Wrap Up for Tuesday, May 20, 2014
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #732, 113th Congress, 2nd Session" href="http://democrats.senate.gov/execlookup.php?nomination=calendar+no.+732&congress=113" target="_blank">Executive Calendar #732, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Confirmed: 97-0
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Invoked: 62-35
Additional Legislative items
Passed H.R.2939, To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres
Passed H.R.1209, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo
Passed H.R.3658, Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2013
Passed H.R.685, American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act
Adopted S.Res 452, a resolution to authorize testimony, documents, and representation in the City of Lafayette v. Bryan Benoit
Began the Rule 14 process to place S.2363, Bipartisan Sportsman's Act, on the Legislative Calendar of Business.
Removed the injunction of secrecy on the Convention on Taxes with the Republic of Poland (Treaty Document No. 113-5)
Additional Executive items
Confirmed by voice vote Executive Calendar #521 Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Confirmed by voice vote Confirmation of Executive Calendar #622 Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years
Confirmed by voice vote Confirmation of Executive Calendar #765 Mark Green, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years
