[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 65 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D351-D352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Monday, April 15, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
(Legislative Days of Wednesday, April 10, 2024, and Monday, April 
15, 2024.)
Routine Proceedings, pages S2723-S2733, S2735-S2756
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4119-4125, and S. Res. 640-641.               
  Page S2740
Measures Passed:
  Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024: Senate passed S. 3858, to establish 
within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of the Environmental 
Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, after 
agreeing to the committee amendments.                    
  Pages S2752-54
  Condemning the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 174, condemning the human rights record of the Government of 
the Kingdom of Eswatini and the brutal killing of Eswatini activist 
Thulani Maseko on January 21, 2023, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute to the preamble, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S2754-56
  Schumer (for Coons) Amendment No. 1819, to remove sanctions language.
                                                             Page S2755
  World Quantum Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 640, commemorating and 
supporting the goals of ``World Quantum Day''.               
  Page S2756
  National Water Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 641, designating the 
week of April 7 through April 13, 2024, as ``National Water Week''. 
                                                             Page S2756
Measures Considered:
Certain Rules of the Environmental Protection Agency: Senate continued 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 4072, to 
prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain 
rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.                
  Page S2733
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 9:04 p.m., on Monday, 
April 15, 2024.                                              
Page S2733
  Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, 
April 16, 2024.                                              
Page S2756
Manglona Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana 
Islands.                                                 
  Pages S2723-30
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 39 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. EX. 125), Senate failed to table the 
nomination.                                                  
Page S2729
  By 84 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 126), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2730
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all time on 
the nomination be deemed expired and at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 
16, 2024, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination.     
Page S2756
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.                            
Page S2756
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2733
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2739
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2739, S2752
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S2733
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2739-40
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2740-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2742-51
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2739
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2751-52
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--126) 
                                                         Pages S2729-30
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 9:03 p.m., and 
reconvened at 9:04 p.m.,

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on the same day, and adjourned at 9:10 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 
April 16, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S2756.)