Wrap Up for Thursday, May 10, 2018
Wrap Up for
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Roll Call
Votes
1)
Confirmation
of Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the
7th Circuit; Confirmed: 49-46.
2)
Motion
to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #729, Joel Carson III, of New Mexico,
to be Judge for the 10th Circuit; Invoked: 71-24.
3)
Motion
to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #777, John Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to
be Judge for the 6th Circuit; Invoked: 52-43.
Legislative
Business
Passed H.R.931,
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 with Alexander amendment
Adopted
S.Res.505, recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the
United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being
of the United States.
Adopted
S.Res.506, supporting the designation of May 15, 2018, as “National Senior
Fraud Awareness Day” to raise awareness about the increasing number of
fraudulent schemes targeted at older people of the United States, to encourage
the implementation of policies to prevent these scams from happening, and to
improve protections from these scams for seniors.
Executive
Business
Confirmed the following nominations:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Calendar #740 - Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be a
Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for a
term expiring September 30, 2020.
Executive Calendar #830 - Gregory Allyn Forest, of North Carolina, to be
United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina for the term
of four years.
Executive Calendar #831 - Bradley A. Maxwell, of Illinois, to be United
States Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois for the term of four
years.
