The Senate stands in recess until 10:00am on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the motion to discharge from the Judiciary Committee the nomination of Charlotte Sweeney, of Colorado, to be US District Judge for the District of Colorado.
11:00am, the Senate will vote on the motion to discharge followed by an immediate cloture vote on Executive Calendar #848 Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.
If cloture is invoked on the Bedoya nomination, the vote on confirmation will occur at 2:30pm, followed by an immediate cloture vote on the motion to proceed to Calendar #362, S.4132, Women’s Health Protection Act.
If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate time on the motion to proceed. If cloture is not invoked, there would be an immediate cloture vote on Executive Calendar #865 Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Additional roll call votes are expected during Wednesday’s session but not yet scheduled.
Discharged, 51-49: Motion to discharge from the Judiciary Committee the nomination of Charlotte N. Sweeney, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
Invoked, 51-49: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #848, Alvaro M. Bedoya to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019.
Confirmed, 50-50: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #848, Alvaro M. Bedoya to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019. Tie broken by Vice President Harris.
Not Invoked, 49-51: Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.4132 – A bill to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.
Invoked, 50-50: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #865, Julia Ruth Gordon to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Tie broken by Vice President Harris.
Confirmed, 50-50: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #865, Julia Ruth Gordon to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Tie broken by Vice President Harris.
Confirmed, 91-7: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #809 Philip Nathan Jefferson to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2022.
Senator Cantwell made the motion to discharge from Commerce Committee PN1542, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2018.
Senator Cantwell ask for Unanimous Consent to confirm the Coast Guard promotions: Executive Calendar #909-914. The promotions were confirmed en bloc without objection.
The Senate adjourned at 8:34pm.
The Senate will reconvene at 10:00am tomorrow.
The Senate will vote at 12:00pm:
- Motion to discharge the nomination of Mary Boyle, to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission from Commerce PN1542.
- Confirmation of the Susan Tsui Grundmann nomination to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority PN1601.
At 1:45pm, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of the Powell nomination.
