[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D856-D857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5901-S5956
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 4999-5016, S.J. Res. 109, and S. Res. 806-
807.
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Measures Reported:
S. 2293, to establish the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers
Council, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers, and Artificial
Intelligence Governance Boards, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-216)
S. 2866, to improve the customer experience of the Federal
Government, ensure that Federal services are simple, seamless, and
secure, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No.
118-217)
S. 3071, to amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian
Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by
authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other
disaster recovery projects, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 118-218)
S. 3698, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to
revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual
disabilities. (S. Rept. No. 118-219)
S. 4035, to require the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management to take certain actions with respect to the health insurance
program carried out under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-220)
S. 1889, to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native
communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 118-221)
S. 1890, to provide for the establishment of a grazing management
program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, with an amendment in
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-222)
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Measures Passed:
Majority Party's Membership on Certain Committees: Senate agreed to
S. Res. 807, to constitute the majority party's membership on certain
committees for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, or until their
successors are chosen.
Pages S5907-08
205th Anniversary of Memphis, Tennessee: Senate agreed to S. Res.
806, recognizing May 22, 2024, as the 205th anniversary of the founding
of Memphis, Tennessee, and acknowledging the role that Memphis has
played in shaping the history, culture, and economy of the United
States.
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Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act: Senate passed H.R.
7032, to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 to provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary
authorities to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch
agencies.
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall: Senate agreed to H. Con.
Res. 124, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol
Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals
awarded under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.
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National Ataxia Awareness Day: Committee on the Judiciary was
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 794, designating
September 25, 2024, as ``National Ataxia Awareness Day'', and raising
awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure, and
the resolution was then agreed to.
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Ritz Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Kevin Gafford Ritz, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Sixth Circuit.
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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 Laura Margarete Provinzino, of Minnesota, to be United
States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
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Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
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Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
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Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the
nomination.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination at approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday,
September 11, 2024; that the motions to invoke cloture filed during the
session of the Senate on Monday, September 9, 2024, ripen at 2:15 p.m.;
and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Mary Kay Lanthier,
of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Vermont, all time be considered expired at 5 p.m.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 232), Adam B. Abelson, of
Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Maryland.
Pages S5901-06, S5956
By 51 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 234), Jeannette A. Vargas, of New
York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
New York.
Pages S5907, S5956
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 52 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 233), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps,
Navy, and Space Force.
Pages S5946-56
Messages from the House:
Pages S5935-36
Measures Referred:
Pages S5936-37
Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5939-40
Additional Statements:
Pages S5933-35
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5935-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--234)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m. and adjourned at 5:10 p.m.,
until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S5946.)