[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D856-D857]
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                                        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)           
Page S5937
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.                                       
  Page S5907
  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.         
Page S5907
  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.                                                  
Page S5907
  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.            
Page S5946
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.               
Pages S5906-07
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:                                   
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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.)