The Senate will convene at 10:15 AM on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3076, a bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes, post-cloture.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 PM until 2:15 PM for the weekly party caucus lunches.
There are no votes scheduled at this time.
At 9:00 PM, President Joe Biden will deliver the State of the Union address from the Hall of the House of Representatives.
The Senate convened and proceeded with Leader remarks.
The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3076, a bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes, post-cloture.
By unanimous consent, the Senate passed S. Res. 512 (Supporting reopening the United States Capitol building and Senate office buildings to the American people).
The Senate recessed at 12:43 PM until 2:15 PM for the weekly party caucus lunches.
S. 3600 (Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022). The Wicker amendment #4954 (to improve the bill and the Peters amendment #4953(to amend the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 to require Federal agencies to obtain exemptions from certain cybersecurity requirements in order to avoid compliance with those requirements) were agreed to and the bill was amended passed by unanimous consent.
In Executive Session, the Senate confirmed the following nominations en bloc by voice vote:
- Executive Calendar #639 Donald Armin Blome to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- Executive Calendar #409 Raymond A. Limon to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
- Executive Calendar #411 Tristan Lynn Leavitt to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
- Executive Calendar #693 John F. Plumb to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
- Executive Calendar #694 Melissa Griffin Dalton to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
The following bills received their first reading on the Senate floor:
- S. 3717 (A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes).
- S. 3723 (A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation in response to the invasion of Ukraine, to confiscate assets of the Russian Federation and remit those assets to the legitimate Government of Ukraine, and for other purposes).
- S. 3724 (A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations in response to the crisis in Ukraine, and for other purposes).
The Senate stands in recess until 8:30 PM today & will proceed as a body to the Hall of the House of Representatives for the State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden. Upon dissolution of the Joint Session, the Senate will adjourn.
The Senate will convene at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3076, a bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes (The motion to proceed to H.R. 3076 was agreed to by voice vote on Tuesday, March 1, 2022). Peters amendment #4955 (To modify the deadline for the initial report on the operations and financial condition of the United States Postal Service) is pending.
At 12:00 Noon, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of S.J.Res.32, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination”.
At 2:30 PM, the Senate will vote on passage of S.J. Res. 32.
The Senate adjourned at 10:11 PM.
