The Floor
WRAP UP

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 Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.36 (methane CRA); not agreed to: 49-51. No Legislative Business 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,...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed by voice vote H.J.Res.99, one week CR. No Executive Business

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of R. Alexander Acosta to be Secretary of Labor; confirmed: 60-38. Legislative Business Agreed to S.Con.Res.14, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitors Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. Agreed to H.Con.Res.35,...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Alexander Acosta (Labor); invoked: 61-39. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.123, designating May 20, 2017, as "Kids to Parks Day". No additional Executive Business

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Rod J. Rosenstein to be Deputy Attorney General; confirmed: 94-6. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.105 - Centennial of the 41st Division Adopted S.Res.122 - 911 Education Month Adopted S.Res.128 - CDH Awareness Month Adopted S.Res.129 - Second Chance Month Adopted...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Sonny Perdue to be Secretary of Agriculture; confirmed: 87-11-1. Motion to invoke cloture on Rod J. Rosenstein to be Deputy Attorney General; invoked: 92-6. No additional Legislative Business No additional Executive Business

Wrap Up for Friday, April 7, 2017 Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; confirmed: 54-45. Legislative Business Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business the following bills, en bloc: 861,Federal Employee...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; not invoked (McConnell changed his vote to 'no' in order to reconsider): 55-45. McConnell motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the Gorsuch...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.117, designating the week of April 15, 2017, through April 23, 2017, as "National Park Week". Adopted S.Res.118, condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Elaine Duke, Deputy Secretary of DHS; confirmed: 85-14. Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; agreed to: 55-44. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.94, designating March...