Wrap Up for Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Roll Call Votes

1.      Motion to proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of Executive Calendar #23 Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years; agreed to: 48-45.

2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #19 Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce; confirmed: 51-45.

3.      Motion to proceed to Cal. #13 S.Con.Res.7, Budget resolution; agreed to: 50-47.

Legislative Business

Notwithstanding Rule XXII, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader but no later than Friday, February 28, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will be discharged from further consideration of S.J.Res.10, and the Senate will proceed to its consideration. There will be up to 6 hours for debate only with the time equally divided between the Leaders, or their designees, on the joint resolution. Following the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate will vote on passage of the joint resolution.

-          S.J.Res.10 - terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.

No additional Executive Business