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By unanimous consent,
#Senate
has passed S.1838, affirming U.S. support of democracy in Hong Kong, and S. 2710, banning the export of certain munitions to the Hong Kong police.
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By unanimous consent, the
#Senate
confirmed All nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.
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By a vote of 52-44, the
#Senate
confirmed Angel Kelley to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
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By Unanimous Consent, the Senate passed S. Res. 742, Designating September 25, 2022, as National Lobster Day.
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By a vote of 50-42, the
#Senate
confirmed Veronica S. Rossman to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
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The
#Senate
agreed to the motion to proceed to the omnibus 70-25.
GOP in favor: Blunt, Boozman, Capito, Collins, Cornyn, Cotton, Graham, Grassley, Hyde-Smith, McConnell, Moran, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Rounds, Rubio, Shelby, Thune, Tuberville, Wicker & Young.
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The
#Senate
agreed to S.J. Res. 54, to terminate the president's emergency declaration regarding a border wall, 54-41.
GOP voting in favor:
Alexander
Blunt
Collins
Lee
Moran
Murkowski
Paul
Portman
Romney
Toomey
Wicker
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By a vote of 51-44, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on Veronica S. Rossman to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
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By a vote of 50-49, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Jennifer Sung, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Senator Lummis did not vote.
Next vote: 2:15 p.m.
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The
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Eunice Lee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit on a party line tally of 50-47.
Senators not voting: Blackburn, Graham and Rubio.
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The
#Senate
just confirmed Victoria Nuland to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs by voice vote.
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By a vote of 46-24, the
#Senate
confirmed Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong to be US District Judge for the Central District of California.
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By a vote of 52-45, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Tana Lin to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Senators Collins, Graham, and Murkowski voted AYE.
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By a vote of 95-1, the
#Senate
Adopted the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification for (Treaty Doc. 117-3) the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, as amended.
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By a vote of 51-48, the Senate invoked cloture on Executive Calendar
#338
Myrna Perez to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
Senators Graham and Murkowski voted AYE.
Senator Feinstein did not vote
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By a vote of 48-31, the
#Senate
confirmed Atul Atmaram Gawande to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
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By a vote of 42-25, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on the nomination of Holly A. Thomas to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
This was a party line vote and the last vote of the YEAR!
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By a vote of 50-49, the
#Senate
passed S.J.Res.11, Fischer Trucking Emissions CRA.
Senator Manchin joined Republicans and voted in favor.
Senator Feinstein did not vote.
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By a vote of 72-24, the
#Senate
confirmed Scott A. Nathan to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
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By a vote of 62-37, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 8404, Respect for Marriage Act.
GOP voting in favor: Senators Blunt, Burr, Capito, Collins, Ernst, Lummis, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Sullivan, Tillis & Young
Not voting: Senator Sasse
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By a vote of 48-25, the
#Senate
confirmed Linda Lopez to be US District Judge for the Southern District of CA
Senators Collins and Murkowski voted YES.
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ML Schumer has filed cloture on nomination of Marcia Fudge, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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ML Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar
#259
Gustavo A. Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
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By a vote of 48-46, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Steven Dettelbach to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
Senators Collins & Portman voted in favor. Senators not voting: Blumenthal, Leahy, Lujan, Risch, Sasse, & Schumer
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The
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Gabriel Sanchez to be a circuit court judge for the 9th Circuit, 52-47. GOP in favor: Collins, Graham & Murkowski.
Not voting: Schatz.
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By a vote of 60-36, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Bridget Meehan Brennan to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
Next up: Cloture vote on Charles Fleming to be US District Judge for the Northern OH
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#Senate
update: ML Schumer just filed cloture on the nomination of Holly Thomas to the 9th circuit.
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By a vote of 56-42, the
#Senate
confirmed Charles Fleming to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
Republicans voting AYE: Senators Collins, Graham, McConnell, Murkowski, Portman, Rounds & Tillis.
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By a vote of 61-38, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on the motion to concur in the House amend to S.1301, vehicle for the Debt Limit, w/a further amend (needed 60)
GOP yes votes: Blunt Barrasso Capito Collins Cornyn McConnell Murkowski Portman Rounds Shelby & Thune
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By a vote of 47-25 the
#Senate
invoked cloture on Jinsook Ohta to be US District Judge for the Southern District of California.
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By a vote of 52-42, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on David Estudillo to be US District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Senators Collins, Ernst, Graham and Grassley joined Democrats and voted YES.
Not voting: Senators Braun, Kaine, Murkowski, Rounds, Schatz & Young.
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That 30 hours turned into 30 seconds, the veto override vote is happening NOW.
The
#Senate
invoked cloture on the veto message of the defense authorization, 80-12. Voting against:
Booker, Braun, Hawley, Kennedy, Lee, Markey, Merkley, Paul, Sanders, Van Hollen, Warren & Wyden.
There are now up to 30 hours of debate.
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By a vote of 59-38, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Amber Faye McReynolds to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service.
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By a vote of 47-30, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on the nomination of Linda Lopez to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
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The
#Senate
confirmed Sean Staples to be an Associate Judge on the DC Superior Court, 59-38.
Now voting on cloture on John Howard to be an Associate Judge of the DC Court of Appeals.
This is the last vote in this series.
We are hearing rumors of 7! further votes this evening.
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By a vote of 56-40 the
#senate
confirmed the nomination of Arati Prabhakar to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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By a vote of 53-47, the
#Senate
agreed to the motion to discharge from the Judiciary Committee the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Republican Senators voting YES: Collins, Murkowski & Romney
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The vote total has been corrected: By a vote of 52-41, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Gustavo Gelpi to be US Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
Senators Collins, Graham, Murkowski & Scott of FL voted YES.
By a vote of 51-42, the
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Gustavo A. Gelpi to be US Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
Senators Collins, Graham and Murkowski voted YES.
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ML Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar
#250
Eunice C. Lee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. Under regular order, the cloture vote will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, August 5th.
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#senate
vote on HJ Res 36, the CRA on the methane rule was NOT agreed to 49-51. Collins, Graham and McCain joined all Dems/IND against.
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#Senate
convenes at 10:30AM Wednesday.
Under regular order:
11:30AM - cloture on the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate AG.
(if cloture is invoked) Approx 2:15PM - confirmation of Vanita Gupta to be Associate AG. Additional votes are possible on Wednesday.
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The
#Senate
confirmed Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management & Budget, 57-41. Now voting on confirmation of Eliot Kang to be an Assistant Secretary of State for International Security & Non-Proliferation. We expect this to be the last vote of the night.
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Senators Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Ernst, Grassley, Kennedy, McConnell, Moran, Mullin, Murkowski, Romney, Rounds, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Wicker, Young voted in favor
Senators Sanders voted against
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The
#Senate
passed by unanimous consent: S. 3600, Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022.
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The
#Senate
passed S. 914, the Drinking Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Act 89-2.
Voting no: Cruz & Lee.
Not voting: Cantwell (D), Cardin, Cramer (R), Moran (R), Paul (R), Rounds (R), Shelby (R), Tillis (R) & Van Hollen (D).
We anticipate the next vote to be Monday May 10th.
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The
#Senate
invoked cloture, 83-16: on the nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi, to be US District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
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ML Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar
#253
Lauren J. King to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
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ML Schumer filed cloture on the nomination of Debra Anne Haaland, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of the Interior
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#Senate
passed by Unanimous Consent, S.623 - Sunshine Protection Act, as amended (to make Daylight Saving Time permanent) ☀️
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Vote 1/4: By a vote of 62-35, the
#Senate
confirmed David Ruiz to be a District Judge for Northern Ohio.
GOP voting AYE: Blunt Burr Collins Cornyn Graham Grassley McConnell Murkowski Portman Rounds Tillis & Toomey
Now preceding to 3 cloture votes on DC Superior Court nominees.
