[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D179-D180]
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                                         Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S991-S1018
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
3805-3818                                                
  Pages S1011-12
Measures Passed:
  National Cholesterol Education Month and LDL-C Awareness Day: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 496, designating September 2023 as ``National Cholesterol 
Education Month'' and September 30, 2023, as LDL-C Awareness Day, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S1014
  Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building: Senate passed S. 3412, to 
redesignate the Richard H. Poff Federal Building located at 210 
Franklin Road Southwest in Roanoke, Virginia, as the ``Reuben E. Lawson 
Federal Building''.                                          
  Page S1015
  Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse: Senate passed S. 3570, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 500 West Pike Street 
in Clarksburg, West Virginia, as the ``Irene M. Keeley United States 
Courthouse''.                                                
  Page S1015
  Virginia Smith Federal Building: Senate passed S. 3577, to designate 
the Federal building located at 300 E. 3rd Street in North Platte, 
Nebraska, as the ``Virginia Smith Federal Building''.        
  Page S1015
Sneed and Damian Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, 
February 28, 2024, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of 
Julie Simone Sneed, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Florida; that the motions to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of the Senate of Monday, February 26, 2024, 
ripen at 11:30 a.m.; that at 2:15 p.m., if cloture has been invoked on 
the nomination of Julie Simone Sneed, Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nomination, and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of 
Melissa Damian, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Florida, all time be considered expired at 5:30 
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  Page S1017
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 50), Jacqueline Becerra, of 
Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Florida.                                        
Pages S991-96, S1018
  By 64 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 52), David Seymour Leibowitz, of 
Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Florida.                                           
Pages S997, S1018
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 64 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 51), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                
Pages S996-97
  By 49 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 54), Hampton Y. Dellinger, of 
North Carolina, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for 
the term of five years.                         
Pages S998-S1006, S1018
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 53), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                
Pages S997-98
  Cara L. Abercrombie, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.                                              
Page S1007, S1018
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Matthew L. Gannon, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
  Krissa M. Lanham, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit.
  Angela M. Martinez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Arizona.
  Sparkle L. Sooknanan, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

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  David C. Waterman, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  37 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.            
Pages S1017-18
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1009-11
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1011
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1011
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1012-14
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S1014
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1008-09
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1014
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1014
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--54) 
                                                   Pages S996-98, S1006
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:26 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1017.)