[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D617-D618]
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                                            Thursday, June 13, 2024

[[Page D617]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4061-S4098
Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4529-4553, S.J. Res. 97, and S. Res. 732-
736.                                                     
  Pages S4084-85
Measures Passed:
  U.S. Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 
732, celebrating the 247th anniversary of the creation of the flag of 
the United States and expressing support for the Pledge of Allegiance. 
                                                             Page S4064
  Glioblastoma Awareness Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 735, 
designating July 17, 2024, as ``Glioblastoma Awareness Day''. 
                                                             Page S4096
  Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act:  Senate 
passed S. 4548, to make a technical correction to the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 by repealing section 5101 and 
enacting an updated version of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act. 
                                                         Pages S4096-97
Measures Considered:
Right to IVF Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 4445, to protect and expand nationwide access to 
fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization.   
  Pages S4067-75
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 197), 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 S4075
  Senator Schumer entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S4075
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the notice of proposed 
rulemaking from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights be printed 
in the Record.                                               
  Page S4091
Fire Grants and Safety Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at a 
time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Republican Leader, it be in order for the Chair to lay before the 
Senate the House message to accompany S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the 
United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant 
programs, and the Leader, or his designee, be recognized to make a 
motion to concur in the House amendments; that there be up to two hours 
of debate, equally divided, and upon the use or yielding back of that 
time, Senate vote on the motion to concur in the House amendments 
without further intervening action of debate.                
  Page S4095
Message from the President: Senate received the following messages from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13466 of June 26, 2008, with respect to North Korea; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-56) 
                                                         Pages S4081-82
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13405 of June 16, 2006, with respect to Belarus; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-57) 
                                                             Page S4082
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13219 of June 26, 2001, with respect to the Western Balkans; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
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Page S4082
Oler Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Katherine E. Oler, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 
                                                         Pages S4075-76

[[Page D618]]


  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, June 13, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 17, 2024.                                       
Page S4076
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4076
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, June 17, 2024; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed 
during the session of Thursday, June 13, 2024 ripen at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 17, 2024.                                       
Page S4097
Kasubhai Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, of Oregon, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Oregon.                   
  Page S4076
  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 Katherine E. Oler, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 
                                                             Page S4076
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4076
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4076
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 63 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 196), Judy W. Chang, of 
Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2029.            
Pages S4064-66
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 
2029.
  Gordon I. Ito, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Financial Stability 
Oversight Council for a term of six years.
  Kristin N. Johnson, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson of the Board 
of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 
five years.
  Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the 
remainder of the term expiring December 21, 2028.
  Mary Kathleen Costello, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Laura Margarete Provinzino, of Minnesota, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
  Noel Wise, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S4098
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4082
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S4096
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4082-84
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4084
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4085-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4086-91
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4081
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4091
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4091
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--197) 
                                                     Pages S4066, S4075
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:09 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4098.)