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The
#Senate
agreed to S. Con Res 14, the budget resolution on a party line vote of 50-49 with Senator Rounds the lone absentee.
We expect one further vote this morning on a motion to discharge S.1 regarding voting rights from the Rules Committee.
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ML Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar
#567
Jessica Rosenworcel to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2020. (Reappointment)
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Voting No- Blackburn, Boozman, Bruan, Crapo, Hagerty, Hawley, Lee, Lummis, Marshall, Paul, and Tuberville
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By a vote of 47-24, the
#Senate
confirmed Jinsook Ohta to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
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The
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Charles Brown to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 83-11. Voting no: Braun, Cruz, Hawley, Johnson, Lee, Lummis, Marshall, Rubio, Schmitt, Vance & Tuberville.
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The
#Senate
achieved the 2/3 necessary to override the
@realDonaldTrump
veto and pass the NDAA by a tally of 81-13.
Voting no:
Booker (D)
Braun (R)
Cotton (R)
Cruz (R)
Hawley (R)
Kennedy (R)
Lee (R)
Markey (D)
Merkley (D)
Paul (R)
Sanders (I)
Warren (D)
Wyden (D)
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Vote 2/4: The
#Senate
confirmed Elizabeth Prelogar to be Solicitor General, 53-36. Breakdown to follow.
2 further votes: Now voting on cloture on the nomination of Beth Robinson to be a Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, then a cloture vote on Toby Heytens to the 4th circuit
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The
#Senate
confirmed the nomination of Charles F. Sams III as National Park Service Director by voice vote.
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The
#Senate
passed by unanimous consent:
S.475 Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
S.Res 269 Designating June 19, 2021 as Juneteenth Independence Day, in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in Southwestern states
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The
#Senate
has convened....
There are 2 votes beginning at 5:30:
1. Confirmation of Beth Robinson to be US Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
2. Confirmation of Toby Heytens to be US Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
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The
#Senate
invoked cloture on the nomination of Cecilia Rouse to be chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, 94-5.
Voting no: Cotton, Lummis, Paul, Scott of Florida and Tuberville. Not voting: Blackburn.
We expect a confirmation vote on the Rouse nomination at approx 5:45 pm
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#Senate
will convene at 3 p.m.
Cloture votes at 5:30 p.m.:
1.Nomination of Marcia Fudge, secretary of Housing and Urban Development
2.Nomination of Merrick Garland, attorney general
Cloture has also been filed on the nomination of Michael Regan, administrator of E.P.A.
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By a vote of 51-44, The
#Senate
confirmed Bernadette M. Meehan to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chile.
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Senator Durbin filed cloture on Executive Calendar
#968
Julianna Michelle Childs to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Military Promotions Confirmed by Unanimous Consent: All nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.
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#Senate
confirmed by voice vote: Rufus Gifford to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service.
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ML Schumer filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal.
#60
, H.R.3233, National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act.
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@SenJeffMerkley
is holding a pen & pad briefing NOW in the
#Senate
press gallery on his intent to file a lawsuit related to the Kavanaugh confirmation process.
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The
#Senate
has convened...there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to HR 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act at 3:15 p.m.
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Republicans voting yes (18): Senators Blunt Boozman Capito Collins Cornyn Cotton Graham Inhofe McConnell Moran Murkowski Portman Romney Rounds Shelby Thune Wicker & Young
Not voting: Barrasso, Burr & Cramer
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By a vote of 66-29, the
#Senate
invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act
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The
#Senate
has adjourned until Monday March 1 at 3:00 p.m.
There are two votes on Monday:
1. Confirmation of Miguel Cardona to be Secretary of Education
@usedgov
2. Cloture on Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce
@commercegov
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The
#Senate
has confirmed the nomination of Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence, 84-10.
Voting no: Blackburn, Braun, Cruz, Ernst, Hagerty, Hawley, Lee, Marshall, Paul and Risch.
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The
#Senate
confirmed, 66-33: Julien Xavier Neals to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
Senator Sanders did not vote.
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