Senate Daily Digest — Wednesday, 11/29/2023
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:58 p.m.
Wednesday, 11/29/2023 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 5 – Confirmed: 6
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5643-S5680
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as
follows: S. 3354-3363, and S. Res. 479.
Page S5674
Measures Passed:
Rosa Parks Federal Building: Senate passed S. 1278, to designate the
Federal building located at 985 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan,
as the “Rosa Parks Federal Building”.
Page S5677
American Law Enforcement SAVER Act: Committee on the Judiciary was
discharged from further consideration of S. 2644, to establish
standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and the bill
was then passed.
Page S5677
National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 479, designating November 2023 as “National Homeless
Children and Youth Awareness Month”.
Page S5677
Park Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Shanlyn A.S. Park, of Hawaii, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Hawaii.
Pages S5650-52
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 323), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S5669
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10
a.m., on Thursday, November 30, 2023, and that all time be considered
expired at 11:30 a.m.; and that upon disposition of the nomination of
Shanlyn A.S. Park, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of
Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Fifth Circuit, and Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on
the nomination at 1:45 p.m.
Pages S5677-78
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 320), Micah W.J. Smith, of
Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.
Page S5662
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 319), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S5652
By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 322), Jamel Semper, of New
Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New
Jersey.
Page S5668
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 321), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S5662
Ann Marie Yastishock, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the
Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands
and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu.
Heather Roach Variava, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's
Democratic Republic.
Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Gabonese Republic.
Kara C. McDonald, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Lithuania.
Page S5680
Messages from the House:
Page S5672
Measures Referred:
Pages S5672-73
Executive Communications:
Page S5673
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S5673-74
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5674-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Page S5676
Additional Statements:
Pages S5671-72
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Privileges of the Floor:
Pages S5676-77
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--323)
Pages S5652, S5662, S5668, S5669
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023. (For Senate's program,
see the
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remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5680.)