Wrap Up for Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Roll Call Votes

1.       Confirmation of Executive Calendar #374, Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Defense; confirmed: 90-8.

2.       Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #371, Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; invoked: 52-45.

3.       Lee Amendment #928 (limit amount available) [60 vote threshold]; not agreed to: 32-66.

4.       Paul Amendment #929   (pay-for 10years projected costs) [60 vote threshold]; not agreed to: 22-77.

5.       Passage of Cal. #153, H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, as amended, if amended; passed: 97-2.

Legislative Business

Adopted S.Res.282: honoring former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Adopted S.Res.265: National Day of the American Cowboy.

Adopted S.Res.194: National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.

No additional Executive Business