Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 4/11/2024
Senate convened at 12:30 p.m., recessed at 2:37 p.m.
Thursday, 4/11/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 2
House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan.
Committee — Meetings: 4 • Legislation: Reported: 4
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency
Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan.
Senate
Chamber Action
Legislative Day of Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Routine Proceedings, pages S2715-S2722
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and four resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 4107-4118, S.J. Res. 71, and S. Res. 637-639.
Page S2719
Measures Reported:
H.R. 2754, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the
“Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo
Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”.
H.R. 3865, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as
the “Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building”.
H.R. 3947, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the
“Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building”.
S. 3851, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan,
as the “Sojourner Truth Post Office”.
Page S2718
Measures Passed:
Calling for the Release of Ryan Corbett: Senate agreed to S. Res. 638, calling for the immediate release of Ryan Corbett, a United States
citizen who was wrongfully detained by the Taliban on August 10, 2022,
and condemning the wrongful detention of Americans by the Taliban.
Page S2716
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 S2715
Manglona Nomination--Cloture: Senate began 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 S2715-16
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, April 11, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on
Monday, April 15, 2024.
Page S2716
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 123), Senate agreed to the motion to
proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
Page S2715
By 48 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 124), Senate agreed to the motion to
recess until 3 p.m., on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Pages S2716-17
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Heather M. Cahoon, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a
term expiring October 6, 2024.
Heather M. Cahoon, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a
term expiring October 6, 2030.
Amanda S. Jacobsen, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Equatorial Guinea.
Christophe Andre Tocco, of California, to be Ambassador to the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring October 6, 2029.
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Ann C. Fisher, of South Dakota, to be a Commissioner of the Postal
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2030.
Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling, of North Carolina, to be a Commissioner
of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22,
2030.
Page S2722
Messages from the House:
Page S2718
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S2719
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2719-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2721-22
Additional Statements:
Page S2718
Notices of Intent:
Page S2722
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S2722
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--124)
Pages S2715-17
Recess: Senate convened at 12:30 p.m. and recessed at 2:37 p.m., until
3 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2722.)