Tuesday, July 27, 2021

6:51 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of Gwynne A. Wilcox, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.

At 11:30 a.m., the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Wilcox nomination.

Wednesday, July 28 at 11:30 a.m. – 1 roll call vote:

  1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #257, Gwynne A. Wilcox, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

Then, if cloture is invoked on the Wilcox nomination, up to 2 hours of debate – 2 roll call votes at approximately 2:45 p.m.:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #257, Gwynne A. Wilcox, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #258, David M. Prouty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

Then, if cloture is invoked on the Prouty nomination, up to 2 hours of debate – 1 roll call vote at approximately 5:30 p.m.:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #258, David M. Prouty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

6:29 p.m. Senator Inhofe paid tribute to the life of Senator Enzi.

6:24 p.m. Senator Whitehouse began wrap up:

  • Passed the following postal naming bills en bloc: H.R.208 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the “Colonel Carlyle ‘Smitty’ Harris Post Office”; H.R.264 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the “Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building”; S.566 – A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the “Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office”; H.R.772 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the “Jim Ramstad Post Office”.
  • Passed by voice vote – S. 503, PARENTS Act
  • Passed S.452 with Stabenow substitute amendment: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act.
  • Passed H.R.1002: DEBAR Act of 2021.
  • Adopted S.Res.317: congratulating the Milwaukee Bucks, and the fans of the Milwaukee Bucks around the world, on winning the 2021 National Basketball Association championship.
  • Adopted S.Res.323: National Ani-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month.
  • Adopted S.Res.324: National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.

6:02 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on political donations.

6:01 p.m. ML Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #232 Ur Mendoza Jaddou to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

5:58 p.m. The Stone Manning nomination was successfully discharged on a party line vote of 50-49 with Senator Rounds absent.

5:04 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to discharge the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management from the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

5:00 p.m. Senator Tester spoke in support of the Stone-Manning nomination.

4:52 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke on the Stone-Manning nomination.

4:48 p.m. Senator Cornyn paid tribute to Senator Mike Enzi.

4:44 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke about the Stone-Manning nomination.

4:35 p.m. Senator Carper paid tribute to Senator Mike Enzi.

4:21 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the Covid-19 vaccine, Senator Mike Enzi and on the Olympic Games.

3:32 p.m. Senators Marshall, Risch, Hyde-Smith, Lee and Daines spoke against the Stone-Manning nomination.

3:12 p.m. Senator Grassley paid tribute to Senator Enzi and on the origins of the Coronavirus.

2:44 p.m. Senators Barrasso and Grassley spoke against the Stone-Manning nomination.

2:37 p.m. The Senate reconvened from recess. Senator Tester spoke on funding for the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard.

12:38 p.m. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m.

12:37 p.m. ML Schumer announced at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Senate will proceed to a vote on the motion to discharge from Energy & Natural Resources Committee PN443, Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

12:36 p.m. The Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #122 Todd Sunhwae Kim to be an Assistant Attorney General, 58-41.

Republican Senators Blunt, Capito, Collins, Cornyn, Graham, Grassley, Murkowski & Tillis voted yes.

Senator Rounds did not vote.

11:33 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #122 Todd Sunhwae Kim to be an Assistant Attorney General.

11:04 a.m. Senators Barrasso, Lummis, and Thune paid tribute to former Senator Enzi.

10:54 a.m. Republican Leader McConnell paid tribute to former Senator Enzi and infrastructure.

10:39 a.m. Majority Leader Schumer paid tribute to former Senator Enzi, nominations, January 6th, and student loans.

10:34 a.m. Senator Leahy paid tribute to former Senator Enzi.

The Senate will convene at 10:30 a.m. today. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #122, Todd Sunhwae Kim, D.C., to be an Assistant Attorney General, post-cloture.

At 11:30am – 1 vote:

  1. Confirmation of the Kim nomination.

The 117th Congress Official Photo will take place at 2:15pm.

Additional roll call votes are possible during today’s session.