Senate Daily Digest — Wednesday, 5/3/2023

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 8:46 p.m.

Wednesday, 5/3/2023 — Activity – Votes: 6 – Passed: 7 – Reported: 2

[Daily Digest]
[Pages D409-D410]


                                             Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1471-S1519

Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1410-1438, and S. Res. 191-194. 
                                                         Pages S1504-05

Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 119, recognizing the 202nd anniversary of the independence of 
Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
  S. Res. 157, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 
Good Friday Agreement.
Page S1503

Measures Passed:
  National Native Plant Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 152, designating April 
2023 as “National Native Plant Month”, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Page S1496
  Financial Literacy Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 185, designating April 2023 as 
“Financial Literacy Month”, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S1496
  El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 192, recognizing April 30, 2023, as “El Dia de los Ninos-
Celebrating Young Americans”.
  Page S1496
  Second Chance Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 193, designating April 
2023 as “Second Chance Month”.
  Page S1496
  National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and 
Girls: Senate agreed to S. Res. 194, designating May 5, 2023, as the 
“National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and 
Girls”.
  Page S1496
  Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated 
Duties: By 56 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 109), Senate passed H.J. Res. 
39, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce 
relating to “Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and 
Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414”. 
                                                         Pages S1479-99
  Lesser Prairie-Chicken Rule: By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 110), 
Senate passed S.J. Res. 9, providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 
by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened 
Status with Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population 
Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population 
Segment”.
  Pages S1478-S1500
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution.
Page S1478

Hunt Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of LaShonda A. Hunt, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Page S1500
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 112), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S1500
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, 
May 4, 2023, post-cloture, and that all time be considered expired at 
11:30 a.m.; that following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination of Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist 
of the United States, notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination of Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, with the time until 1:45 
p.m., equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, and 
at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon. 
                                                             Page S1516

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 107), Orelia Eleta Merchant, of 
New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of New York.
Pages S1471-78
  By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 111), Wesley L. Hsu, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California.
Pages S1478, S1500
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 108), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S1478

Executive Communications:
  Pages S1501-03

Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S1503-04

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1505-07

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1507-15

Additional Statements:
  Page S1501

Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1515

Privileges of the Floor:
  Pages S1515-16

Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--112) 
                                               Pages S1478, S1499-S1500

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:46 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2023. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1516.)