[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D647-D648]
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                                            Thursday, June 20, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4161-S4204
Measures Introduced: Thirty-five bills and ten resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4595-4629, S.J. Res. 100, and S. Res. 742-
750.                                                     
  Pages S4179-80
Measures Passed:
  Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act:  Committee 
on Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1987, 
to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:             
  Pages S4171-72
  Tester/Daines Amendment No. 2074, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4172
  Winnebago Land Transfer Act:  Senate passed H.R. 1240, to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army 
Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands 
into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.              
  Page S4172
  Unleashing American Innovators Act Technical Correction:  Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 3960, 
to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide a good faith 
exception to the imposition of fines for false assertions and 
certifications, and the bill was then passed.                
  Page S4198
  National Pollinator Week:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 747, recognizing 
the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in 
the United States by designating June 16 through June 22, 2024, as 
``National Pollinator Week''.                                
  Page S4198
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy:  The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194(a), as amended 
by Public Law 101-595, and further amended by Public Law 113-281, and 
upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, appointed the following 
Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: 
Senator Cantwell, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 
and Senator Blumenthal, At Large.                        
  Pages S4198-99
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President 
Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to 
make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action 
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.                
  Page S4199
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senators Warner, Kaine, Cardin, and Van Hollen be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from 
Thursday, June 20, 2024 to Monday, July 8, 2024.             
  Page S4199
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, June 21, 2024, at 
6:30 a.m.; Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 11:30 a.m.; Friday, June 28, 
2024, at 12 noon; Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 12 noon; and Friday, July 
5, 2024, at 9 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, July 
5, 2024, it next convene at 3 p.m., on Monday, July 8, 2024. 
                                                             Page S4199
Maldonado Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.                   
  Pages S4161-68
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 43 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 202), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S4173-74
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 8, 2024, Senate resume 
consideration of the

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nomination, post-cloture, and that all time be considered expired at 
5:30 p.m.; and that motions to invoke cloture filed during today's 
session ripen on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.                      
Page S4199
Lee Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Patricia L. Lee, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.                             
  Page S4172
  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 Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.                       
Page S4173
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4173
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4173
Meriweather Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Robin Michelle Meriweather, of Virginia, to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims.                   
  Page S4173
  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 Patricia L. Lee, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.                 
Pages S4172-73
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4172
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4172
Willoughby, Jr. Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.                                                    
  Page S4173
  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 Robin Michelle Meriweather, of Virginia, to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims.                   
Page S4173
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S4173
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4173
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 45 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 201), 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 S4168
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Space 
Force.                                                 
Pages S4199-4204
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4181-82
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4179-80
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4178-79
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4188-98
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4198
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--202) 
                                                  Pages S4168, S4173-74
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:15 p.m., 
until 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4199.)