[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D376-D377]
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                                          Wednesday, April 17, 2024

[[Page D376]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate sitting as a Court of Impeachment for consideration of the 
      Articles of Impeachment against Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, 
      Secretary of Homeland Security, adjourned sine die.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2797-S2831
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4136-4155, S.J. Res. 72, S. Res. 647, and S. 
Con. Res. 33.                                            
  Pages S2827-28
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing the Use of the Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 33, 
authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in 
honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of 
Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict. 
                                                         Pages S2798-99
  Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act: 
Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4389, to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and the bill was 
then passed.                                                 
  Page S2822
Measures Considered:
Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act--Agreement: Senate 
continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
H.R. 7888, to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
                                  Pages S2797-98, S2799-S2802, S2807-22
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 12 noon, on Thursday, April 18, 2024.          
Page S2831
  Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 12 noon, on Thursday, 
April 18, 2024.                                              
Page S2831
Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas: Senate proceeded to the 
consideration of the Articles of Impeachment against Alejandro Nicholas 
Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, taking the following actions:
                                                         Pages S2802-07
  Administering the Oath to President Pro Tempore: Pursuant to Rule III 
of the Senate Rules on Impeachment, Senator Grassley administered the 
oath to Senator Murray.                                      
Page S2802
  Administering the Oath to Senators: In conformance with Article I, 
section 3, clause 6 of the United States Constitution, and the Senate 
Rules on Impeachment, Senator Murray administered the oath to the 
Members of the United States Senate.                         
Page S2802
Adopted:
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 132), Senate, 
under the precedents and practices of the Senate, upheld the Schumer 
point of order that Impeachment Article I does not allege conduct that 
rises to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor as required under 
Article II, section 4, of the United States Constitution and is 
therefore unconstitutional. Subsequently, the point of order was well 
taken and the article falls. (By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 131), 
Senate earlier failed to table the point of order.)          
Page S2804
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 139), Senate, under the precedents 
and practices of the Senate, upheld the Schumer point of order that 
Impeachment Article II does not allege conduct that rises to the level 
of a high crime or misdemeanor as required under Article II, section 4, 
of the United States Constitution and is therefore unconstitutional. 
Subsequently, the point of order was well taken and the article falls. 
(By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 138), Senate earlier failed to table 
the point of order.)                                     
Pages S2806-07
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 140), Schumer motion to adjourn the 
court of impeachment sine die.                               
Page S2807
Rejected:
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 129), Cruz motion that Senate proceed 
to closed session to allow

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for deliberation on Schumer point of order related to Impeachment 
Article I (listed above) as required by Rule XXIV of the Senate Rules 
on Impeachment.                                          
Pages S2803-04
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 130), Kennedy motion to adjourn the 
court of impeachment immediately until 12 noon on Tuesday, April 30, 
2024.                                                        
Page S2804
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 133), Lee motion that Senate proceed 
to closed session to allow for deliberation on Schumer point of order 
related to Impeachment Article II (listed above) as required by Rule 
XXIV of the Senate Rules on Impeachment.                     
Page S2805
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 134), Scott (FL) motion to adjourn 
the court of impeachment immediately until 12 noon on Tuesday, April 
30, 2024.                                                    
Page S2805
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 135), Kennedy motion to adjourn the 
court of impeachment immediately until 12 noon on Wednesday, May 1, 
2024.                                                    
Pages S2805-06
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 136), Marshall motion to adjourn the 
court of impeachment immediately until 7 a.m., on Wednesday, November 
6, 2024.                                                     
Page S2806
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 137), Kennedy motion to proceed to 
Executive Session.                                           
Page S2806
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S2823-24
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2824
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2824-25
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2825
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S2825-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2828-29
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2829-30
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2823
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2830-31
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2831
Quorum Calls: Two quorum calls were taken today. (Total--5) 
                                                         Pages S2802-03
Record Votes: Twelve record votes were taken today. (Total--140) 
                                                         Pages S2803-07
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 7:12 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2831.)