Wrap Up for Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #16 Jamar K. Walker, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; confirmed: 52-41.

2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #17 Jamal N. Whitehead, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington: invoked: 51-43.

3.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #17 Jamal N. Whitehead, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington; confirmed: 51-43.

4.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #14 Araceli Martinez-Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; invoked: 48-47.

5.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #14 Araceli Martinez-Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; confirmed: 48-48 with the Vice President voting in the affirmative.

6.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #13 Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; invoked: 48-48, with the Vice President voting in the affirmative.

Legislative Business

Passed S.227 – Improving Access to Our Courts Act

Adopted the following resolutions:

1.      S.Res.83 – School Counseling Week

2.      S.Res.84 – Rare Disease Day

3.      S.Res.85 – Assistive Technology

Completed the Rule 14 process to place the following bill on the Legislative Calendar of Business:

1.      S.532, National Right-to-Work Act (Paul)

Executive Business

The vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #6, Maria Araújo Kahn, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, will be at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader.