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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Roll Call Votes

1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #516, the nomination of Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy; Confirmed: 90-8

2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #517 Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights); Confirmed: 97-1

3)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #518 Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs); Confirmed: 92-6

Legislative Items

Passed S.1068, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 , and for other purposes with a committee-reported substitute amendment and a Begich amendment.

Additional Executive Items

Confirmed Executive Calendar #593 Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs by voice vote.