Senate has resumed consideration of the House Message on H.R.3304, NDAA, post-cloture--2 votes at 11:14pm expected
As a reminder, on Monday Senator Reid filed cloture on several Executive nominations. Upon disposition of the Defense bill, there will be a live quorum prior to a cloture vote on the Mayorkas nominations. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 8 hours for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the Mayorkas nomination, there will be a mandatory live quorum prior to a cloture vote on the Koskinen nomination. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 8 hours for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination.
We'll repeat the general sequence of a live quorum (unless we obtain consent to waive the quorum), a cloture vote, some debate time, and then confirmation vote until we've worked through the nominations listed below.
Senators will be notified if an agreement can be reached and the schedule changes, but at this time senators should be prepared for 2 votes at approximately 11:14pm. Additional procedural votes are possible today and during the voting sequence. Senators are encouraged to be on the floor for the live quorums so that a quorum can be established quickly.
11:14pm votes:
1) Adoption of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to H.R.3304, NDAA (passage)
Live quorum
2) Cloture on Executive Calendar #456, Alejandro Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
(up to 8 hours equally divided)
3) Confirmation of Mayorkas nomination
Live quorum
4) Cloture on Executive Calendar #459, John Andrew Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service.
(8 hours equally divided)
5) Confirmation of Koskinen nomination
Live quorum
6) Cloture on Executive Calendar #382, Brian J. Davis, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the District of Florida
(2 hours equally divided)
7) Confirmation of Davis nomination
Live quorum
8) Cloture on Executive Calendar #452, Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
(30 hours)
9) Confirmation of Yellen nomination
Live quorum
10) Cloture on Executive Calendar #455, Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(8 hours equally divided)
11) Confirmation of Gibson nomination
Live quorum
12) Cloture on Executive Calendar #445, Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civility Security, Democracy, and Human Rights)
(8 hours equally divided)
13) Confirmation of Sewall nomination
Live quorum
14) Cloture on Executive Calendar #371, Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior
(8 hours equally divided)
15) Confirmation of Connor nomination
Live quorum
16) Cloture on Executive Calendar #457, Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
(8 hours equally divided)
17) Confirmation of Raskin nomination
Live quorum
18) Cloture on Executive Calendar #356, Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(8 hours equally divided)
19) Confirmation of Wright nomination
Live quorum
20) Cloture on Executive Calendar #189, Richard Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
(8 hours equally divided)
21) Confirmation of Engler nomination
