Wrap Up for Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Roll Call Votes
1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #364 - Michael G. Whitaker, of Vermont, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years; invoked: 94-0.
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #364 - Michael G. Whitaker, of Vermont, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years; confirmed: 98-0.
2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #116 - Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor; invoked: 51-47.
Legislative Business
By voice vote, passed Cal.#68, S.1170 Project Safe Childhood
Adopted the following resolutions:
S.Res.397,
World Food Day
S.Res.425, Public Radio Music Day
S.Res.426, National Bison Day
During Tuesday’s Session the Senate reached an agreement to complete consideration of Calendar #198, H.R.4366, Minibus Appropriations. At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will resume consideration of Cal. #198, H.R.4366. During the consideration of Cal. #198, H.R.4366, Murray-Collins substitute amendment #1092 will be considered an Appropriations Committee amendment for purposes of Rule XVI, with no other Rule XVI points of order waived by this agreement. H.R.4366, H.R.4368, as reported in the House of Representatives on June 27, 2023, and H.R.4820, as reported in the House of Representatives on July 24, 2023, will serve as the basis for defense of germaneness under Rule XVI for any floor amendments. It will be in order for floor amendments to amend the substitute in more than one place.
The only amendments in order to the Murray-Collins substitute amendment #1092 are the following amendments, if offered:
1. Moran #1250
2. Daines #1185
3. Sullivan #1216
4. Sullivan #1221
5. Peters-Cornyn #1283
6. Rosen #1117
7. Schatz #1120
8. Booker-Tuberville #1175
9. Tillis-Welch #1264
10. Reed #1202
11. Britt #1270
12. Kelly-Tillis #1116
13. Hirono-Moran #1113
14. Warnock –Cornyn #1351
15. Smith-Ricketts #1134
16. Rosen-Crapo #1220
17. Cardin #1277
18. Padilla #1140
19. Shaheen #1131
20. Klobuchar-Moran #1203
21. Kelly #1133
22. Padilla #1139
23. Ossoff-Braun #1255
24. Merkley-Crapo #1352
25. Ernst #1177
26. Stabenow #1115
27. Vance #1210
28. Rubio #1237
29. Kennedy #1354
30. Braun #1182
31. Hawley #1200
32. Cruz #1296
33. Blackburn #1349
34. Budd #1243
35. Cramer #1241 (60 vote threshold)
36. Paul #1217 (60 vote threshold)
37. Paul #1347 (60 vote threshold)
38. Cruz #1249 (60 vote threshold)
39. Lankford #1232 (60 vote threshold)
40. Lee #1121 (60 vote threshold)
At times to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will vote on the amendments. Floor updates will be sent as each vote series is locked in with respect to amendments in the list.
Upon disposition of the amendments, the Senate will vote on adoption of substitute amendment #1092, as amended, with a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for adoption. The bill, as amended, will be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, with a 60 vote affirmative threshold required for passage.
Upon disposition of the bill, the Committee on Appropriations will be discharged from further consideration, and the Senate will proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R.662, the Scott (FL)-Rubio substitute amendment at the Desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, with a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for passage, without intervening action or debate.
At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Majority Leader, no later than October 26th, 2023, it will be in order for Senator Marshall or his designee to move to proceed to the consideration of Cal. #229, S.J.Res.42. If the motion is agreed to, there will be 10 hours of debate equally divided between the proponents and opponents of the Joint Resolution. Upon the use or yielding back of that time, the Joint resolution will be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the Joint Resolution. All other provisions under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, remain in effect except the 60 session day clock.
No Further Executive Business
