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Wrap Up for Thursday, December 14, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #304 Jerry Edwards, Jr. to be US District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana; invoked: 66-32.

2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #304 Jerry Edwards, Jr. to be US District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana; confirmed: 66-24.

3.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #305 Brandon S. Long, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; confirmed: 65-22.

 

Legislative Business

Passed the following bills:

S.3553, Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act
Cal. #272, S.195, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act
Cal. #85, S.474, REPORT Act w/ Blackburn substitute amendment
Cal.#273, S.382, Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act

S.2228, Building Chips in America Act w/Kelly-Cruz substitute amendment
H.R.3315, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief


Passed the following joint resolutions:
H.J.Res.62, Michael Govan/Smithsonian Board of Regents
H.J.Res.63, Antoinette Bush/Smithsonian Board of Regents
H.J.Res.64, Roger W. Ferguson/Smithsonian Board of Regents

 

Adopted the following resolutions:

S.Res.453, 150th Anniversary of TCU Founding

S.Res.507 National Ataxia Awareness Day
S.Res.508 Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Day

S.Res.509 Club Q commemoration


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

H.R.1147 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

 

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Exec. Cal. #214 - Lisa A. Johnson, 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 Lebanese Republic

 

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Exec. Cal. #431 - Todd Gloria, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2023

Exec. Cal. #432 - Todd Gloria, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2029.

 

At a time to be determined, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the following nomination:

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.

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