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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, June 6, 2013

1) Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill; Invoked: 75-22

2) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn); Not Invoked: 40-57

3) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.943, Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed); Not Invoked: 51-46

No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

Confirmed the following items:

Executive Calendar #141 Rachel Elise Barkow - to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2017

Executive Calendar #142 Charles R. Breyer - to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015

Executive Calendar #143 William H. Pryor, Jr. - to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2017

Confirmed all nominations on the Secretary's desk in Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy and the following items:

AIR FORCE

Executive Calendar #147 Maj. Den. Douglas J. Robb - to be Lieutenant General

Executive Calendar #148 Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog - to be Lieutenant General

Executive Calendar #149 Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash - to be Lieutenant General

ARMY

Executive Calendar #150 Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson -to be Lieutenant General

Executive Calendar #151 Maj. Gen. Thomas W. Spoehr - to be Lieutenant General

Executive Calendar #152 Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson -to be Lieutenant General

Executive Calendar #153 Col. Ivan E. Denton - to be Brigadier General

NAVY

Executive Calendar #154 Capt. Brian S. Pecha - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #155 Capt. Victor W. Hall - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #156 Capt. Priscilla B. Coe - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #157 Capt. Christina M. Alvarado - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #158 Capt. James R. McNeal - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #159 Capt. Daniel L. Gard - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #160 Capt. Mark J. Fung - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #161 Capt. Alma M.O.L. Grocki - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #162 Capt. William K. Davis - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #163 Capt. Daniel J. MacDonnell - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

Executive Calendar #164 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)-

Capt. William J. Galinis

Capt. Jon A. Hill

Executive Calendar #165 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)-

Capt. Christian D. Becker

Capt. Gordon D. Peters

Executive Calendar #166 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)-

Capt. John P. Polowczyk

Capt. Paul J. Verrastro

Executive Calendar #167 Rear Adm. (lh) Paula C. Brown - to be Rear Admiral

Executive Calendar #168 Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas E. Beeman - to be Rear Admiral

Executive Calendar #169 to be Rear Admiral-

Rear Adm. (lh) Kelvin N. Dixon

Rear Adm. (lh) Brian L. LaRoche

Rear Adm. (lh) John C. Sadler

Executive Calendar #170 Rear Adm. William A. Brown - to be Vice Admiral

Executive Calendar #171 Rear Adm. Robert L. Thomas, Jr. - to be Vice Admiral

Executive Calendar #172 Rear Adm. Nora W. Tyson - to be Vice Admiral

MARINE CORPS

Executive Calendar #173 to be Brigadier General-

Col. David G. Bellon

Col. Raymond R. Descheneaux

Executive Calendar #174 to be Brigadier General-

Colonel James W. Bierman, Jr.

Colonel Robert F. Castellvi

Colonel David J. Furness

Colonel Michael S. Groen

Colonel Kevin M. Iiams

Colonel John M. Jansen

Colonel Kevin J. Killea

Colonel David A. Ottignon

Colonel Thomas D. Weidley

Colonel Terry V. Williams