Senate Daily Digest — Tuesday, 5/16/2023

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:27 p.m.

Tuesday, 5/16/2023 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 1 – Passed: 3 – Reported: 5

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                                              Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1655-S1683

Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1607-1631, S.J. Res. 28-30, and S. Res. 214.
                                                         Pages S1678-79

Measures Reported:
  S. 111, to require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, 
to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed 
rule. (S. Rept. No. 118-28)
  S. 257, to prohibit contracting with persons that have business 
operations with the Maduro regime. (S. Rept. No. 118-29)
  S. 479, to modify the fire management assistance cost share, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 118-30)
  S. 780, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to 
analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of and 
overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives. (S. 
Rept. No. 118-31)
  S. 917, to establish the duties of the Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency regarding open source software 
security, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 118-32)
Pages S1677-78

Measures Passed:
  DC Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act: By 56 
yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 126), Senate passed H.J. Res. 42, 
disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in 
approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act 
of 2022.
  Pages S1655-63, S1663
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution. 
                                                             Page S1663
  CADETS Act:  Senate passed S. 467, to modify the age requirement for 
the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment.
  Page S1682
  Authorizing testimony and representation:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 
214, to authorize testimony and representation in United States v. 
Neely.
  Page S1682

Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13303 of May 22, 2003, with respect to the stabilization of Iraq; which 
was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-13)
Page S1677

Daniel Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Jeremy C. Daniel, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Page S1664
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, 
May 17, 2023; that the cloture motions filed during the session of 
Monday, May 15, 2023, ripen at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 
and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Jeremy C. Daniel, 
all time be considered expired at 2:15 p.m.; that if cloture is invoked 
on the nomination of Darrel James Papillion, of Louisiana, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the 
confirmation vote be at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, 
following consultation with the Republican Leader; that following the 
cloture vote on the nomination of Darrel James Papillion, 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate begin consideration of S.J. Res. 18, 
disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland 
Security relating to “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”; that 
at 5 p.m., Senate vote on passage of the joint resolution; and that 
there be two minutes for debate equally divided prior to each roll call 
vote.
Pages S1682-83

Messages from the House:
  Page S1677

Measures Referred:
  Page S1677

Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S1655, S1677

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Executive Communications:
  Page S1677

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1679-80

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1680-81

Additional Statements:
  Page S1677

Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S1681-82

Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1682

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--126) 
                                                         Pages S1663-64

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:27 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1683.)