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Schedule for Thursday, December 9, 2021The Senate stands adjourned until 11:30am on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House message to accompany S.610, vehicle for debt ceiling track/Pay-Go/Medicare fix. At approximately...

7:51pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of S.J.Res.29, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".Passed:...

7:06pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #482, Michael D. Smith, of Virginia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.Confirmed: 58-41.

3:11pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #482, Michael D. Smith, of Virginia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.Invoked: 60-39.

2:24pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #585, Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.Confirmed: 50-50, with the Vice President voting in the affirmative.

11:38am the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #585, Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.Invoked: 50-50, with the Vice President voting in the...

6:54pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to discharge S.J.Res.31, providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles.Not agreed to: 30-67.

5:30pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation Executive Calendar #513, Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection.Confirmed: 50-47.

2:58pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #513, Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection.Invoked: 52-47.

2:18pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #480, Dierdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.Confirmed: 52-48

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At approximately 11:30am, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke...

Roll Call Votes1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #567, Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission; confirmed: 68-31.2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #480, Dierdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the...

12:19pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #480, Dierdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.Invoked: 51-48.

11:33am the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #567, Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission.Confirmed: 68-31.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, and does so under the provisions of S.Res.470 as a further mark of respect to the Honorable Robert ‘‘Bob’’ J. Dole, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #567, Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission; invoked: 64-27. Legislative BusinessAdopted the following resolutions:S.Res.468, Toys for Tots...

5:30pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #567, Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission.

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, December 6, 2021. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #567, Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #463 Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes; confirmed: 50-49.2.      Motion to discharge Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be...

8:23pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Marshall-Lee amendment #4868 (defund vaccine mandates) (majority threshold).