Wrap Up for Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #430 Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Attorney General; invoked: 49-18.

2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #430 Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Attorney General; confirmed: 50-17.

3.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #444 Sara E. Hill, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; invoked: 52-14.

4.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #444 Sara E. Hill, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; confirmed: 52-14.

5.      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; confirmed: 49-15.

Legislative Business

Passed the following bills:

H.R.1722, Grande Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023

H.R.2839, to amend Siletz Reservation Act

Cal.#263, S.484, Combating Human Rights Abuses Act w/Peters sub amdt

S.1478, National Medal of Honor Highway

H.R.6503, Airport and Airway Extension Act

Adopted the following resolution:

S.Res.423, Iowa Women’s Basketball w/Ernst amdt

The Senate received the veto message from the President with respect to S.J.Res.32, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)". At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in concurrence with the Republican Leader, prior to January 31, 2024, there will be up to two hours for debate equally divided prior to a vote on passage of the joint resolution, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding.

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations:

Exec. Cal. #445 - John David Russell, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma

AIR FORCE

Exec. Cal. #188 - Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider to be General

Exec. Cal. #198 - Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach to be General

NAVY

Exec. Cal. #202 - Vice Adm. William J. Houston to be Admiral

ARMY

Exec. Cal. #236 - to be General

Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot

AIR FORCE

Exec. Cal. #262 -  to be General

Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh

ARMY

Exec. Cal. #288 - to be General

Lt. Gen. James J. Mingus

SPACE FORCE

Exec. Cal. #292 - to be General

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein

SPACE FORCE

Exec. Cal.#328 -  to be General

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting

NAVY

Exec. Cal.#335 - to be Admiral

Vice Adm. James W. Kilby

AIR FORCE

Exec. Cal.#338 - to be General

Lt. Gen. James C. Slife

NAVY

Exec. Cal. #416 - to be Admiral

Vice Adm. Stephen T. Koehler

NAVY

Exec. Cal.#449 - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Capt. Eric J. Anduze

Exec. Cal.#450 - to be Vice Admiral

Rear Adm. John B. Skillman

ARMY

Exec. Cal.#451 - to be Brigadier General

Col. Erik A. Fessenden

Exec. Cal.#452 - to be Lieutenant General

Maj. Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve

AIR FORCE

And all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.