Senate Daily Digest — Tuesday, 1/30/2024
Senate convened at 3 p.m., adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
Tuesday, 1/30/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 1 – Confirmed: 1
Committee • Legislation: Reported: 1
[Daily Digest]
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S277-S290
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and one resolution were introduced,
as follows: S. 3679-3696, and S. Res. 535.
Page S287
Measures Reported:
S. 2003, to authorize the Secretary of State to provide additional
assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of
the Russian Federation and other sovereign assets of the Russian
Federation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S287
Measures Passed:
Help America Vote Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 535, recognizing
January 30, 2024, as “Help America Vote Day”.
Pages S287, S290
Wang Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the
United States Court of International Trade.
Page S283
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 Joseph Goffman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page S283
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S283
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S283
Laroski, Jr., Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of
the United States Court of International Trade.
Page S283
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 Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge
of the United States Court of International Trade.
Page S283
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
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Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
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Mehalchick, Sherriff, and Goffman Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m.,
on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Senate resume consideration of the
nomination of Karoline Mehalchick, of Pennsylvania, to be United States
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 11:30 a.m., Senate vote on confirmation
of the nomination of Kirk Edward Sherriff, of California, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, to be
immediately followed by a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the
nomination of Karoline Mehalchick; that if cloture has been invoked on
the nomination of Karoline Mehalchick, all time be considered expired
at 2:15 p.m.; and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of
Joseph Goffman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, all time be considered expired at
5:30 p.m.
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 66 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. EX. 25), Joshua Paul Kolar, of
Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
Pages S277-83
Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S287-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S289-90
Additional Statements:
Pages S285-86
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--25)
Page S283
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:39 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S290.)