Senate Daily Digest — Wednesday, 1/24/2024
Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday, 1/24/2024 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 4 – Confirmed: 2
Committee — Meetings: 9 • Legislation: Action: 2, Hearing: 1, Markup: 1
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D69-D70]
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S227-S253
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced,
as follows: S. 3647-3657, and S. Res. 531.
Pages S250-51
Measures Passed:
Train More Nurses Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 2853, to
require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of
Labor to conduct a study and issue a report on grant programs to
support the nursing workforce, and the bill was then passed.
Page S253
Appointments:
Washington's Farewell Address: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice
President, pursuant to the order of the Senate of January 24, 1901, as
modified by the order of January 24, 2024, appointed Senator Cardin to
read Washington's Farewell Address on Monday, February 26, 2024.
Page S253
Washington's Farewell Address--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement
was reached providing that notwithstanding the order of January 24,
1901, the traditional reading of Washington's Farewell Address take
place on Monday, February 26, 2024, following the Prayer and Pledge of
the Flag.
Page S253
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to the Constitution, the report of the veto of
S.J. Res. 32, a joint resolution that would disapprove under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, an action by the Federal Highway
Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for
Electric Vehicle Chargers”; ordered to be printed in the Record,
spread in full upon the Journal, and held at the desk. (PM-35)
Page S248
Lund Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Gretchen S. Lund, of Indiana, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
Pages S236-46
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion
to invoke cloture with respect to the nomination, be withdrawn, and
that, notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate vote on confirmation of the
nomination at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
Page S253
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday,
January 25, 2024; that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination
of Kirk Edward Sherriff, of California, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of California, ripen upon disposition of
the nomination of Gretchen S. Lund, and that if cloture is invoked on
the nomination of Kirk Edward Sherriff, all time be considered expired
and the vote on confirmation of the nomination be at a time to be
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican
Leader; that following the cloture vote on the nomination of Kirk
Edward Sherriff, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of
Joshua Paul Kolar, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Seventh Circuit, and that the motion to invoke cloture on the
nomination ripen at 1:45 p.m.
Page S253
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 80 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 20), Jacquelyn D. Austin, of
South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of
South Carolina.
Page S235
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 79 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 18), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S232
By 67 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. EX. 21), Cristal C. Brisco, of
Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District
of Indiana.
Page S236
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 68 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 19), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S233
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Messages from the House:
Page S248
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S248
Executive Communications:
Pages S248-49
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S249
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S251-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Page S252
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S252
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--21)
Pages S232-33, S235-36
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S253.)