7:10 p.m. The Senate adjourned and will meet on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
Senator Duckworth began wrap up:
- Adopted by voice vote: S.Res. 180, Supporting the designation of the week of April 26-30th, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week
- Passed by unanimous consent: S. 848, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service obligation verification process for teach grant recipients, and for other purposes.
7:06 p.m. The Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act by voice vote.
7:05 p.m. By a vote of 92-2, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act.
6:31 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.
6:33 p.m. The Kahl nomination was confirmed on a party line tally of 50-45.
Not voting: 5 Republicans: Blunt, Cramer, Paul, Rounds and Shelby.
5:45 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of the Kahl nomination.
5:37 p.m. Senator Cruz spoke against the Kahl nomination.
5:14 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke against the Kahl nomination.
4:33 p.m. Senators Inhofe and Capito spoke supporting the Safe Drinking Water Act.
4:18 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about President Biden’s address.
4:05 p.m. Senator Bennett spoke on climate change.
3:59 p.m. Senator Sinema spoke on public service.
3:51 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke on the water infrastructure bill.
3:50 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the nomination of Colin Kahl to be Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 49-44.
Not voting: GOP Blunt, Cramer, Paul, Rounds, Shelby and Scott of FL. Dem: Whitehouse.
3:10 p.m. The McCabe nomination was confirmed, 52-42.
Voting yes: 3 Republicans: Collins, Grassley, and Murkowski.
Voting no: Manchin.
Not voting: Blunt, Cramer, Paul, Rounds, Scott (FL), and Shelby.
2:29 p.m. The Senate began a vote on confirmation of the nomination of Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator for the EPA.
2:20 p.m. Senator Carper spoke in support of the McCabe nomination.
2:16 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke against the Kahl nomination.
12:51 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the McCabe nomination, 52-42.
Voting yes: 3 Republicans: Collins, Grassley, and Murkowski.
Voting no: Manchin.
Not voting: Blunt, Cramer, Paul, Rounds, Scott (Fl), and Shelby.
12:16 p.m. The Senate began a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator for the EPA.
12:13 p.m. The Miller nomination was confirmed, 81-13.
Voting no: 14 Republicans: Blackburn, Braun, Cotton, Crapo, Cruz, Hawley, Inhofe, Kennedy, Lee, Risch, Scott (FL), Scott (SC), Sullivan and Tuberville.
11:30 a.m. The Senate began a vote on confirmation of the nomination of Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
11:29 a.m. Senator Peters spoke supporting the Miller nomination.
11:11 a.m. Senator Fischer spoke on infrastructure.
10:31 a.m. Senator McConnell spoke on drug trafficking, the McCabe nomination, and the defense budget.
10:09 a.m. ML Schumer spoke supporting the pending Miller, McCabe and Kahl nominations.
10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, post-cloture.
At 11:30 a.m., the Senate will proceed to 2 roll call votes relative to the following:
- Confirmation of the nomination of Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
- Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Janet Garvin McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the EPA.
At 2:30 p.m., if cloture is invoked on the McCabe nomination, all post-cloture time will be considered expired, and the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes relative to the following:
- Confirmation of the nomination of Janet Garvin McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the EPA.
- Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
If cloture is invoked on the Kahl nomination, the confirmation vote is expected to occur during Tuesday’s session. Following disposition of the Kahl nomination, the Senate would proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. Please stay tuned to @Senatepress for additional vote timing information.
