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Wrap Up For Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Motion to waive all applicable points of order RE: conference report to accompany H.R.2670, the National Defense Authorization Act; agreed to: 65-35.

2.      Adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.2670, the National Defense Authorization Act; adopted 87-13.

 

Legislative Business

Passed the following bills:

Cal.#173, S.265, SIREN Reauthorization Act

Cal.#261, S.229 Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act

Cal.#262, S.318 Save our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

 

Adopted the following resolutions:

S.Res.500, National First-Generation College Celebration Day

S.Res.499, Sandra Day O’Connor

S.Res.501, Legal Counsel

S.Res.502, Legal Counsel

 

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:

 

NAVY

Executive Calendar #108 - Nickolas Guertin, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Executive Calendar #90 - Rear Adm. Shoshana S. Chatfield – to be Vice Admiral

 

ARMY

Executive Calendar #341 -  Maj. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp to be Lieutenant General

 

ARMY

Executive Calendar #343 - Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Smith to be Lieutenant General

 

AIR FORCE

Executive Calendar #434 - to be Brigadier General

Col. David J. Berkland

(removed Col. Benjamin R. Jonsson)

 

AIR FORCE

Executive Calendar #437 - to be Major General

Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain

Brig. Gen. Paul D. Moga

 

ARMY

Executive Calendar #438 - Brig. Gen. Lawrence G. Ferguson to be Major General

 

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Exec. Cal. #366 - Betty Y. Jang, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2029. (Reappointment)

 

JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

Exec. Cal. #411 - Laura Dove, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 17, 2029

Exec. Cal. #412-  Laura Dove, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 17, 2023

 

At times to be determined, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the following nominations:

1.      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.

2.      Executive Calendar #415, Martin O’Malley, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social Security.