Senate
Democrats
October 4, 2017 04:25 PM
Wrap Up for Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Roll Call Votes- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #112, Eric D. Hargan, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; invoked: 57-38.
- Confirmation of Eric D. Hargan to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; confirmed: 57-38.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; invoked: 62-33.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #222, H.R.1117: FEMA plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.
Adopted S.Res.147: commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest.
Adopted S.Res.283: designating the week beginning on October 15, 2017, as "National Character Counts Week".
Adopted S.Res.284: calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and designating October 2017 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".
No Executive Business