Wrap Up for Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Roll Call Votes

1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #600, Anna M. Manasco, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; invoked: 72-20.

2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #601, John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; invoked:  76-16.

3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #600, Anna M. Manasco, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; confirmed: 71-21.

4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #601, John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; confirmed: 75-17.

 

Legislative Business

Passed S.945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, w/Kennedy substitute amendment

 

By voice vote, passed Calendar #284, S.1130, Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act, with Alexander amendment.

 

By voice vote, passed Calendar #371, S.2927, NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2019.

 

Passed S.1380, Due Process Protections Act.

 

Passed S.3782, to modify the amount authorized for commitments for 7(a) loans, and for other purposes. (Duckworth/Rubio/others)

 

Adopted S.Res.571, congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 21st annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2020.

 

Adopted S.Res.590, supporting the designation of May 15, 2020, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent schemes targeting seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those schemes, and to improve protections from those schemes for seniors.

 

Adopted S.Res.591, promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2020, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.

 

No additional Executive Business