page S6022
Measures Passed:
  Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act:  Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 3427, to extend the 
authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with 
overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S6025
  Disaster Contract Improvement Act:  Senate passed S. 310, to 
establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative 
efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery 
relating to debris removal.                              
  Pages S6025-26
  GAO Database Modernization Act:  Senate passed S. 679, to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies 
to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on 
rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made 
ineffective.                                                 
  Page S6026
  Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley 
Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act:  Senate passed S. 950, to 
amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a 
technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-
Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment.                                     
  Pages S6026-27
  Eliminate Useless Reports Act:  Senate passed S. 2073, to amend title 
31, United States Code, to require agencies to include a list of 
outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget 
justifications, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
  Page S6027
  NWR Modernization Act:  Senate passed S. 1416, to provide guidance 
for and investment in the upgrade and modernization of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards 
Network.                                                 
  Pages S6027-28
  National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act:  Senate 
passed S. 1414, to improve the instant messaging service used by the 
National Weather Service.                                    
  Page S6028
  Reuse Excess Property Act:  Senate passed S. 2685, to make data and 
internal guidance on excess personal property publicly available, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S6028-29
  National Lung Cancer Awareness Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 512, 
designating November 2023 as ``National Lung Cancer Awareness Month'' 
and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung 
cancer.                                                      
  Page S6029
  Wright Brothers Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 513, recognizing 
December 17 as ``Wright Brothers Day'' and commemorating the 120th 
anniversary of the first powered flight.                     
  Page S6029
  Florida State University Seminoles Women's Soccer Champions:  Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 514, congratulating the Florida State University 
Seminoles for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
Division I Women's Soccer Championship.                      
  Page S6029
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  The Treaties with the Republic of Cuba and the Government of the 
United Mexican States on the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries 
(Treaty Doc. No. 118-1).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                         Pages S6021-22
  Fonzone Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General.                                  
Page S6020

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, 
December 19, 2023; that the motions to invoke cloture filed during the 
session of the Senate of Wednesday, December 13, 2023, ripen at 2:15 
p.m.; that if cloture is invoked on either of the nominations of 
Christopher Charles Fonzone, or Sara E. Hill, of Oklahoma, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, all post-
cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nominations immediately following the invoking of cloture; that 
upon disposition of the nominations, Senate execute the order of 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, with respect to the nomination of Elizabeth 
H. Richard, of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with 
the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, and vote on confirmation of 
the nomination.                                              
Page S6029
  Russell Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of John David Russell, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.        
Page S6020
  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 Sara E. Hill, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.             
Pages S6020-21
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6020
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6020
  Rodriguez Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.                                          
Page S6021
  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 John David Russell, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.        
Page S6021
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6021
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6021
  Goffman Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Joseph Goffman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.        
Page S6021
  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 Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.                                          
Page S6021
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6021
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6021
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 50 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. EX. 347), Martin O'Malley, of 
Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the remainder of 
the term expiring January 19, 2025.                          
Page S6020
  Paul K. Martin, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, United States 
Agency for International Development.
  David K. Sing, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2026.         
Page S6021
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6022
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6022, S6025
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6022-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6023-25
Additional Statements:
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--347) 
                                                             Page S6020
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:18 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6029.)

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