[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D291-D294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Friday, March 22, 2024

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 
      2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2555-S2620
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and fifteen resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4051-4073, S.J. Res. 67-69, S. Res. 616-625, 
and S. Con. Res. 31-32.                                  
  Pages S2596-97
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2024''. (S. Rept. No. 118-162) 
                                                             Page S2596
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 100, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the 
enrollment of H.R. 2882.                                     
  Page S2586
  Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act: Senate passed S. 1258, to require the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress 
an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule. 
                                                         Pages S2616-17
  Improving Federal Building Security Act: Senate passed S. 3613, to 
require Facility Security Committees to respond to security 
recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to 
facility security, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S2617-18
  Schumer (for Peters) Amendment No. 1818, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S2617-18
  Year of Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 333, designating 2024 as the Year of 
Democracy as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of 
Government of the United States to a more free and stable world, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S2618
  National Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 532, recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S2618
  National Poison Prevention Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 625, 
recognizing the week of March 17 through March 23, 2024, as ``National 
Poison Prevention Week'' and encouraging communities across the United 
States to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning and promote 
poison prevention.                                           
  Page S2618
House Messages:
  Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: By 74 yeas to 24 nays 
(Vote No. 114), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment 
of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 
2882, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, by the order of the Senate of Friday, March 
22, 2024, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking 
action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S2558-77, S2578-86
Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 105), Lee motion to concur in 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with 
Lee Amendment No. 1722, to prohibit Federal funding for the use of the 
CBP One application to facilitate the entry of aliens into the United 
States.                                                  
Pages S2578-79
  By 34 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 106), Paul motion to refer the 
message of the House on the bill

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to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions to report the 
same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the 
Senate is not in session, with changes that reduce the total amount 
made available under the message by 5 percent, which shall not include 
the reduction of any amount made available to the Department of Defense 
or the reduction of any amount made available for securing the 
international border of the United States.               
Pages S2579-80
  Cruz motion to concur in amendment of the House to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill, with Cruz Amendment No. 1804, to prohibit the 
use of funds to waive certain sanctions with respect to Iran. (By 51 
yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 107), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                             Page S2580
  Tuberville motion to concur in amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Tuberville Amendment No. 
1781, to prohibit funding for entities that permit certain students to 
participate in girls' or women's athletics. (By 51 yeas to 47 nays 
(Vote No. 108), Senate tabled the amendment.)            
Pages S2580-81
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 109), Schmitt motion to concur in 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with 
Schmitt Amendment No. 1795, to prohibit the use of funds to label 
speech as disinformation or misinformation or to coerce online 
platforms to alter, remove, restrict, or suppress speech. 
                                                         Pages S2581-82
  Johnson motion to concur in amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Johnson Amendment No. 1706, to prohibit 
the disbursement of certain Federal funding to local jurisdictions that 
refuse to provide advance notice to the Department of Homeland Security 
regarding the release of illegal aliens from local custody. (By 51 yeas 
to 47 nays (Vote No. 110), Senate tabled the amendment.)     
Page S2582
  Lankford motion to concur in amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Lankford Amendment No. 1713, to 
prohibit the use of funds for the Women and Infants Hospital, Rhode 
Island.                                                  
Pages S2582-83
  Lankford motion to concur in amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Lankford Amendment No. 1718, to 
prohibit funding for the release of special interest aliens from 
Federal custody during such aliens' proceedings under the Immigration 
and Nationality Act.                                         
Page S2583
  Blackburn motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report the same back 
to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not 
in session, with an amendment consisting of the text of S. 3881, as 
introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2024.                   
Page S2583
Withdrawn:
  Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Schumer Amendment No. 1790, 
to add an effective date.                                
Pages S2558-59
  Schumer Amendment No. 1791 (to Amendment No. 1790), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S2559
  Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 
1792, to add an effective date. (By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 113), 
Senate earlier failed to table the motion to refer.) 
                                                     Pages S2559, S2585
  Schumer Amendment No. 1793 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
1792), to add an effective date. (By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 112), 
Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.)    
Pages S2559, S2584-85
  Schumer Amendment No. 1794 (to Amendment No. 1793), to add an 
effective date. (By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 111), Senate earlier 
failed to table the amendment.)                   
Pages S2559, S2583-84
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2558
  By 78 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 103), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the House Message to accompany the bill. 
                                                             Page S2558
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, be withdrawn. 
                                                             Page S2558
Appointments:
  United States Semiquincentennial Commission: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 114-196, the appointment of the following individual to serve as a 
member of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission: Senator 
Capito.
  Afghanistan War Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Chairman of 
the Senate Committee on Armed Services, pursuant to the provisions of 
Public Law 117-81, appointed the following individual to serve as a 
member of the Afghanistan War Commission: Dr. Dipali Mukhopadhyay of 
the District of Columbia, vice Michael D. Lumpkin of Virginia. 
                                                             Page S2619
Tailpipe Emissions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that S. 4072, to prohibit the use of funds to 
implement,

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administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, be placed on the calendar, and notwithstanding rule XXII, at a 
time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Republican Leader, but no later than Friday, April 19, 2024, Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the bill; that there be up to 2 hours 
for debate, equally divided, and upon the use or yielding back of time, 
Senate vote on passage of the bill, with 60-affirmative votes required 
for passage, without intervening action or debate.           
  Page S2578
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. 
                                                             Page S2619
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate convene for pro forma sessions, with 
no business being conducted on the following dates and times: Tuesday, 
March 26, 2024, at 5 p.m.; Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 10 a.m.; 
Monday, April 1, 2024, at 10 a.m.; Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 2 p.m.; 
and that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, April 4, 2024, it stand 
adjourned until 3 p.m., on Monday, April 8, 2024.            
  Page S2619
Bazis Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Susan M. Bazis, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nebraska.                                    
  Page S2586
  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 
Saturday, March 23, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, April 8, 2024.                               
Pages S2586, S2619
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2586
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, April 8, 2024; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed 
during the session of Saturday, March 23, 2024 ripen at 5:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page S2619
White Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Robert J. White, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan.                            
  Page S2586
  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, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Susan M. Bazis, of Nebraska, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Nebraska.                          
Page S2586
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2586
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2586
Allen Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Ann Marie McIff Allen, of Utah, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Utah.                                
  Pages S2586-87
  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, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Robert J. White, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.         
Page S2587
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2586
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2586
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 88 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. EX. 102), Ernest Gonzalez, of Texas, 
to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas. 
                                                         Pages S2555-58
  By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 104), Leon Schydlower, of Texas, 
to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas. 
                                                         Pages S2577-78
  6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  42 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  24 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S2587-88, S2619-20
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.     
Pages S2591, S2619
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2591
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S2591-92

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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2592
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S2592
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2592-96
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2598-99
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S2599-S2607
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2590-91
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2607-16
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2616
Record Votes: Thirteen record votes were taken today. (Total--114) 
                                        Pages S2558, S2578-82, S2584-85
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., on Friday, March 22, 2024, and 
adjourned at 2:29 a.m., on Saturday, March 23, 2024, until 5 p.m. on 
Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2619.)