The
Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, May 21, 2018.
Following
leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume
consideration of Executive Calendar #608, Dana
Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
At 5:30pm, there will be a cloture vote on the Baiocco
nomination. If cloture is invoked, debate would be limited to up to 30 hours.
The filing deadline for first degree amendments relative to
the House Message to accompany S.2372, VA Choice, is 5:00pm Monday. If cloture
is invoked, amendments must be germane and timely filed to be considered in
order post-cloture.
5:30pm
Monday
1.
Cloture on Executive Calendar #608, Dana Baiocco,
of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Senator
McConnell filed cloture on the following items:
2.
Motion to concur re: S.2372, VA Choice (Senator McConnell
also made a motion to concur with amendment and a motion to refer and filled
the amendment tree on each motion)
3.
Executive Calendar #670, Jelena McWilliams, of
Ohio, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit
Corporation
4.
Executive Calendar #672 Jelena McWilliams, of
Ohio, to be Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Corporation
During Thursday’s session, the Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by
the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, the Senate will
proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar #593, Brian D. Montgomery,
of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. There
will be 4 hours of debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of
the nomination.