Wrap Up for Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Roll Call Vote

1.     Passage of Cal.#244, S.J.Res.43, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program;” not passed: 49-50.

2.     Paul Amendment #1366 to H.R. 6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; not agreed to: 32-65.

3.     Passage of Cal. #248, H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (60 vote threshold); passed: 87-11.

4.     Adoption of the Compound Motion to go to Conference on H.R.2670, NDAA; agreed to: 90-8.

Legislative Business

Passed the following bills

Cal. #117, S.106, Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act w Baldwin amdt

Cal. #191, S.1510 – GAO Inspector General Parity Act w Braun amdt

S. 3000, Armenian Protection Act of 2023 with Peters amdt

Adopted the following resolutions

S.Res.468, Drive Safer Sunday

S.Res.469, Las Vegas Aces

S.Res.470, Rural Health Day

S.Res.471, National Adoption Month

By voice votes, the Senate considered following motions to instruct NDAA conferees:

1.     Klobuchar MTI (Afghan refugees) – Agreed to by voice vote

2.     Rubio MTI (Hamas Visas) – Not agreed to by voice vote

3.     Hickenlooper MTI (Space Command) – Agreed to by voice vote

4.     Blackburn MTI (Transfer of Funds) – Agreed to by voice vote

5.     Lankford MTI (Israel) – Agreed to by voice vote

6.     Lummis MTI (Crypto) – Agreed to by voice vote

7.     Cramer MTI (Air Force Capability) – Agreed to by voice vote

8.     Moran MTI (Commissary) – Agreed to by voice vote

9.     Ernst MTI (National Security Council) – Agreed to by voice vote

10.  Hagerty MTI (Biotechnology) – Agreed to by voice vote

11.  Manchin MTI (Nuclear Fuel) – Agreed to by voice vote

12.  Braun MTI (Chief Management Officer) – Agreed to by voice vote

The following senators were appointed as conferees with respect to H.R. 2670 NDAA:

Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott (FL), Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt.

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

S.3343, Saving Americans in Foreign Evacuations (SAFE) Act

Executive Business

Confirmed Executive Calendar #212 - Roger F. Nyhus, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by voice vote