3:47 p.m. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 13 and will resume consideration of H.R. 3967, Honoring our PACT Act. At 5:30 p.m. the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Tester substitute amendment #5051.
Confirmed during wrap-up:
- Cal. #849-Dana Bilyeu to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Cal. #850-Leona Bridges to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Cal. #851-Stacie Olivares to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Cal. #853-Michael Gerber to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, expiring Sept. 25 2022
- Cal. #854-Michael Gerber to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, expiring Sept. 25 2026
3:45 p.m. Senator Schumer filed amendment #5076 to the language proposed to be stricken by amendment #5051. He then filed cloture on the Tester substitute amendment #5051 to H.R. 3967-Honoring our PACT Act.. He then filed cloture on the bill itself.
2:51 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the Alaskan of the Week.
2:38 p.m. Senator Duckworth paid tribute to WGN on it’s 100th Birthday.
2:23 p.m. By a vote of 49-43, the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #728 Samuel R. Bagenstos to be General Counsel, Health and Human Services. Party line vote. Senators not voting: Blunt, Booker, Burr, Cramer, Portman, Toomey, Tuberville, and Wicker.
1:45 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #728 Samuel R. Bagenstos to be General Counsel, Health and Human Services.
12:43 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke on LGBTQ rights.
12:32 p.m. By a vote of 51-46 the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #856 Robert Steven Huie to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California. Senators Collins and Murkowski voted in favor. Senators Burr, Cramer, and Sanders did not vote.
11:48 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #856 Robert Steven Huie to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California.
11:42 a.m. Senator Moran spoke on the Honoring our PACT Act.
11:20 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on gun violence.
11:06 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the January 6 investigation and the Bureau of Prisons.
11:05 a.m. At 11:45 a.m. the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #856 Robert Steven Huie to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California.
10:48 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the safety of the SCOTUS Justices and Student Loan Debt relief.
10:34 a.m. RL McConnell spoke about the safety of the SCOTUS Justices and the Afghanistan withdrawal.
10:22 a.m. ML Schumer spoke about gun violence, the January 6th committee public hearings, Honoring our PACT Act, and the shipping industry.
10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will meet at 10:00 a.m. and will resume consideration of H.R.3967, Honoring our PACT Act.
At approximately 1:45pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #728 Samuel Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services. Additional roll call votes are possible prior to the scheduled 1:45pm vote on Thursday but have not yet been set.
