Senate Daily Digest — Monday, 4/15/2024
Senate convened at 3 p.m., adjourned the legislative day of Wednesday, 4/10/2024, at 9:03 p.m., reconvened a new legislative day at 9:04 p.m., and adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Monday, 4/15/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 2
Legislation: New: 9, Action: 5, Passed: 4
Amendments: Agreed to: 1
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Monday, April 15, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
(Legislative Days of Wednesday, April 10, 2024, and Monday, April
15, 2024.)
Routine Proceedings, pages S2723-S2733, S2735-S2756
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 4119-4125, and S. Res. 640-641.
Page S2740
Measures Passed:
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024: Senate passed S. 3858, to establish
within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of the Environmental
Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, after
agreeing to the committee amendments.
Pages S2752-54
Condemning the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 174, condemning the human rights record of the Government of
the Kingdom of Eswatini and the brutal killing of Eswatini activist
Thulani Maseko on January 21, 2023, after agreeing to the committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute, the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute to the preamble, and the following amendment
proposed thereto:
Pages S2754-56
Schumer (for Coons) Amendment No. 1819, to remove sanctions language.
Page S2755
World Quantum Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 640, commemorating and
supporting the goals of “World Quantum Day”.
Page S2756
National Water Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 641, designating the
week of April 7 through April 13, 2024, as “National Water Week”.
Page S2756
Measures Considered:
Certain Rules of the Environmental Protection Agency: Senate continued
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 4072, to
prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain
rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page S2733
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 9:04 p.m., on Monday,
April 15, 2024.
Page S2733
Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 10 a.m., on Tuesday,
April 16, 2024.
Page S2756
Manglona Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana
Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana
Islands.
Pages S2723-30
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 39 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. EX. 125), Senate failed to table the
nomination.
Page S2729
By 84 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 126), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2730
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all time on
the nomination be deemed expired and at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April
16, 2024, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination.
Page S2756
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10
a.m., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Page S2756
Messages from the House:
Page S2733
Measures Referred:
Page S2739
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S2739, S2752
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S2733
Executive Communications:
Pages S2739-40
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2740-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2742-51
Additional Statements:
Page S2739
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2751-52
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--126)
Pages S2729-30
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 9:03 p.m., and
reconvened at 9:04 p.m.,
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on the same day, and adjourned at 9:10 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday,
April 16, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2756.)