<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>118</congress><session>1</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Tuesday, March 7, 2023</date><date_iso_8601>2023-03-07</date_iso_8601><intro_text>Mr. Raphael G. Warnock, from the State of Georgia, called the 
Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. 
Warnock led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 
of the United States of America.</intro_text><section type="journal">
<section_title>The Journal</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the 
proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date. </content>

</section><section type="procedures_dispensed_with">
<section_title>Certain Procedures Dispensed With</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of yesterday, 
the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition 
of the two leaders being reserved.</content>
</section><section type="morning_business">
<section_title>Transaction of Morning Business</section_title>
<content>The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.</content>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Tuesday, March  7)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN162</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>162</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be 
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department of 
Health and Human Services]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 34. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>46</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 3/8/2023.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN166</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>166</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of 
Virginia]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>41</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN178</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>178</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of 
California]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 39. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>42</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 39. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>43</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN179</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>179</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>44</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>45</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN185</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>185</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Ismail J. Ramsey, of California, to be United 
States Attorney for the Northern District of California for the term of 
four years]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN186</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>186</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Kate E. Brubacher, of Kansas, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Kansas for the term of four 
years]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at  6:35 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Warnock in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.</content>
</section><last_updated>2024-01-08T11:51-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>