Senate Daily Digest — Thursday, 9/12/2024
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Steven D. Symms, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho, at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9/12/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 2 – Confirmed: 1
Committee — Meetings: 6 • Legislation: Hearing: 1, Reported: 4
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6005-S6039
Measures Introduced: Twenty-six bills and six resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 5029-5054, S. Res. 812-816, and S. Con. Res.
41.
Pages S6018-19
Measures Reported:
S. 4000, to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization
Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California. (S. Rept. No. 118-223)
S. 4755, to reauthorize traumatic brain injury programs, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 4762, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
programs and research relating to autism, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
S. 4776, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with an amendment in
the nature of a substitute.
Page S6018
Measures Passed:
Tracking and Reporting Absent Community--Members Everywhere Act:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of
S. 2120, to direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether
the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was
suspected to have been on Federal land, and the bill was then passed.
Page S6036
Honoring the Life of Steven D. Symms: Senate agreed to S. Res. 813,
honoring the life of Steven D. Symms, former United States Senator for
the State of Idaho.
Pages S6036-37
National Literacy Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 814, designating
September 2024 as “National Literacy Month”.
Page S6037
Ritz Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the
nomination of Kevin Gafford Ritz, of Tennessee, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Pages S6010-11, S6012-13
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 49 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 239), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S6013
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately
3 p.m., on Monday, September 16, 2024; and that all time be considered
expired at 5:30 p.m.
Page S6037
Costello Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Mary Kathleen Costello, of Pennsylvania, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Page S6011
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 Kevin Gafford Ritz, of Tennessee, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Pages S6011-12
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S6011
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S6011
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 54 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 238), Laura Margarete Provinzino,
of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Minnesota.
Pages S6010, S6039
Messages from the House:
Page S6018
Measures Referred:
Page S6018
Measures Discharged:
Page S6018
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S6018
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S6018, S6037
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S6019-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6021-30
Additional Statements:
Pages S6016-18
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Amendments Submitted:
Pages S6030-36
Notices of Intent:
Page S6036
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S6036
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--239)
Pages S6010, S6013
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further
mark of respect to the memory of the late Steven D. Symms, former
United States Senator for the State of Idaho, in accordance with S. Res. 813, at 3:30 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024.
(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in
today's Record on page S6037.)