[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 123 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D782-D783]
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                                              Monday, July 29, 2024

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5529-S5557
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 4819-
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Measures Reported:
  S. 1524, to ensure that whistleblowers, including contractors, are 
protected from retaliation when a Federal employee orders a reprisal, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-202)
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Measures Passed:
  Bald Eagle:  Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 4610, to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
designate the bald eagle as the national bird, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
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  National Fossil Act:  Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 3574, to amend chapter 3 of title 36, 
United States Code, to designate the mastodon as the national fossil of 
the United States, and the bill was then passed.         
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Measures Considered:
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7024, 
to make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide tax incentives 
to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for the taxation 
of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the 
United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal 
disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax credit. 
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  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, 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 Dorothy Camille Shea, of 
North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of 
America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, 
and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the 
Security Council of the United Nations.                      
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  Prior to the consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration 
of the bill, Senate took the following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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Vacca Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Meredith A. Vacca, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of New York.                        
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  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 on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. 
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Saporito, Jr. Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Joseph Francis Saporito, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. 
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  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 Meredith A. Vacca, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of New York.         
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Shea Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative 
of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank 
and status of Ambassador and the

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Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security 
Council of the United Nations.                           
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  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 Joseph Francis Saporito, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. 
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                 
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Neumann Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Stacey D. Neumann, of Maine, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maine.                         
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, 
July 30, 2024; that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the order of Thursday, 
July 25, 2024, with respect to the House message to accompany S. 2073, 
to amend title 31, United States Code, to require agencies to include a 
list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget 
justifications, be modified so that at 12:00 noon Schumer Amendment No. 
3022 (to Amendment No. 3021) be withdrawn and Senate vote on Schumer 
motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, with 
Schumer Amendment No. 3021 (to the House amendment to the bill), 
without further intervening action or debate; that at 2:30 p.m., Senate 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Stacey D. 
Neumann; and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination, all time be 
considered expired at 4:15 p.m.                              
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 73 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. EX. 220), Adam B. Landy, of South 
Carolina, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of 
fifteen years.                                               
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Executive Communications:                                    
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Petitions and Memorials:                                     
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--220) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:25 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5557.)