Daily Digest — Monday, April 17, 2023

Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m.

Monday, 4/17/2023 — Summary – On the Floor – Votes: 1

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HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity (PDF).


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1121-S1147

Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1165-1171, and S. Res. 158.
  Page S1134

Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled “Review of Legislative Activity during the 
117th Congress”. (S. Rept. No. 118-8)
Page S1134

Appointments:
  Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 
117-263, announced the appointment of the following individual to serve 
as member of the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the 
Department of State: Senator Hagerty.
  Page S1140

Plumb Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense.
  Pages S1121-29
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 61 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 83), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S1128-29
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023; that at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination; that if cloture is invoked on the 
nomination of Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General, all post-cloture time be considered 
expired at 2:15 p.m., and Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination.
Page S1140

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Lisa Peterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Burundi.
  Ana de Alba, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit.
  Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Space Force. 
                                                         Pages S1140-47

Messages from the House:
  Pages S1133-34

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1134-35

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S1136

Additional Statements:
  Pages S1131-33

Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1136-40

Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1140

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--83)
  Page S1129

Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1140.)