[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D240-D241]
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                                            Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2351-S2371
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3906-3933, and S. Res. 587.   
  Pages S2364-65
Measures Reported:
  S. 1322, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify the authorized 
purposes and term period of tribal leases, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-159)
  S. 3791, to reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, 
with an amendment.
  S. 3858, to establish within the Office of Land and Emergency 
Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of 
Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, with amendments.
  S. 3891, to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 to update and expand Federal economic development investment in 
the economic recovery, resiliency, and competitiveness of communities, 
regions, and States across the United States, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                      
Page S2364
Measures Passed:
  Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act: Senate passed S. 
1189, to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling 
accessibility, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                     
  Page S2368
  Schumer (for Capito) Amendment No. 1691, relating to Federal share 
and certain dates.                                       
Pages S2367-68
  Recycling and Composting Accountability Act:  Senate passed S. 1194, 
to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
carry out certain activities to improve recycling and composting 
programs in the United States, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S2368-70
  Schumer (for Carper) Amendment No. 1692, to modify the authorization 
of appropriations.                                       
Pages S2367-70
  Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act:  Senate passed H.R. 2882, to 
reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S2370
  Schumer (for Kelly) Amendment No. 1693, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2367
  Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act: 
Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 50, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays 
as an estuary of national significance, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S2371
  Schumer (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1694, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2367
  National CACFP Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 587, designating the 
third week of March 2024 as ``National CACFP Week''.     
  Pages S2366-67
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
12957 of March 15, 1995, with respect to Iran; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-43) 
                                                         Pages S2363-64
Berner Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Nicole G. Berner, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.                        
  Page S2361
  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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Tuesday, 
March 12, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, 
March 14, 2024.                                              
Page S2371
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:

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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2361
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2361
Hankins and Berner Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Thursday, March 14, 2024, Senate begin consideration of the nomination 
of Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Haiti; that Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 12 noon; 
that upon disposition of the nomination, Senate resume consideration of 
the nomination of Nicole G. Berner, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; and that the motion to invoke 
cloture with respect to the nomination of Nicole G. Berner ripen at 
1:45 p.m.                                                    
  Page S2371
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 55 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 86), Jasmine Hyejung Yoon, of 
Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Virginia.                                      
Pages S2351-55, S2371
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 88), Sunil R. Harjani, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                      
Pages S2355-56, S2371
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 87), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2355
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 90), Melissa R. DuBose, of Rhode 
Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode 
Island.                                           
Pages S2356-61, S2371
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 89), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2356
  By 63 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 91), Sean Patrick Maloney, of New 
York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of 
Ambassador.                                       
Pages S2360-61, S2371
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.          
Page S2371
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2364
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2364
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2365-66
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2364-65
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2363
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S2367
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2367-68
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--91) 
                                              Pages S2355, S2356, S2361
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:29 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2371.)