Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 4/20/2023

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 3:30 p.m. — Senate passed S. 870, Fire Grants and Safety Act.

Thursday, 4/20/2023 — Summary – On the Floor – Votes: 3 – Passed: 2

[Daily Digest]
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                                           Thursday, April 20, 2023
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                              Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 870, Fire Grants and Safety Act.

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1275-S1317

Measures Introduced: Thirty-five bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1221-1255, and S. Res. 165-169. 
                                                         Pages S1293-94

Measures Passed:
  Fire Grants and Safety Act: By 95 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 94), 
Senate passed S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire 
Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, by the order 
of the Senate of Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 60 Senators having voted in 
the affirmative, and after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S1277-85, S1285
  Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 92), Van Hollen/Murkowski Amendment 
No. 85, to provide grants for fire station construction through the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Pursuant to 
the order of Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the amendment having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)
Pages S1278-80
  By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 93), Sullivan Amendment No. 83, 
relating to eligible use for grant funds.
Pages S1280-81

Withdrawn:
  Schumer Amendment No. 58, to add an effective date. 
                                                     Pages S1277, S1281
  United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 30th Anniversary: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 167, recognizing the 30th anniversary of the United 
States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  Pages S1286-89

Measures Considered:
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 326, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study and clinical trials 
on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with 
chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  Pages S1285-86
  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, a vote on cloture will 
occur upon disposition of the nomination of Joshua David Jacobs, of 
Washington, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
Page S1286
  Prior to the consideration of this motion to proceed, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1285

Jacobs Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Joshua David Jacobs, of Washington, to be Under Secretary 
for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Page S1285
  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 20, 2023, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Page S1285
  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 S1285
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination, at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and that the cloture motions filed during the 
session of Thursday, April 20, 2023, ripen at 5:30 p.m.
Page S1316

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.

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  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Pages S1316-17

Messages from the House:
  Page S1292

Measures Referred:
  Page S1292

Executive Communications:
  Page S1292

Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S1292-93

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1294-95

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1295-S1307

Additional Statements:
  Pages S1291-92

Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1307-16

Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1316

Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--94) 
                                              Pages S1279, S1281, S1285

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:30 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2023. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1316.)