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Wrap Up for Thursday, December 15, 2022

Roll Call Votes

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #861, Musetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; confirmed: 76-20.
  2. Motion to proceed to the Message accompanying H.R.1437, vehicle for the 1 week Continuing Resolution; agreed to: 75-20.
  3. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur with Manchin amendment #6513; not invoked: 47-47.
  4. Motion to concur with Johnson-Cruz amendment #6526; not agreed to: 40-54.
  5. Motion to concur in Message accompanying H.R.7776, NDAA (passage); agreed to: 83-11.
  6. Motion to concur with Scott amendment #6540 (rescinding IRS funds) (60-vote threshold); not agreed to: 45-47.
  7. Motion to concur with Lee substitute amendment #6541 with changes at the desk (March 10th CR); not agreed to: 35-56.
  8. Motion to concur re: Message accompanying H.R.1437, vehicle for the 1 week Continuing Resolution (60-vote threshold); agreed to: 71-19.

 

Legislative Business

Passed the following bills:
Calendar #96, S.688 – BOLIVAR Act

S.2793 – SMART Leasing Act
S.3957 – STREAM w/Barrasso sub amdt

S.5168 - Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act
H.R.681 – Rebecca Trimble
H.R.2724 – VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act

Calendar #416, H.R. 4250 - War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
H.R.7181 - Human Trafficking Prevention Act

 

Agreed to Cal. #612, S.Con.Res.16 – Operation Provide Comfort

Agreed to H.Con.Res.121 Correcting resolution to H.R.7776

Agreed to H.Con.Res.123 Correcting resolution to H.R.1437

 

Adopted S.Res.865, AZ Lumberjacks

 

Executive Business

The Senate confirmed the following nominations:

 

THE JUDICIARY

  • Executive Calendar #1175 - Kendra Davis Briggs, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
  • Executive Calendar #1176 - Errol Rajesh Arthur, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
  • Executive Calendar #1177 - Leslie A. Meek, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
  • Executive Calendar #1178 - Carl Ezekiel Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years,
  • Executive Calendar #1179 - Laura E. Crane, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
  • Executive Calendar #1180 - Veronica M. Sanchez, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
  • Executive Calendar #1181 - Vijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years

 

AIR FORCE

Executive Calendar #1303 - Col. David C. Epperson to be Brigadier General

Executive Calendar #1304 - Col. Thomas P. Sherman to be Brigadier General

 

MARINE CORPS

Executive Calendar #1305 - Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan to be Lieutenant General

 

AIR FORCE

Executive Calendar #1306 – to be Major General:

  • Brig. Gen. Donald K. Carpenter
  • Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Keener
  • Brig. Gen. Mark W. Mitchum
  • Brig. Gen. Mark D. Piper

Executive Calendar #1307 - Maj. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus to be Lieutenant General

 

ARMY

Executive Calendar #1308 - Col. Paige M. Jennings to be Brigadier General

 

NAVY

Executive Calendar #1309 - Capt. Jonathan T. Stephens to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

 

MARINE CORPS

Executive Calendar #1310 – to be Major General

  • Brig. Gen. Marcus B. Annibale
  • Brig. Gen. Lorna M. Mahlock
  • Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Matos, III
  • Brig. Gen. David L. Odom
  • Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Savage
  • Brig. Gen. William H. Swan
  • Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford
  • Brig. Gen. Calvert L. Worth, Jr.

 

ARMY

Executive Calendar #1311 - Lt. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton to be General

 

And all nominations on the Secretary’s desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force

 

The vote on confirmation of the following nomination will occur at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader:

  1. Executive Calendar #716, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
  2. Executive Calendar #1301 - Martin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years
  3. The en bloc consideration of the following nominations:
    1. Executive Calendar #1298 - Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years
    2. Executive Calendar #1299 - Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    3. Executive Calendar #1300 - Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the remainder of the term expiring May 31, 2024
    4. Executive Calendar #1302 - Martin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of five years
    5. Executive Calendar #1297 - Kimberly Ann McClain, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development