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No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.221, designating the week of October 7 through October 13, 2013, as "Naturopathic Medicine Week" to recognize the value of naturopathic medicine in providing safe, effective, and affordable health care. Discharged the Finance committee from further...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #184, the nomination of Valerie E. Caproni, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Confirmed: 73-24 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.220, to authorize representation by the Senate...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #96, the nomination of Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; Confirmed: 97-0 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on S.1243, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Corker motion to table the Paul amendment #1739 (Egypt) to S.1243, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies appropriations bill; Tabled: 86-13 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #201, the nomination of Byron Todd Jones, of MN,...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #223, the nomination of Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; Invoked: 64-34 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #223, the nomination of Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #208, the nomination of James B. Comey, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations; Confirmed: 93-1-2 (present) LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.167, A resolution reaffirming the strong support of the United...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #186, the nomination of Derek West, of California, to be Associate Attorney General; Confirmed: 98-1 2)      Murray motion to table the Toomey motion to recommit the bill; Tabled: 56-42 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.200, Designating July...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Reed (RI)-Warren second degree amendment #1778 (caps) to Manchin-Burr amendment #1773 (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 46-53 2)      Sanders second degree amendment #1773 (sunset) to Manchin-Burr amendment #1773 (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 34-65 3)      Passage of...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1243, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development ,and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Invoked: 76-23 2)      Vitter amendment #1744 (sexual abuse - housing aid) to S.1243; Agreed to: 99-1 LEGISLATIVE...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #99, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of MD, to be Secretary of Labor; Confirmed: 54-46 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #98, the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of MA, to be Administrator of the Environmental...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of NY, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Invoked: 82-18 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of NY, to be...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #51, the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Invoked: 71-29 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #51, the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director,...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the presence of absent Senators; Agreed to: 69-28; Quorum was present LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.195, a resolution to authorize testimony and representation In the Matter of the Proposed Discipline of Laura Block Lower No...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Finance committee and passed H.R.2289, to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA. Adopted H.Con.Res.43, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013; Not Invoked: 51-49 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.588, the Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgement Act of 2013. Passed...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #97, the nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada; Confirmed: 54-41 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.151, A resolution urging the Government of Afghanistan to ensure transparent...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #90, the nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips, of Wyoming, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Confirmed: 88-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.793, a bill to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #179, the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation; Confirmed: 100-0 2)      Committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and...

WRAP  UP FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Leahy motion to waive applicable points of order with respect to S.744; Waived: 68-30 2)      Leahy amendment #1183, as modified (with the Corker-Hoeven language regarding border security); Agreed to: 69-29 3)      Motion to invoke...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #180, the nomination of Penny Pritzker, to be Secretary of Commerce; Confirmed: 97-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.186, Congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the 2013 NBA finals. No additional EXECUTIVE ITEMS