[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 76 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D438-D440]
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                                              Thursday, May 2, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3295-S3371
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and ten resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4237-4264, S.J. Res. 76, S. Res. 669-675, 
and S. Con. Res. 34-35.                                  
  Pages S3316-17
Measures Reported:
  S. 3738, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 
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Measures Passed:
  Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic:  Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 3249, to designate the 
outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte 
County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Captain Elwin Shopteese VA 
Clinic'', and the bill was then passed.                      
  Page S3367
  Charlie Dowd VA Clinic:  Committee on Veterans' Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 3285, to rename the 
community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
in Butte, Montana, as the ``Charlie Dowd VA Clinic'', and the bill was 
then passed.                                                 
  Page S3367
  John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic:  
Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 593, to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs 
community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ``John 
Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic'', and 
the bill was then passed.                                    
  Page S3367
  Authorizing the Use of Emancipation Hall:  Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 89, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days 
of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.              
  Pages S3367-68
  Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies:  Senate agreed 
to S. Con. Res. 34, establishing the Joint Congressional Committee on 
Inaugural Ceremonies for the inauguration of the President-elect and 
Vice President-elect of the United States on January 20, 2025. 
                                                             Page S3368
  Authorizing the Use of the Rotunda and Emancipation Hall:  Senate 
agreed to S. Con. Res. 35, authorizing the use of the rotunda and 
Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee 
on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and 
ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and 
the Vice President-elect of the United States.               
  Page S3368
  Second Chance Month:  Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 652, designating April 2024 as 
``Second Chance Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
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  National Small Business Week:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 671, 
expressing support for the designation of the week of April 28, 2024, 
through May 4, 2024, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate 
the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
community in the United States.                              
  Page S3368
  National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month:  Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 672, recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.   
  Page S3368
  National Minority Health Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 675, 
promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Minority Health Month in April 2024, which include bringing 
attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of 
the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian 
Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians and other 
Pacific Islanders.                                           
  Page S3368
  National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and 
Girls:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 674, designating May 5, 2024, as the 
``National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and 
Girls''.                                                 
  Pages S3368-69

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  Honoring the life of Former Senator David Hampton Pryor:  Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 673, honoring the life of David Hampton Pryor, former 
United States Senator for the State of Arkansas.             
  Page S3369
Measures Considered:
Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act--
Agreement: Senate resumed 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, after agreeing to the 
motion to proceed and taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                           
  Pages S3295-3305
Pending:
  Schumer (for Murray) Amendment No. 1292, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S3305
  Schumer Amendment No. 1293 (to Amendment No. 1292), to add an 
effective date.                                              
Page S3305
  Schumer motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, with instructions, Schumer Amendment No. 
1294, to add an effective date.                              
Page S3305
  Schumer Amendment No. 1295 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
1294), to modify the effective date.                         
Page S3305
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 81 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 158), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                        
Page S3305
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Donna Ann Welton, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and that Senate 
vote on confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.; and that upon 
disposition of the nomination, Senate resume consideration of H.R. 
3935.                                                        
Page S3369
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Peru.
  Cynthia Kierscht, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Djibouti.
  Robert David Gioia, of New York, to be a Commissioner on the part of 
the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States 
and Canada.
  John Joseph Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Laura Stone, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands.
  Joann M. Lockard, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
  Cardell Kenneth Richardson, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector 
General, Department of State.
  Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Indonesia.
  Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cabo Verde.
  Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ecuador.
  Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria.
  Lisa Peterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Burundi.
  Richard H. Riley IV, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Somalia.
  Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
  Mark Toner, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Liberia.
  Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zimbabwe.
  31 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  14 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  2 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.                     
Pages S3305-06
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Marcus D. Graham, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
May 21, 2028.
  Tonya Parran Wilkerson, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security.
  Ronald L. Batory, of New Mexico, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Elaine Marie Clegg, of Idaho, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for a term of five years.
  Matthew Kaplan, of Maryland, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Great 
Lakes Authority.
  Abigail L. Dressel, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Angola, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and 
Principe.

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  James Holtsnider, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Independent State 
of Samoa.                                                    
Page S3369
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S3311-12
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3312-16
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3316
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3317-18
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3318-23
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3310-11
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3323-67
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3367
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--158) 
                                                             Page S3305
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late former Senator David Hampton 
Pryor, in accordance with S. Res. 673, at 4 p.m., until 9 a.m. on 
Friday, May 3, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3369.)