Senate Daily Digest — Tuesday, 2/6/2024
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
Tuesday, 2/6/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 4 – Confirmed: 3
Committee — Meetings: 1 • Legislation: Reported: 12
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S401-S426
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as
follows: S. 3735-3743, and S. Res. 543-544.
Page S421
Measures Reported:
H.R. 292, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California,
as the “William L. Reynolds Post Office Building”.
H.R. 996, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as
the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office”.
H.R. 2379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as
the “Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office”.
H.R. 3944, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as
the “Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office”.
S. 2143, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
as the “Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building”.
S. 2274, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the
“Dessie A. Bebout Post Office”.
S. 2717, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as
the “Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office”.
S. 3267, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as
the “First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building”.
S. 3357, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 5120 Derry Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as
the “Hettie Simmons Love Post Office Building”.
S. 3419, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1765 Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as
the “John Charles Traub Post Office”.
S. 3639, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2075 West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
as the “Robert Hayden Post Office”.
S. 3640, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as
the “Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office”.
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Measures Passed:
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 544, designating the week beginning February 5, 2024, as
“National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week”.
Page S426
Relieve Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that at approximately 12 noon, on Wednesday, February 7,
2024, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to
consideration of H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to
make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to
receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the
Veterans Community Care program.
Page S426
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 92 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. EX. 36), Kurt Campbell, of the
District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State.
Pages S401-07
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 90 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. EX. 35), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S405-06
By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 38), Amy M. Baggio, of Oregon, to
be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon.
Pages S407-15
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
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By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 37), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
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Nicole Shampaine, of California, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of
Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Representative
to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Page S417
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
9 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
9 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
Page S426
Messages from the House:
Page S420
Measures Referred:
Pages S420-21
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S421
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S421-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S423-25
Additional Statements:
Page S420
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S425-26
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S426
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--38)
Pages S406-07, S415
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:49 p.m.,
until 12 noon on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S426.)