Wrap Up for Monday, December 19, 2022

Roll Call Votes

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1301, Martin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; confirmed: 45-39.

Legislative Business

Passed H.R.441  Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022

Passed Calendar #682, S.3308  CRIT with Schatz sub amdt

Passed Calendar #59, H.R.478 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act

Passed Calendar #175, S.1402 Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021 w/Schatz sub amdt

Passed Calendar #176, S.989 Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2021 w/Schatz sub amdt

Passed Calendar #432 H.R. 4881 Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act

Passed Calendar #683 S. 3168  White Mountain Apache w/Schatz sub amdt

Passed Calendar #684 S.4104 Hualapai w/Schatz sub amdt

Passed the following Post Office naming bills:

• Calendar #473, H.R.5271
• Calendar #475, H.R.5900
• Calendar #476, H.R.6386
• Calendar #516, H.R.5659
• Calendar #517, H.R.1095
• H.R.5349
• H.R.5650
• H.R.5865
• H.R.5952
• H.R.6042
• H.R.6218
• H.R.6220
• H.R.6221
• H.R.6630
• H.R.7519
• H.R.7638
• H.R.8226
• H.R.8026
• H.R.7514
• S. 4411
• H.R.203
• H.R.2472
• H.R.2473
• H.R.4622
• H.R.4899
• H.R.5794
• H.R.6080
• H.R.6267
• H.R.6917
• H.R.7518
• H.R.8025
• H.R.8203; and
• H.R.9308.

Passed S.6427 – Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act.

Passed H.R.7735 – Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act.

Passed H.R.8260 – Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act.

Concurred in the House amendment to S.1466 – Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act.

Passed H.R.6064 – Review of tools and protocols used by the VA.

Passed H.R.6604 – Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act.

Passed H.R.6961 – Dignity for MST Survivors Act.

Passed H.R.7299 – SVAC Act.

Passed H.R.7335 – MST Claims Coordination Act.

Passed S.4949 – National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act.

Passed S.365 with Blackburn substitute amendment – END Child Exploitation Act.

Passed S.4719 with Grassley substitute amendment – Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act.

Passed Calendar #589, S.3388 with Tester substitute – Veterans Benefits Improvement Act.

Passed S.4978 – State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act.

Adopted S.Res.874 – Transnational Criminal Organizations.

Executive Business

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:

• 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
• Executive Calendar #1299 - Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• 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
• 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
• Executive Calendar #1297 - Kimberly Ann McClain, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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.