[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 210 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1323-D1324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6071-S6079
Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3558, and S. Res. 517.                           
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Measures Reported:
  S. 384, to establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument 
in the State of Illinois, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-142)
  S. 924, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to 
extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 
Commission. (S. Rept. No. 118-143)
  S. 1015, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the 
Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, 
Arizona, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
118-144)
  S. 1059, to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the 
State of Texas. (S. Rept. No. 118-145)
  S. 2020, to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to 
reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group. (S. Rept. 
No. 118-146)
  S. 2042, to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to 
adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-147)
  S. 2136, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the State of Utah for 
inclusion in certain State parks, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-148)                           
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Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the Columbus Crew:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 517, 
congratulating the Columbus Crew for winning the 2023 Major League 
Soccer Cup.                                                  
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Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident 
Disclosure Rule--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding rule XXII and 5 U.S.C. 802, and 
at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with 
the Republican Leader, no later than January 31, 2024; if S.J. Res. 50, 
providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission relating to ``Cybersecurity Risk Management, 
Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure'', is discharged from the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, it be in order for 
Senator Tillis, or his designee, to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the joint resolution; that if the motion is agreed to, 
there be 10 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.            
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Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senators Kaine and Schatz be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions from December 20, 2023, through 
January 8, 2024.                                             
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Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
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Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next

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pro forma session: Friday, December 22, 2023, at 8 a.m.; Tuesday, 
December 26, 2023, at 9 a.m.; Friday, December 29, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.; 
Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 11:45 a.m.; and that the Second Session of 
the 118th Congress convene on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at 12 noon, 
for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted, and that 
following the pro forma session the Senate adjourn and convene for a 
pro forma session only, with no business being conducted, on Friday, 
January 5, 2024, at 10 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on 
Friday, January 5, 2024, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m., on Monday, 
January 8, 2024.                                         
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Nominations in Status Quo--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that all the nominations received by the Senate 
during the 118th Congress, First Session, remain in status quo, 
notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, with the following exceptions: Calendar 
numbers 32, 54, 60, 63, 68, 70, 72, 77, 78, 80, 109, 115, 140, 145, 
151, 155, 156, 158, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 208, 217, 247, 268, 269, 
270, 275, 301, 302, 303, 312, 313, 314, 315, 321, 322, 323, 353, 355, 
368, 369, 399, 408, 409, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 439, 440, 446, 
and PN numbers 11, 12, 34, 50, 57, 63, 100, 107, 123, 124, 125, 126, 
127, 132, 133, 182, 189, 190, 194, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 358, 384, 
549, 577, 637, 869, 919, 928, 929, 1016, 1018, 1019, 1026, 1043, 1047, 
1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1151, 1155, 
1156, 1157, 1158, and 1159.                                  
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Kazen Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that notwithstanding rule XXII, the vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of John A. Kazen, of Texas, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, be at 
5:30 p.m., on Monday, January 8, 2024, with all provisions of the 
previous order of Tuesday, December 19, 2023, remaining in effect, and 
with all remaining clotures ripening in the order filed. 
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Tobin John Bradley, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Guatemala.
  Mark Toshiro Uyeda, of California, to be a Member of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2028.
  David E. White, Jr., of New York, to be Deputy Director of the Peace 
Corps.
  Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a 
term expiring September 27, 2026.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026.
  Tadd M. Johnson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a 
term expiring October 6, 2028.
  Rion J. Ramirez, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a 
term expiring May 26, 2025.
  William Brodsky, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026.
  Jennifer L. Fain, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2027.
  Tanya F. Otsuka, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2029. 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:03 p.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., 
until 8:00 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6079.)