5:10 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Cal. #941 Peter Feldman to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2019 (Reappointment).
5:09 p.m. S. Con. Res. 48, Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections to the enrollment of H.R. 1551. The concurrent resolution was agreed to by u.c.
5:09 p.m. Adopted the following resolutions en bloc by voice vote:
- S. Res. 648, designating September 2018 as “Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month”.
S. Res. 649, Recognizing the contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions.
S. Res. 650, Recognizing the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey
S. Res. 651, Remembering the 1 year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Irma in Florida
S. Res. 652, Marking the 1 year since the landfall of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands
5:08 p.m. Passed, H.R. 4958, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018, by u.c.
5:08 p.m. Passed as amended S. 3139, Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act of 2018, by voice vote.
5:07 p.m. Passed S. 3389, a bill to re-designate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by u.c.
5:06 p.m. ML McConnell began wrap-up asked u.c. that the Senate vote at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26th on confirmation of Exec. Cal. #941 Peter Feldman to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2019 (Reappointment).
3:55 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about the Federal Aviation Administration bill.
3:49 p.m. Senator Duckworth paid tribute to the late U.S. Army Gen. Johnny Brims.
3:31 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the music legislation.
3:11 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke about music copyright legislation.
3:11 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Feldman nomination to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safty Commission for a term of seven years by a vote of 50 to 49.
2:45 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Peter A. Feldman to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years.
2:44 p.m. The Senate confirmed the Feldman nomination by a vote of 80 to 19. Senator Flake did not vote. Senators voting NO: Blumenthal, Booker, Brown, Durbin, Gillibrand, Harris, Heinrich, Hirono, Markey, Menendez, Merkley, Reed, Sanders, Schatz, Schumer, Stabenow, Warren, Whitehouse, and Wyden.
2:15 p.m. The Senate is voting on confirmation of the nomination Peter A. Feldman, to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 26, 2019.
12:36 p.m. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. to accommodate the weekly caucus lunches.
12:20 p.m. Senator Thune spoke about the economy, the Kavanaugh nomination, and the Feldman nomination.
11:48 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.
10:40 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.
10:20 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.
10:07 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination. He spoke about the Feldman and other nominations. He spoke about the administration’s economic program.
10:03 a.m. The Senate resumed consideration of the Feldman nomination.
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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. and will resume consideration of the Feldman nomination.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for weekly policy lunches.
At 2:15 p.m. there will be 2 votes:
- Confirmation of the nomination Peter A. Feldman, to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 26, 2019
- Cloture on the nomination of Peter A. Feldman to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years.