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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D469-D470 on May 17.
The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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 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.)