[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D95-D96]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S291-S324
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3697-3718, and S. Res. 536-539. 
                                                          Pages S308-09
Measures Passed:
  Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 1568, to 
amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable 
information.                                                  
  Page S322
  National Catholic Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 539, 
supporting the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States 
and celebrating the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. 
                                                              Page S322
  Blue Mountain Christian University: Senate agreed to S. Res. 538, 
commending Blue Mountain Christian University for 150 years of service 
to the State of Mississippi and the United States.            
  Page S322
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident 
Disclosure--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the order of Wednesday, December 20, 2023 with respect 
to 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'', be 
vitiated.                                                     
  Page S322
Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
order of Monday, January 22, 2024 with respect to the veto message on 
S.J. Res.38, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal 
Highway Administration relating to ``Waiver of Buy America Requirements 
for Electric Vehicle Chargers'', be modified so that the date for 
consideration be prior to Thursday, February 29, 2024, with all other 
previous provisions remaining in effect.                      
  Page S322
Wang and Laroski, Jr., Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 11 a.m., on 
Thursday, February 1, 2024, Senate resume consideration of the 
nomination of Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge 
of the United States Court of International Trade; that notwithstanding 
Rule XXII, the motions to invoke cloture filed during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, ripen at 11:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, February 1, 2024; that following the vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Lisa W. Wang, Senate immediately 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joseph Albert 
Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
International Trade, and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination 
of Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., all time be considered expired and 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican 
Leader; and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Lisa W. 
Wang, all time be considered expired at 1:45 p.m.             
  Page S322
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 26), Kirk Edward Sherriff, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of California.                                            
Pages S294-95
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 28), Karoline Mehalchick, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania.                        
Pages S291-94, S295-96
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 27), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.          
Pages S291-94, S295
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 30), Joseph Goffman, of 
Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.                                      
Pages S296-S304
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:

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  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 29), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S296
  21 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  15 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  16 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  24 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  5 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
Navy, and Space Force.                                    
Pages S323-24
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S307
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S307
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S307
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S307-08
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S308
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S309-10
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S311-13
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S306-07
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S313
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S313
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--30) 
                                                    Pages S295-96, S301
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:09 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2024. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S323.)