Senate Daily Digest — Tuesday, 4/9/2024

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, 4/9/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 4 – Confirmed: 2

• Legislation: New: 16

• Committee — Meetings: 6 • Legislation: Hearing: 3, Reported: 4

[Daily Digest]
[Pages D322-D323]

                                             Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2653-S2675

Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4078-4092, and S. Res. 630.
  Page S2666

Measures Reported:
  S. 1118, to establish the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) 
Data Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 118-164)
  S. 1662, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State of 
Wyoming, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
118-165)
  S. 1955, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to 
authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation 
measures in the Great Salt Lake basin, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 
118-166)
  S. 2247, to reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-
shared funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery 
programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 118-167)
Page S2666

Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a 
committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on 
the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency 
Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, into the House Chamber for the 
joint meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
  Page S2672

Message from the President: Senate received the following messages 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 
14024 of April 15, 2021, with respect to specified harmful foreign 
activities of the Government of the Russian Federation; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
46)
Page S2665
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13536 of April 12, 2010, with respect to Somalia; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-47) 
                                                             Page S2665

Allen Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Ann Marie McIff Allen, of Utah, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Utah.
  Page S2662
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 97 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 119), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2662
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, April 10, 2024; that all time on the nomination be 
considered expired at 12 noon; that following disposition of the 
nomination, Senate begin consideration of S.J. Res. 61, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration 
relating to “National Performance Management Measures; Assessing 
Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Measure”; that at 2:45 p.m., Senate vote on passage of the joint 
resolution; and that upon disposition of S.J. Res. 61, Senate begin 
consideration of H.J. Res. 98, providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 
by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for 
Determining Joint Employer Status”; and that a 5 p.m., Senate vote on 
passage of the joint resolution.
Page S2673

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  By 78 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. EX. 116), Susan M. Bazis, of 
Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Nebraska.
Pages S2653-58, S2675
  By 58 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 118), Robert J. White, of 
Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Michigan.
Pages S2659-62, S2675
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 58 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 117), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S2658-59

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
Pages S2673-75

Measures Discharged:
  Page S2665

Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Executive Communications:
  Pages S2665-66

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2666-69

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2669-72

Additional Statements:
  Pages S2664-65

Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--119) 
                                                  Pages S2658-59, S2662

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6 p.m., until 
10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2673.)