Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 2/29/2024
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Thursday, 2/29/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 8 – Confirmed: 2
Legislation: New: 31, Action: 5, Voted: 3, Passed: 4
Amendments: Not agreed to: 1, Voted: 1
Committee — Meetings: 3 • Legislation: Reported: 1
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D189-D191]
Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations
and Other Matters Act.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1051-S1091
Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 4, 3832-3859, and S. Res. 569-570.
Pages S1076-77
Measures Reported:
S. 1939, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years
2024 through 2028, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1076
Measures Passed:
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act: By 77
yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 67), Senate passed H.R. 7463, making further
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, by the order of the
Senate of Thursday, February 29, 2024, 60 Senators having voted in the
affirmative, and after taking action on the following amendment and
motions proposed thereto:
Rejected:
By 37 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 63), Paul/Braun Amendment No. 1614,
to establish prohibitions relating to the purchase or sale of State or
municipal securities. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative
votes, was not agreed to.)
Pages S1068-69
By 14 yeas to 76 nays (Vote No. 64), Marshall motion to commit the
bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions.
Pages S1069-70
By 12 yeas to 77 nays (Vote No. 65), Lee motion to commit the bill to
the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions.
Pages S1070-71
By 32 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 66), Cruz motion to commit the bill
to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions.
Page S1071
Justice for Murder Victims Act: Senate passed S. 3859, to ensure
that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to
the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of
the victim and the death itself.
Pages S1089-90
Victims' VOICES Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from
further consideration of S. 3706, to amend section 3663A of title 18,
United States Code, to clarify that restitution includes necessary and
reasonable expenses incurred by a person who has assumed the victim's
rights, and the bill was then passed.
Page S1090
National Speech and Debate Education Day: Senate agreed to S. Res.
570, designating March 1, 2024, as “National Speech and Debate
Education Day”.
Page S1090
Measures Considered:
Proposed Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkiye: By 13 yeas
to 79 nays (Vote No. 62), Senate rejected the motion to discharge the
Committee on Foreign Relations of S.J. Res. 60, providing for
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the
Government of Turkiye of certain defense articles and services.
Pages S1067-68
Veto Messages:
Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers: By 50
yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 61), two-thirds of the Senators voting not
having voted in the affirmative, S.J. Res. 38, providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration
relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle
Chargers”, was rejected, the veto of the President was sustained.
Pages S1057-58
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Appointments:
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China:
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to
Public Law 106-286, appointed the following Members to serve on the
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China:
Senators Brown and Butler.
Page S1089
Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act--Agreement: A
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a time
to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the
Republican Leader, but no later than Friday, March 8, 2024, Senate
begin consideration of S. 3853, to extend the period for filing claims
under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to provide for
compensation under such Act for claims relating to Manhattan Project
waste, and to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium
mining; that there be up to one hour for debate equally divided between
the two Leaders, or their designees; and that upon the use or yielding
back of time, Senate vote on passage of the bill, all without
intervening action or debate, with 60-affirmative votes required for
passage.
Page S1068
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that Senator Schatz be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills
or joint resolutions from February 29, 2024 through March 5, 2024.
Page S1089
Keohane Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Ronald T. Keohane, of New York, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Defense.
Pages S1058-67
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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of
Thursday, February 29, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Page S1090
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S1058
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on
Tuesday, March 5, 2024; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed
during the session of Thursday, February 29, 2024 ripen at 5:30 p.m.
Page S1090
Marvit Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
Page S1072
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 Ronald T. Keohane, of New York, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Defense.
Page S1072
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S1072
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S1072
Harris Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the
Merit Systems Protection Board.
Page S1072
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 Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
Page S1072
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S1072
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S1072
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 56 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 60), Marjorie A. Rollinson, of
Virginia, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an
Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury.
Pages S1051-57
Douglas Craig Schmidt, of Tennessee, to be Director of Operational
Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense.
Page S1072
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Judy W. Chang, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
David Rosner, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2027.
Lindsay S. See, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2028.
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Dana Lynn Banks, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Director of the
African Development Bank for a term of five years.
Mary E. Daschbach, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Togolese
Republic.
Troy Fitrell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Seychelles.
Joshua M. Harris, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the People's
Democratic Republic of Algeria.
Elizabeth K. Horst, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Martin Joseph Walsh, of Massachusetts, to be a Governor of the United
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2029.
Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy.
Pages S1090-91
Messages from the House:
Page S1075
Measures Referred:
Pages S1075-76
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S1076, S1090
Executive Communications:
Page S1076
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S1076
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S1077-79
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S1079-89
Additional Statements:
Pages S1073-75
Amendments Submitted:
Page S1089
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S1089
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--67)
Pages S1057-58, S1067, S1069-72
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.,
until 12 noon on Friday, March 1, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1090.)