Wrap Up for Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #306 Matthew James Maddox, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland; confirmed: 55-42.

2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #370 Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel; invoked: 53-44.

3.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #370 Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel; confirmed: 53-43.

4.      Hawley amendment #1200 (majority vote); agreed to: 61-36.

5.      Cruz amendment #1296 (majority vote); not agreed to: 47-49.

6.      Budd amendment #1243 (majority vote); not agreed to 45-50.

Legislative Business

By voice vote, agreed to the following amendments:

1.      Blackburn-Warner amendment #1349

2.      Ernst amendment #1177

Passed Cal.#206, S.447, ORBITS w/Hickenlooper substitute amendment

Passed Cal.#209, S.1648, Launch Communications Act

Adopted S.Res.442 Country Music Month

Adopted S.Res.443 Farm to School Month

Completed the Rule 14 process to place S. 3168 making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, on the Legislative Calendar of Business.

With respect to Cal. #198, H.R.4366, Minibus Appropriations, the only remaining amendments in order to the Murray-Collins substitute amendment #1092 are the following amendments, if offered:

1.      Cramer #1241 (60 vote threshold)

2.      Paul #1217 (60 vote threshold)

3.      Paul #1347 (60 vote threshold)

4.      Cruz #1249 (60 vote threshold)

5.      Lee #1121 (60 vote threshold)

At times to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will vote on the amendments. Floor updates will be sent as each vote series is locked in with respect to amendments in the list.

Upon disposition of the amendments, the Senate will vote on adoption of substitute amendment #1092, as amended, with a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for adoption. The bill, as amended, will be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, with a 60 vote affirmative threshold required for passage.

Upon disposition of the bill, the Committee on Appropriations will be discharged from further consideration, and the Senate will proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R.662, the Scott (FL)-Rubio substitute amendment #1357 be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, with a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for passage, without intervening action or debate.

No additional Executive Business