[Daily Digest]
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Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S615-S641
Measures Introduced: Thirty-four bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 620-653, and S. Res. 91-93.
Pages S635-37
Measures Passed:
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act: Senate passed S. 645, to
require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment
for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available
to public safety officers.
Page S640
Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on
the Library: Senate agreed to S. Res. 93, providing for members on the
part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint
Committee of Congress on the Library.
Page S641
Gallagher Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of
Gordon P. Gallagher, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge
for the District of Colorado.
Pages S624-25
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 50 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 38), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S625
Ballou Nomination--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.
Page S631
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of
Thursday, March 2, 2023, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on
Monday, March 6, 2023.
Page S631
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S631
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S631
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 6, 2023, Senate resume
consideration of the nomination; and that the motions to invoke cloture
filed during the session of Thursday, March 2, 2023, ripen at 5:30
p.m., on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Page S641
Schopler Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Page S631
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.
Page S631
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S631
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S631
Subramanian Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Pages S631-32
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Pages S631-32
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S631
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S631

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Kunesh Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Commissioner of
the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human
Services.
Page S632
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Page S632
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S632
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S632
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 51 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 37), Colleen R. Lawless, of
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District
of Illinois.
Pages S615-24
By 49 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 39), Jonathan James Canada Grey,
of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Michigan.
Page S625
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture.
Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers.
Page S641
Messages from the House:
Page S635
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S635
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S635
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S637
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S637-39
Additional Statements:
Pages S632-35
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S639-40
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S640
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--39)
Pages S624-25
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:27 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2023. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S641.)