Senate Daily Digest — Tuesday, 3/12/2024
Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/12/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 6 – Confirmed: 4
Legislation: New: 29, Action: 5, Passed: 5
Amendments: Agreed to: 4
Committee — Meetings: 9 • Legislation: Action: 22, Hearing: 19, Markup: 3, Reported: 4
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2351-S2371
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and one resolution were
introduced, as follows: S. 3906-3933, and S. Res. 587.
Pages S2364-65
Measures Reported:
S. 1322, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify the authorized
purposes and term period of tribal leases, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 118-159)
S. 3791, to reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act,
with an amendment.
S. 3858, to establish within the Office of Land and Emergency
Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of
Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, with amendments.
S. 3891, to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 to update and expand Federal economic development investment in
the economic recovery, resiliency, and competitiveness of communities,
regions, and States across the United States, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
Page S2364
Measures Passed:
Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act: Senate passed S.
1189, to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling
accessibility, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed
thereto:
Page S2368
Schumer (for Capito) Amendment No. 1691, relating to Federal share
and certain dates.
Pages S2367-68
Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the following
amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S2368-70
Schumer (for Carper) Amendment No. 1692, to modify the authorization
of appropriations.
Pages S2367-70
Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 2882, to
reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, after
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S2370
Schumer (for Kelly) Amendment No. 1693, in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S2367
Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act:
Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further
consideration of S. 50, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays
as an estuary of national significance, and the bill was then passed,
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S2371
Schumer (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1694, in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S2367
National CACFP Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 587, designating the
third week of March 2024 as “National CACFP Week”.
Pages S2366-67
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order
12957 of March 15, 1995, with respect to Iran; which was referred to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-43)
Pages S2363-64
Berner Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Nicole G. Berner, of Maryland, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
Page S2361
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 Tuesday,
March 12, 2024, a vote on cloture will occur at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday,
March 14, 2024.
Page S2371
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
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Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2361
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2361
Hankins and Berner Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on
Thursday, March 14, 2024, Senate begin consideration of the nomination
of Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Haiti; that Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 12 noon;
that upon disposition of the nomination, Senate resume consideration of
the nomination of Nicole G. Berner, of Maryland, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; and that the motion to invoke
cloture with respect to the nomination of Nicole G. Berner ripen at
1:45 p.m.
Page S2371
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 55 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 86), Jasmine Hyejung Yoon, of
Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western District
of Virginia.
Pages S2351-55, S2371
By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 88), Sunil R. Harjani, of
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District
of Illinois.
Pages S2355-56, S2371
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 87), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2355
By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 90), Melissa R. DuBose, of Rhode
Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode
Island.
Pages S2356-61, S2371
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 89), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2356
By 63 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 91), Sean Patrick Maloney, of New
York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of
Ambassador.
Pages S2360-61, S2371
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
Page S2371
Messages from the House:
Page S2364
Measures Referred:
Page S2364
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S2364
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2365-66
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2364-65
Additional Statements:
Page S2363
Amendments Submitted:
Page S2367
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S2367-68
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--91)
Pages S2355, S2356, S2361
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:29 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2371.)