Wrap Up for Thursday July 27, 2023
Roll Call Votes
1. Barrasso amdt #999 (nuclear fuel) 60-vote threshold; agreed to: 96-3.
2. Sanders amdt #1030 (reduce military spending) 60-vote threshold; not agreed to: 11-88.
3. Marshall amdt #874 (flags) 60-vote threshold; not agreed to: 50-49.
4. Kennedy amdt #1034 (IMF Special Drawing Rights) 60-vote threshold; not agreed to: 51-47.
5. Gillibrand amdt #1065 (World Trade Center Health Program) 60-vote threshold; agreed to: 94-4.
6. Hawley amdt #1058 (radiation exposure) 60-vote threshold; agreed to: 61-37.
7. Menendez amdt #638 (Firefighter Cancer Registry) 60-vote threshold; agreed to: 96-2.
8. Schatz amdt #1078 (Native American Housing) 60-vote threshold; agreed to: 86-11.
9. Rubio amdt #523 (TSP) 60-vote threshold; not agreed to: 55-42.
10. Reed amdt #1087 (Manager’s Package of Amendments); agreed to: 94-3.
11. Passage of Calendar #119, S.2226, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, as amended; passed: 86-11.
Legislative Business
Agreed to the following amendments by voice vote:
1. Cardin amdt #705 (combating global corruption)
2. Scott SC amdt #944 (higher education)
3. Young amdt #230 (financial statements)
4. Daines #1084 (Fort Belknap Indian Community water rights)
Passed the following bills:
S.788, Duck Stamp Modernization Act w/Boozman sub amdt
S.992, I-27 with Cruz sub amdt
S.1528, Disaster Assistance Simplification Act w/ Peters amendment
S.1608, Starr-Camargo Bridge
S.1858, Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act w/ Peters amdt
H.R.2544, Securing the US Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
H.R. 2670, as amended with the text of S. 2226 NDAA FY2024
Adopted the following resolutions:
S.Res. 322, Tony Bennett
S.Res.323, Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day
S.Res.324, National Farmer’s Market Week
S.Res.325, Anti-Counterfeiting
S.Res. 326 National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Exec. Cal. #146 - Eric W. Kneedler, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Rwanda
Exec. Cal. #147 - Hugo Yue-Ho Yon, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Maldives
Exec. Cal. #149 - Kathleen A. FitzGibbon, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Niger
Exec. Cal. #150 - Martina Anna Tkadlec Strong, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates
Exec. Cal. #152 - Robin Dunnigan, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Georgia
Exec. Cal. #154 - Nicole D. Theriot, of Louisiana, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Exec. Cal. #210 - Ervin Jose Massinga, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Exec. Cal. #211 - Yael Lempert, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Exec. Cal. #213 – Julie Turner, of Maryland, to be Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador
Exec. Cal. #215 - William W. Popp, of Missouri, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Uganda
Exec. Cal. #218 - Matthew D. Murray, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Exec. Cal. #219 - Jennifer L. Johnson, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class
of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federated States of Micronesia.
Exec. Cal. #221 - Bryan David Hunt, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Exec. Cal. #273 - Joel Ehrendreich, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Palau.
Exec. Cal. #277 - Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of San Marino
Exec. Cal. #278 - Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION
Exec. Cal. #279 - Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation
And all nominations on the Secretary’s desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, and Navy
