Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 6/22/2023
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 5:23 p.m.
Thursday, 6/22/2023 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 2 – Passed: 11 – Reported: 12
House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India.
[Daily Digest]
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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate agreed to the resolution of ratification of the Tax
Convention with Chile (Treaty Doc. 112-8).
House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2197-S2253
Measures Introduced: One hundred eleven bills and twenty-three
resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2103-2213, S.J. Res. 36,
and S. Res. 265-286.
Pages S2221-26
Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled “Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget
Totals for Fiscal Year 2024”. (S. Rept. No. 118-45)
S. 1189, to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling
accessibility. (S. Rept. No. 118-41)
S. 1194, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to carry out certain activities to improve recycling and
composting programs in the United States. (S. Rept. No. 118-42)
S. 2127, making appropriations for military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 118-43)
S. 2131, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 118-44)
S. 945, to provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to
Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, with amendments. (S. Rept.
No. 118-46)
S. 1067, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to citizen petitions, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute.
S. 1114, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
S. 1214, to set forth limitations on exclusive approval or licensure
of drugs designated for rare diseases or conditions.
S. 1271, to impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit
fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations,
including cartels, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1339, to provide for increased oversight of entities that provide
pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans
and health insurance coverage.
S. 2103, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States
Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
S. 2190, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase bank
executive accountability and to improve financial stability.
Page S2221
Measures Passed:
National Cybersecurity Education Month: Committee on the Judiciary
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 247, designating
June 2023 as National Cybersecurity Education Month, and the resolution
was then agreed to.
Page S2250
Honoring the Victims of the Mass Shooting at the Fourth of July
Parade in Highland Park: Senate agreed to S. Res. 277, expressing the
condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the
first anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in
Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
Pages S2242-43
Authorize Testimony and Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 278,
to authorize testimony and representation in United States v.
Hostetter.
Page S2243
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Building Collapse in Surfside, Florida: Senate agreed to S. Res. 279,
commemorating the passage of 2 years since the tragic building collapse
in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021.
Pages S2243-44
Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality Research Act: Senate
passed H.R. 1734, to require coordinated National Institute of
Standards and Technology science and research activities regarding
illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other
substances of concern, after agreeing to the following amendment
proposed thereto:
Pages S2250-51
Schumer (for Cruz/Cantwell) Amendment No. 139, in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S
Lobbying Disclosure Act: Senate passed S. 264, to amend the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants
regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,
as amended.
Page S2251
Lobbying Disclosure Act: Senate passed S. 829, to amend the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain
contents of registrations under that Act, after agreeing to the
committee amendment.
Page S2251
Authorize Appointments: Senate passed S. 349, to amend title 5,
United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members
of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to
positions in which the spouses will work remotely, after agreeing to
the committee amendment.
Pages S2251-52
Inspections at Ports of Entry: Senate passed S. 206, to require the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review
and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of
entry.
Page S2252
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act: Senate passed S.
111, to require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to
include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed
rule.
Page S2252
Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act: Senate passed S. 1549,
to provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary authorities
to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch agencies.
Page S2252
Measures Failed:
Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached `Stabilizing Braces':
By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 171), Senate failed passage of H.J.
Res. 44, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to “Factoring
Criteria for Firearms with Attached `Stabilizing Braces'”.
Pages S2197-S2205
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President
Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to
make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
Page S2252
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that Senator Kaine and Senator Hirono, be authorized to sign
duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions, from June 22, 2023 through
July 10, 2023.
Page S2252
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Monday, June 26, 2023, at 2
p.m.; Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 10 a.m.; Monday, July 3, 2023 at 10
a.m.; and Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 10 a.m.; and that when the Senate
adjourns on Thursday, July 6, 2023, it next convene at 3 p.m., on
Monday, July 10, 2023.
Pages S2252-53
Treaty Approved:
Tax Convention with Chile: By 95 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 172),
two-thirds of the Senators present having voted in the affirmative,
Senate agreed to the resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification
to Treaty Doc. 112-8, Tax Convention with Chile, after having passed
through its various parliamentary stages, up to and including the
presentation of the resolution of ratification, after taking action on
the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S2205-11
Withdrawn:
Schumer Amendment No. 136, to add an effective date.
Page S2205
Small Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture.
Page S2211
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, June 22, 2023, a vote on
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cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 10, 2023.
Page S2211
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2211
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2211
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on
Monday, July 10, 2023; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on
Thursday, June 22, 2023 ripen at 5:30 p.m.
Page S2253
Hidalgo Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be
Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
Page S2211
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 Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy
Secretary of Agriculture.
Page S2211
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2211
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2211
Evanson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, of Washington, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Pages S2211-12
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 Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be
Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
Pages S2211-12
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2211
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2211
Cartwright Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Tiffany M. Cartwright, of Washington, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Pages S2212-13
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 Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, of Washington, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Page S2212
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2212
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2212
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
Charlie Crist, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States
of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation
Organization, with the rank of Ambassador.
Page S2253
Messages from the House:
Page S2220
Measures Referred:
Page S2220
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S2221
Executive Communications:
Page S2221
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2226-27
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2227-48
Additional Statements:
Pages S2219-20
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2248-49
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--172)
Pages S2204-05, S2209
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:23 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2253.)