Senate Daily Digest — Wednesday, 5/17/2023

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday, 5/17/2023 — Activity – On the Floor – Votes: 5 – Passed: 5 – Reported: 1 – Nominations Confirmed: 1

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                                            Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1685-S1713

Measures Introduced: Thirty-eight bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1632-1669, and S. Res. 215-217. 
                                                         Pages S1703-05

Measures Reported:
  S. 412, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute 
private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the 
individual's lack of consent to the distribution, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
Page S1703

Measures Passed:
  Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility: By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote 
No. 130), Senate passed S.J. Res. 18, disapproving of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to “Public 
Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”.
  Pages S1698-S1701
  Jewish American Heritage Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 203, recognizing the 
significance of Jewish American Heritage Month as a time to celebrate 
the contributions of Jewish Americans to the society and culture of the 
United States, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S1712
  National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 215, 
supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 
2023, including increasing individual and public awareness of the 
impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young 
people.
  Page S1709
  National Police Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 216, designating the 
week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as “National Police Week”. 
                                                         Pages S1709-11
  National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 217, 
supporting the designation of May 15, 2023, as “National Senior Fraud 
Awareness Day” to raise awareness about the increasing number of 
fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage 
the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, 
and to improve protections from those scams for seniors. 
                                                         Pages S1711-12

Papillion Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Darrel James Papillion, of Louisiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Page S1698
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 63 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 129), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S1698

Abudu Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
  Page S1701
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 131), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S1701
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, May 18, 2023; and that all time during adjournment, 
recess, morning business, and Leader remarks count post-cloture on the 
nomination.
Pages S1712-13

Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 128), Jeremy C. Daniel, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.
Pages S1685-98
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 57 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 127), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S1685-98

Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S1703

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1705-07

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1707-12

Additional Statements:
  Pages S1702-03

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1712

Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1712

Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--131) 
                                              Pages S1689, S1698, S1701

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:15 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1713.)