Wrap Up for Tuesday, August 1, 2017
- Confirmation of Calendar #178 Christopher Wray, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Confirmed: 92-5
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #172, Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Confirmed: 66-31
Legislative Business
Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.3219, Defense consolidated appropriations..
Adopted S.Res.237, Legal Counsel
Passed S.860, Juvenile Justice, with Grassley amendment
Passed Cal.95, S.190, PASS Act
Passed Cal.23, S.178, Elder Abuse, with Grassley amendment, by voice vote
Passed H.R. 601, READ Act, with Rubio amendment, by voice vote
Concurred in House amendments on S.114, VA Choice, by voice vote
Passed H.R. 339, Northern Mariana Islands, Murkowski-Cantwell amendment
Passed H.R. 2210, Kusich VA Community Living Center
Passed S.582, Office of Special Counsel, with Johnson amendment
Passed S.717, POWER Act
H.R.2288, Veterans Appeals
Passed H.R.510, Rapid DNA
Adopted S.Res.213, Dallas
Adopted S.Res.214, Juneteenth
Adopted S.Res.215, Collector Car
Adopted S.Res.239, Penguins
Adopted S.Res.240, Gators Baseball
Adopted S.Res. 241, Purple Heart
Adopted S.Res.231, Whistleblower Appreciation
Adopted S.Res.194, Elder Abuse
Adopted S.Res.203, PTSD Awareness
Adopted S.Res. 221, National Lobster Day
Adopted S.Res.233, National Airborne Day
Executive Business
The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:
Executive Calendar #61 Elaine McCusker, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Executive Calendar #63 Robert Daigle, Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Executive Calendar #162 Robert Hood, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Executive Calendar #174 Richard Spencer, Secretary of the Navy
Executive Calendar #194 Ryan McCarthy, Under Secretary of the Army
Executive Calendar #246 Lucian Neimeyer, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Executive Calendar #248 Matthew Donovan, Under Secretary of the Air Force
Executive Calendar #249 Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
