[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D548-D550]
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                                             Thursday, May 23, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3861-S3907
Measures Introduced: Forty-one bills and fifteen resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4395-4435, S.J. Res. 89-90, and S. Res. 702-
714.                                                     
  Pages S3883-85
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 7987, to require plain language and the inclusion of key words 
in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small 
business concerns.
  S. 3772, to amend the Small Business Act to require that plain 
writing statements regarding the solicitation of subcontractors be 
included in certain subcontracting plans.
  S. 3971, to amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on 
additional information with respect to small business concerns owned 
and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and 
small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 4414, to improve the State Trade Expansion Program of the Small 
Business Administration.                                     
Page S3883
Measures Passed:
  National Parkinson's Project:  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2365, to 
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
national project to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure Parkinson's, to 
be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                  
  Pages S3897-98
  Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act:  Senate passed 
S. 138, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain 
provisions of that Act, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                              
  Pages S3898-99
  National Foster Care Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 706, 
recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise 
awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, 
and encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of 
children in the foster care system.                          
  Page S3899
  Jewish American Heritage Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 707, 
recognizing the significance of Jewish American Heritage Month as a 
time to celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to the society 
and culture of the United States.                            
  Page S3899
  Gila Wilderness 100th Anniversary:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 708, 
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the designation of the Gila 
Wilderness.                                                  
  Page S3899
  Older Americans Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 712, designating May 
2024 as ``Older Americans Month''.                           
  Page S3905
Measures Considered:
Border Act: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 4361, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for border security and combatting fentanyl for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024.                  
  Pages S3862-63, S3863-64, S3865-78
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 43 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. EX. 182), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, 
Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                        
Page S3878
Appointments:
  British-American Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, as amended, appointed the 
following Senator as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the British-
American Interparliamentary Group Conference during the 118th Congress: 
Senator Whitehouse.                                          
  Page S3899
  British-American Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, as

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amended, appointed the following Senator as Vice Chairman of the Senate 
Delegation to the British-American Interparliamentary Group Conference 
during the 118th Congress: Senator Boozman.                  
  Page S3905
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, May 24, 2024, at 10 
a.m.; Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.; and Friday, May 31, 2024 at 
4:30 p.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, May 31, 2024, 
it next convene at 3 p.m., on Monday, June 3, 2024.          
  Page S3905
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, notice of the intent to designate 
Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations. (PM-55)                                   
Page S3882
  Hanson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                               
Page S3878
  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 
Thursday, May 23, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 3, 2024.                                        
Page S3905
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3878
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3878
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, June 3, 2024; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed 
during the session of Thursday, May 23, 2024 ripen at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 3, 2024.                                        
Page S3905
Bosier Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.                                                    
  Page S3878
  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 Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                               
Page S3878
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3878
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3878
Pipe Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Judith E. Pipe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 
                                                         Pages S3878-79
  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 Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.                                                    
Page S3879
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3878
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3878
Sullivan Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador.                      
  Page S3879
  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 Judith E. Pipe, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 
                                                             Page S3879
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3879
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S3879
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 56 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 181), Melissa Griffin Dalton, of 
Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.        
Pages S3864-65
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  10 Army nominations in the rank of general.

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  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S3879-80
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William Isaac White, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2028.
  Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, of Ohio, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2024.
  Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, of Ohio, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2027.
  Stephanie E. Segal, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a 
term of two years.
  Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
expiring December 16, 2029.
  Joshua L. Ditelberg, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 
2027.
  Bethany Pickett Shah, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2025.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard and Navy.             
Pages S3905-06
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Nelson W. Cunningham, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy 
United States Trade Representative (Western Hemisphere, Europe, the 
Middle East, Labor, and Environment), with the rank of Ambassador, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 11, 2024.            
Page S3907
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S3882-83
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3883
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3883
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3885-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3886-94
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3881-82
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pagse S3894-97
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3897
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3897
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--182) 
                                                     Pages S3865, S3878
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:01 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3905.)