Wrap Up for Thursday, August 1, 2024

Roll Call Votes

1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #582 Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative to the United Nations, and the Deputy Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations; confirmed: 59-34.

2.      Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to Cal. #349, H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act; not invoked: 48-44.

Legislative Business

Passed the following bills:

Cal.#401, S.4367, Water Resources Development Act w/Carper-Capito sub amdt

Cal.#430, S.4199, Judges Act

Cal. #81, S.211, SMART Leasing Act

Cal. #417, S.4235, Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis

S.3938, Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic

Adopted the following resolutions:

S.Res.752, Highland Park

S.Res.753, George Glezmann

S.Res.797 National Airborne Day

S.Res.798 Mann Gulch 75th Anniversary

S.Res.799 Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

S.Res.800 Condemning the Attempted Assassination of President Trump

S.Res.801 William ‘‘Willie’’ Howard Mays, Jr.

S.Res.802 Catfish Month

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

S.4973, to reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States (No Kings Act) (Schumer)

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations:

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Exec. Cal. #574 - David O. Barnett, Jr., of New Mexico, to be United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Exec. Cal. #594 - Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Exec Cal. #716 - Michael Louis Sulmeyer, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position)

COAST GUARD

Exec. Cal. #764 - to be Rear Admiral

John C. Vann

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Exec. Cal. #765 - to be Rear Admiral

Chad M. Cary

And all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Coast Guard.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the following nomination:

1.      Executive Calendar #551 Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State