The Senate convened at 10:00 AM.
Invoked, 56-39: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #35 Stephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice Kathleen Holland Hicks, resigned.
Confirmed, 59-40: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #35 Stephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice Kathleen Holland Hicks, resigned.
Passed, 84-16: Passage of Cal. #18, S.331 HALT Fentanyl Act.
Cloture Invoked, 62-38: H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act FY2025.
Not adopted, 47-53: Adoption of Merkley amendment to except the application of certain recissions. (1273)
Not adopted, 47-53: Duckworth amendment to make veteran Federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause eligible for reinstatement and to require reports from Executive agencies on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies (1274).
Not adopted, 48-52: Van Hollen amendment to prohibit the use of appropriated amounts by DOGE. (1272)
Not adopted, 27-73: Paul amendment to reduce the amount appropriated for the United States Agency for International Development. (1266).
Passed, 54-46: H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act FY2025.
Passed by voice vote: S.1077, a bill to approve local funds for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2025, in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024, and to establish provisions for the use of such funds.
Invoked, 64-33: Motion to involve cloture on the nomination of John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy.
Cloture Invoked, 63-32: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Christopher Landau to be Deputy Secretary of State.
The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times:
Tuesday, March 18, at 12:15pm
Thursday, March 20, at 12:00 Noon.
The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, March 24, 2025.
At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:
- Confirmation of the nomination of John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy.
- Confirmation of the nomination of Christopher Landau to be Deputy Secretary of State.
Senator Barrasso filed cloture on:
- Executive Calendar #38 Michael Kratsios to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
- Executive Calendar #44 Jayanta Bhattacharya to be Director of the NIH.
- Executive Calendar #45 Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
- Executive Calendar #39 James Bishop to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
- Executive Calendar #48 Aaron Reitz to be an Assistant Attorney General.
