Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 7/20/2023
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 4:54 p.m.
Thursday, 7/20/2023 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 3 – Confirmed: 1
Committee — Meetings: 9 • Legislation: Action: 2, Markup: 2, Reported: 3
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3437-S3500
Measures Introduced: Fifty-five bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 2403-2457, S. Res. 305-306, and S. Con. Res.
16.
Pages S3458-60
Measures Reported:
S. 2437, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation,
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 118-70)
S. 2438, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2024. (S. Rept. No. 118-71)
S. 2443, making appropriations for energy and water development and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. (S.
Rept. No. 118-72)
Page S3457
Measures Passed:
250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative
Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 1096, to require the Secretary of the
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the
United States Marine Corps, and to support programs at the Marine Corps
Heritage Center.
Page S3451
50th Anniversary of Hip Hop: Senate agreed to S. Res. 305,
commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip hop and designating August
11, 2023, as “Hip Hop Celebration Day”, designating August 2023 as
“Hip Hop Recognition Month”, and designating November 2023 as “Hip
Hop History Month”.
Page S3451
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued
consideration of S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S3444-51
Adopted:
By 85 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 194), Cruz Amendment No. 926 (to
Amendment No. 935), to prohibit the export or sale of petroleum
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities.
(Pursuant to the order of Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the amendment
having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was agreed to.)
Pages S3444-45
Reed (for Scott (FL)) Amendment No. 510 (to Amendment No. 935), to
provide for drone security.
Pages S3449-51
Reed (for Romney) Amendment No. 823 (to Amendment No. 935), to end
the treatment of the People's Republic of China as a developing nation.
Pages S3449-51
Reed (for Sinema/Kelly) Amendment No. 315 (to Amendment No. 935), to
provide for the assumption of full ownership and control of the
International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, Arizona, by the
International Boundary and Water Commission.
Pages S3449-51
Reed (for Grassley/Durbin) Amendment No. 273 (to Amendment No. 935),
to improve a provision relating to a report on progress on a multi-year
strategy and plan for the Baltic Security Initiative.
Pages S3449-51
Reed (for Blackburn) Amendment No. 224 (to Amendment No. 935), to
provide funding for women's health to support initiatives for mobile
mammography services for women veterans.
Pages S3449-51
Reed (for Moran/Warnock) Amendment No. 949 (to Amendment No. 935), to
ensure access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried
spouses of members of the Armed Forces.
Pages S3449-51
Reed (for Baldwin) Amendment No. 685 (to Amendment No. 935), to
provide for an enhanced domestic content requirement for navy
shipbuilding programs.
Pages S3449-51
Rejected:
By 13 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 195), Lee Amendment No. 376 (to
Amendment No. 935), to
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limit the availability of funds for the support of Ukraine.
Pages S3448-49
Pending:
Schumer (for Reed/Wicker) Amendment No. 935, in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S3444
Schumer Amendment No. 936 (to Amendment No. 935), to add an effective
date.
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A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that it be
in order to call up the following amendments to the bill: Cornyn
Amendment No. 931, Rounds Amendment No. 813, Warnock Amendment No. 199;
that with respect to the amendments listed above, at a time to be
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican
Leader, Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order
listed, with no further amendments or motions in order, and with 60-
affirmative votes required for adoption, and that there be two minutes
equally divided prior to each vote.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Tuesday,
July 25, 2023; and that at 5:30 p.m., Senate vote on or in relation to
Cornyn Amendment No. 931, and Rounds Amendment No. 813, in the order
listed.
Page S3500
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 193), David M. Uhlmann, of
Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Pages S3437-44
Messages from the House:
Page S3456
Measures Referred:
Page S3456
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S3456
Executive Communications:
Pages S3456-57
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S3457-58
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3460-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3461-64
Additional Statements:
Page S3456
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S3464-S3500
Notices of Intent:
Page S3500
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S3500
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--195)
Pages S3444-45, S3448-49
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:54 p.m.,
until 6:30 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3500.)