The Floor
VOTES

4:31pm the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #419, Brent McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.Invoked: 54-40.

4:08pm the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #223, Robert Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.Invoked: 49-44.

3:30pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #288, Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.Confirmed: 62-32.

12:48pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #288, Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.Invoked: 63-29.

12:00 noon the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #399, John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.Confirmed: 63-30.

5:31pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Executive Calendar #399, John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates.Invoked: 55-27.

1:46pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #335, Thomas Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security.

12:19pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #333, Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.Confirmed: 60-31.

4:53pm the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #326, Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.   

At 4:03pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Motion to invoke cloture Executive Calendar #407, Jennifer Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.Invoked: 94-0

At 4:25pm, the Senate began a 10 minute vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #233, Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.Confirmed 94-0

At 3:42pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #335, Thomas Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security;Invoked: 94-0 Next:1.       Motion to invoke cloture...

At 3:09pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #333, Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. We expect the remaining votes in this series to be 10 minute votes. Invoked: 62-31

11:00am the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #174, Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador.Confirmed: 90-2.

12:16pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #294, James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.Confirmed: 81-11.

11:45am the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #246, Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management.Confirmed: 54-38.

 3:32pm the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #294, James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.Invoked: 81-13.

3:12pm the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #246, Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management.Invoked: 53-41.

 2:43pm the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #174, Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador.Invoked: 91-3.

2:15pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #5, Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.Confirmed: 57-37.