Wrap Up for Thursday, July 12, 2018
Roll Call
Votes
1.
Confirmation of
Executive Calendar #686, Paul C. Ney, Jr., of Tennessee to be General Counsel,
Department of Defense; confirmed: 70-23.
Legislative
Business
Adopted S.Res.558:
designating July 30, 2018, as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day”.
Adopted S.Res.574:
designating July 13, 2018 as Collector Car Appreciation Day and recognizing
that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an
important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural
heritage of the United States.
Adopted S.Res.575: honoring
the memory of the 5 victims of the attack at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis,
Maryland, on June 28 2018.
Executive
Business
The Senate confirmed the
following nominations:
1.
Executive
Calendar #924, Georgette Mosbacher, of Florida, to be Ambassador of the United
States of America to the Republic of Poland.
2.
Executive
Calendar #913, Emory A. Rounds III, of Maine, to be Director of the Office of
Government Ethics for a term of five years.
3.
Executive
Calendar #912, Kelly Higashi, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
