Wrap Up for Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Roll Call Votes

1.      Passage of S.J.Res.32 (CRA re:COVID-19 vaccinations for health care staff); passed: 49-44.

Legislative Business

Completed the Rule 14 process to place the following bills on the Legislative Calendar of Business:

·         S.3717 – “No Most Favored Nation Trading with Russia” (Cassidy)

·         S.3723 – “Special Russian Sanctions Authority” (Cassidy)

·         S.3724 – “Ukraine Emergency Appropriations” (Rubio)

Passed Calendar #224, S.198 – Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act.

Passed S.3103 – Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act.

Adopted S.Res.527 – National Entrepreneurship Week.

Adopted S.Res.530 – National Speech and Debate Education Day.

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

·         Executive Calendar #441 - Claire A. Pierangelo, of California, 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 Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Union of the Comoros

·         Executive Calendar #445 - Virginia E. Palmer, 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 Ghana

·         Executive Calendar #458 - David John Young, 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 Malawi