Wrap Up for Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #317 Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia; invoked: 53-47.

2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #317 Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia; confirmed: 53-47.

3.      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #30 H.R. 815, legislative vehicle for supplemental appropriations; not invoked: 49-51.

Legislative Business

Passed S. 3250 – A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, with Cornyn Amdt

Adopted the following resolutions:

S.Res.445, Israel Trade Resolution

S.Res.487 American Battle Monuments Commission

S.Res.488 Recognizing Jobs for America’s Graduates

S.Res.489 Wreaths Across America

S.Res.490 Naval Air Base Pensacola

Executive Business

At a time to be determined, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #144 Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Executive Calendar #206 - Dante Quintin Allen, of California, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD

PN 802  Jamie Fly, of Virginia, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027. (New Position)

Executive Calendar #159 - Kathleen Cunningham Matthews, of Maryland, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027

Executive Calendar #160 - Jeffrey Gedmin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025

Executive Calendar #161 - Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be Chair of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board.

Executive Calendar #162 - Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027

Executive Calendar #163 - Luis Manuel Botello, of Maryland, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025

Executive Calendar #164 - Michelle Mai Selesky Giuda, of Virginia, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027