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Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Roll Call Votes
  1. Adoption of the motion to concur with respect to H.R.2146 (TPA); agreed to: 60-38.
  2. Cloture on motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295 (AGOA/Preferences) with an amendment (TAA); invoked: 76-22.

Legislative Business

Agreed to the following motions by voice vote:

  1. Adoption of the motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295 (AGOA/Preferences) with an amendment (TAA)
  2. Adoption of the motion to go to conference on H.R.644 (Customs Enforcement)

Adopted S.Res.212, condemning the attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and expressing encouragement and prayers for all affected by this evil assault.

Passed H.R.533, to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe.

Agreed to S.Con.Res.19, adjournment resolution.

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:

Cal. #129 - Charles C. Adams, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Finland.

Cal. #130 - Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of South Sudan

Cal. #149 - Nancy Bikoff Pettit, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Latvia.

Cal. #150 - Gregory T. Delawie, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kosovo.

Cal. #151 - Ian C. Kelly, of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Georgia.

Cal. #152 - Julieta Valls Noyes, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Croatia.

Cal. #154 - Anne Elizabeth Wall, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury.