Senate Daily Digest — Wednesday, 4/19/2023

Senate convened at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:34 p.m.

Wednesday, 4/19/2023 — Summary – Votes: 4 – Reported: 1

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                                          Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1219-S1273

Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1189-1220, and S. Res. 164.
  Pages S1255-56

Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled “Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on the Judiciary United States Senate During the One Hundred 
Seventeenth Congress”. (S. Rept. No. 118-11)
  S. 264, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require 
certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. (S. Rept. No. 118-
12)
Page S1255

Measures Considered:
Fire Grants and Safety Act--Agreement:  Senate continued consideration 
of S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration 
and firefighter assistance grant programs, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S1219-27, S1238-43

Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 88), Paul Amendment No. 79, related 
to COVID-19 vaccines.
Pages S1225-26
  By 45 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 89), Hagerty Modified Amendment No. 
72, related to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. (Pursuant to the 
order of Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the amendment having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)
Pages S1226-27
  By 47 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 91), Scott (FL) Amendment No. 81, to 
use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to offset the costs of grants. 
(Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the amendment having 
failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                                             Page S1239

Pending:
  Schumer Amendment No. 58, to add an effective date.
Page S1219
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11:15 
a.m., on Thursday, April 20, 2023, Senate vote on or in relation to Van 
Hollen Amendment No. 85, and Sullivan Amendment No. 83; and that Senate 
vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended, at 1:45 p.m., with 
all provisions under the previous order of Tuesday, April 18, 2023 
remaining in effect.
Page S1273
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 
20, 2023.
Page S1273

Reproductive Health Services: By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 90), 
Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. 
Res. 10, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services”. 
                                               Pages S1227-36, S1236-38

Messages from the House:
  Page S1249

Executive Communications:
  Pages S1249-53

Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S1253-55

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1256-57

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1257-72

Additional Statements:
  Pages S1248-49

Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1272

Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--91) 
                                               Pages S1226-27, S1238-39

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:34 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1273.)

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