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Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, R. D. James to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Army Corps of Engineers); confirmed: 89-1. Legislative
BusinessPassed S.1873: Veteran PEER
Act, with Blunt amendment. Adopted S.Res.381: National
School Choice Week. Adopted...
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Confirmation of Executive Calendar #597, Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana,
to be Secretary of Health and Human Services; confirmed: 55-43.2.
Motion to invoke
cloture on Executive Calendar #620, Samuel Dale Brownback, of...
Wrap Up for
Tuesday, January 23, 2018Roll Call
Votes1.
Cloture
on Executive Calendar #594, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Invoked: 84-122.
Confirmation
of Executive...
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Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the
House message to H.R.195 with amendment (Feb. 8th CR/House CHIP); invoked:
81-18.2.
Motion to concur in the House message to H.R.195 with amendment
(Feb. 8th CR/House...
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Motion to concur
in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.195 (CR to 2/16); not
agreed to: 50-49.2)
McConnell motion
to table the motion to refer; tabled: 55-44. No Legislative
Business
No...
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Motion to concur
in the House amendment to S.139 (702, FISA); agreed to: 65-34.2)
Motion to lay
before the Senate the message to accompany H.R.195 (CR to 2/16); agreed to:
97-2. Legislative
BusinessAgreed to...
Wrap Up for Wednesday, January 17, 2018 No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessCompleted the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2311: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Graham). No Executive Business
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Call Votes1)
Motion to
invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.139
(702/FISA); invoked: 60-38. Legislative
BusinessBegan the Rule 14
process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2311: Pain-Capable
Unborn Child...
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Confirmation of
Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia; confirmed: 92-0.2)
Motion to invoke
cloture on Executive Calendar #435, Walter...
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Confirmation of
Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee to be US
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; confirmed: 98-0.2.
Motion to invoke
cloture on Executive Calendar #389,...
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Confirmation of
Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; confirmed: 97-0.2.
Motion to invoke
cloture on Executive Calendar #371, Thomas...
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Motion to invoke
cloture on Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to
be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; invoked: 89-1. Legislative
BusinessPassed by voice vote
H.R.3759: RAISE Family Caregivers...
No Roll Call Votes Legislative
Business Completed the Rule 14 process
to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.4667, supplemental
appropriations.
No Executive
Business
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Confirmation of
Executive Calendar #508, John C. Rood, to be Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy; confirmed: 81-7. Legislative
BusinessPassed S.925, to amend title
38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals...
By unanimous
consent, all uniformed military promotions pending in the Senate will remain in
status quo, with the exception of PN765 (Paul Stader), PN540 (Dori Baker),
PN475 (David Hayworth). These are in addition to the nominations that were
ordered to remain in status quo pursuant to the December...
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Collins motion to waive applicable points of order; agreed to: 91-8.2.
McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate
amendment to HR 1370, CR through January 19, 2018; agreed to: 66-32. Legislative...
No Roll Call
Votes Legislative
BusinessAdopted Calendar #277,
S.Res.150: recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression
around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority in efforts
of the United States Government to promote democracy and good...
The Senate has convened and is in a period of
morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes
each. We continue to wait for the House to send us a continuing resolution to
fund the government. The current CR expires on Friday, December 22, 2017. By unanimous...