Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, June 16, 2014

1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Invoked: 55-37

2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois; Invoked: 55-37

3)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #778 Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; Invoked: 55-37

Legislative items

Began the Rule 14 process of the following items in order to place the bills on the Legislative Calendar:

-          H.R.4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act and

-          H.R.4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act.

Additional Executive Items

Confirmed Executive Calendar #788, Alice G. Wells, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by voice vote.