Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 11/9/2023

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 4:28 p.m.

Thursday, 11/9/2023 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 3 – Confirmed: 2

• Legislation: New: 31, Action: 3, Passed: 2

  • Amendments: Offered: 2, Agreed to: 2

• Committee — Meetings: 4

[Daily Digest]
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                                         Thursday, November 9, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5437-S5464

Measures Introduced: Twenty-seven bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3263-3289, S.J. Res. 49-50, and S. Res. 458-
459.
  Pages S5458-59

Measures Passed:
  National Native American Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
459, recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and 
celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the 
contributions of Native Americans to the United States. 
                                                         Pages S5463-64
  Condemning Hamas: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 408, condemning Hamas for its 
premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and 
demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them 
to safety, and the resolution was agreed to, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Page S5463

Adopted:
  Kaine (for Rosen) Amendment No. 1364, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5463
  Kaine (for Rosen) Amendment No. 1365, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S5463

Measures Considered:
Relieve Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of 
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished 
through the Veterans Community Care program.
  Pages S5442-43
  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, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, November 9, 2023, a vote on 
cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Ana de Alba, 
of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
                                                             Page S5443
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5442

De Alba Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Ana de Alba, of California, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
  Pages S5444-56
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 307), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S5443-44
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 
3:00 p.m., on Monday, November 13, 2023; that all post-cloture time on 
the nomination be considered expired at 5:30 p.m.; and that the motion 
to invoke cloture filed during the session of Thursday, November 9, 
2023, ripen at 5:30 p.m.
Page S5464

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 305), Monica Ramirez Almadani, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California.
Pages S5437-42, S5464
  By 53 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 306), Brandy R. McMillion, of 
Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Michigan.
Pages S5442, S5464

Messages from the House:
  Page S5457

Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S5457

Executive Communications:
  Page S5457

Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S5458

Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S5458

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5459-60

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5460-62

Additional Statements:
  Pages S5456-57

Amendments Submitted:
  Page S5462

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S5462-63

Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S5463

Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--307) 
                                                         Pages S5441-44

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:28 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5464.)