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Monday, July 25, 2022

The Senate will convene at 3:00pm. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of House Message to accompany S. 3373.

At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 4346 (legislative vehicle for CHIPS+ legislation), with Schumer amendment to improve the bill (5135).

Vote update: The vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 4346 (legislative vehicle for CHIPS+ legislation), with Schumer amendment to improve the bill (5135) will occur Tuesday, July 26 at 11:00am.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.3373, the legislative vehicle for the PACT Act.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

At 11:00am, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 4346 (legislative vehicle for CHIPS+ legislation), with Schumer amendment to improve the bill (5135).

The Senate will recess from 12:30pm to 2:15pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

WRDA agreement:

By unanimous consent, the Senate reached the following agreement on Wednesday, July 20th: At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, following consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #399, H.R. 7776 (Water Resources Development Act of 2022); the Carper-Capito-Cardin-Cramer substitute #5140 be considered and agreed to; that there be up to 1 hour for debate, equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, if a Budget point of order is made and a motion to waive made, the Senate vote on the motion to waive; and if the point of order is waived, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and the Senate vote on passage of the bill with 60-affirmative votes required for passage.

Pending nominations:

By unanimous consent, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the following nominations at time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader.

  • Cathy Ann Harris to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
  • Constance J. Milstein to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malta.

The Senate adjourned at 6:46pm.