Wrap Up for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Roll Call Votes

1.       Confirmation of Executive Calendar #371, Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; confirmed: 52-40.

2.       Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #45, Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; invoked: 55-37.

3.       Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #53, Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge of Nebraska; invoked: 52-39.

4.       Confirmation of Executive Calendar #45, Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; confirmed: 54-37.

5.       Confirmation of Executive Calendar #53, Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge of Nebraska; confirmed: 51-40.

Legislative Business

Passed S.2249, to allow the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of this Act to continue to serve as Deputy Administrator.

Adopted S.Res.283, expressing support for the designation of 2019 as the “International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements”.

Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business:

S.2258 to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers. (Grassley)

No additional Executive Business