Wrap Up for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Roll Call Votes
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #735 Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina; invoked: 57-38.
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #735 Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina; confirmed: 52-38.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #737 Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years; invoked: 50-47.
- Motion to discharge S.J.Res.185, directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress (Kaine); discharged 50-47.
Legislative Business
Adopted the following resolutions:
S.Res.738 – Jewish American Heritage Month
S.Res.739 - Former Senator John Seymour
S.Res.740 - Motorcycle Awareness Month
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nomination:
NAVY
Executive Calendar #741 - Rear Adm. Douglas L. Williams to be Vice Admiral