[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D218-D219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Thursday, March 7, 2024

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 3853, Radiation Exposure Compensation 
      Reauthorization Act.
      House and Senate met in Joint Session to receive a State of the 
      Union Address from the President of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2249-S2294
Measures Introduced: Six bills and five resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3890-3895, S. Res. 580-583, and S. Con. Res. 30. 
                                                             Page S2279
Measures Passed:
  Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act: By 69 yeas to 30 
nays (Vote No. 75), Senate passed S. 3853, to extend the period for 
filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to 
provide for compensation under such Act for claims relating to 
Manhattan Project waste, and to improve compensation for workers 
involved in uranium mining, by the order of the Senate of Thursday, 
February 29, 2024, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative. 
                                                         Pages S2256-65
House Messages:
  I-27 Numbering Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to S. 992, to amend the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Texas and New 
Mexico portions of the future Interstate-designated segments of the 
Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27.          
  Pages S2252-53
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a 
Joint Session of Congress on March 7, 2024; which was ordered to lie on 
the table. (PM-41)                                       
Pages S2272-77
Schydlower and Gonzalez Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by 
the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate 
begin consideration of the nominations of Leon Schydlower, of Texas, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and 
Ernest Gonzalez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Texas; that there be two minutes for debate equally 
divided in the usual form on each nomination; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate vote without intervening action or debate 
on the nominations in the order listed.                      
  Page S2271
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 51 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 76), Adrienne Jennings Noti, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. 
                                               Pages S2249-52, S2265-71
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 74), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2253-56
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be Member of the National Mediation 
Board for a term expiring July 1, 2024.
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be Member of the National Mediation 
Board for a term expiring July 1, 2027.
  Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2025.
  Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade 
Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2022.
  Fara Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Federal 
Communications Commission.

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  Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2023.
  Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2026.
  Douglas Dziak, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
October 26, 2024.
  Andrew N. Ferguson, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2016.
  Andrew N. Ferguson, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the term of seven years from September 26, 2023.
  Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the 
unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2018.
  Kelly Harrison Rankin, of Wyoming, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Wyoming.                      
Pages S2271, S2293-94
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2277
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2277
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2277-78
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2278
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2278
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2279-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2280-85
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2272
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2285-93
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2293
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2293
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--76) 
                                                     Pages S2256, S2265
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:59 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2293.)