[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D428-D429]
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                                             Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3097-S3294
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4218-4236, S.J. Res. 74-75, and S. Res. 666-
668.                                                     
  Pages S3134-35
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Life of Former Senator Daniel Robert Graham:  Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 668, honoring the life of Daniel Robert ``Bob'' 
Graham, former Senator for the State of Florida.         
  Pages S3293-94
  Keeping Military Families Together Act:  Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2181, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to repeal the sunset on entitlement to 
memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and 
certain individuals and to repeal the sunset on authority to bury 
remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and the 
bill was then passed.                                        
  Page S3294
  Mark Our Place Act:  Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 3126, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or 
replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible 
Medal of Honor recipient regardless of the recipient's dates of service 
in the Armed Forces, and the bill was then passed.           
  Page S3294
Measures Considered:
Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act--
Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other 
civil aviation programs.                                 
  Pages S3107-23
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 89 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 157), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S3111
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 2, 2024; and 
that all time be considered expired at 1:45 p.m.             
Page S3294
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report to advise that he is 
exercising his authority to designate an Acting Inspector General of 
the Department of Commerce; which was referred to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM-49)               
Page S3129
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 156), Georgia N. Alexakis, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                      
Pages S3106-07, S3294
  Gary D. Grimes, Sr., of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
  Clinton J. Fuchs, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Maryland for the term of four years.             
Page S3294
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S3129-30
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3130
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S3130
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3130-32
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3132-34

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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3135-37
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3137-39
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3127-29
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3139-S3293
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3293
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--157) 
                                                  Pages S3106-07, S3111
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Daniel Robert ``Bob'' Graham, 
former Senator for the State of Florida, in accordance with S. Res. 
668, at 6:58 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (For 
Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S3294.)