Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Scott Brown to be Ambassador to New Zealand; confirmed: 94-4.
Legislative Business
Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.1628, American Health Care Act of 2017.
Passed Calendar # 91, S.826 as amended, a bill to...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to Calendar #110, S.722 (Iran Sanctions); agreed to: 91-8.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.174, recognizing the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International and celebrating the Lions Clubs International for a long history of...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #54, the nomination of Courtney Elwood, to be General Counsel, CIA; confirmed: 67-33.
Legislative Business
Passed by voice vote S.1094, VA Accountability, as amended.
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Adoption of Calendar #107, S.Res.176, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem; agreed to: 90-0.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.184, relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Amul Thapar to be US Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; confirmed: 52-44.
Legislative Business
Passed S.12 with Moran amendment, Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act.
Passed S.114, Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of John Sullivan to be Deputy Secretary of State; confirmed: 94-6.
Motion to invoke cloture on Amul Thapar to be US Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; invoked: 52-48.
Legislative Business
Passed H.R. 375, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on John Sullivan to be Deputy Secretary of State; invoked: 93-6.
No Legislative Business
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Terry Branstad to be Ambassador to China; confirmed: 82-13.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.156, recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Rachel Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General; confirmed: 52-46.
Motion to invoke cloture on Terry Branstad to be Ambassador to China; agreed to: 86-12.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.172, designating May 2017, as "Older Americans Month".
Adopted...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Rachel Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General: invoked: 51-47.
Legislative Business
Adopted by voice vote S.Res.160, DOD Laboratory Day.
Adopted by voice vote S.Res.161, National Travel and Tourism Week.
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Jeffrey Rosen to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation; confirmed: 56-42.
Legislative Business
Passed S.867, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017.
Passed S.J.Res.22, WMATA.
Passed Calendar #19, S.419 - Public Service Officers Benefits Improvement...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on Jeffrey Rosen to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation; invoked: 52-42.
No Legislative Business
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on Robert Lighthizer to be U.S. Trade Representative; invoked: 81-15.
Confirmation of Robert Lighthizer (USTR); confirmed: 82-14.
Legislative Business
Passed S.1083, Merit Systems Protection Board.
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Scott Gottlieb to be Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; confirmed: 57-42.
No Legislative Business
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Heather Wilson to be Secretary of the Air Force; confirmed: 76-22.
Motion to invoke cloture on Scott Gottlieb to be Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; invoked: 57-41.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #20, S.140 - to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.244 (Omnibus); Agreed to: 79-18.
Legislative Business
Passed H.R.534 with committee-reported amendment, to require the Secretary of State to take such actions as may be necessary for the United States to rejoin...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.66, State IRA resolution of disapproval; agreed to: 51-48.
Passage of H.J.Res.66; passed: 50-49.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.151, congratulating the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats on their National Collegiate Athletic Association...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Jay Clayton, of New York, to be Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; confirmed: 61-37.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #29, S.141, a bill to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events.
Passed Calendar #40, H.R.274: Modernizing...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on Jay Clayton, of New York, to be Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; invoked: 60-36.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.135, expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2017, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day".
Adopted S.Res.148,...