The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Cloture Invoked, 56-36: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #550 Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.

Confirmed, 55-36: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #550 Michael Sfraga to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #789 April M. Perry to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

The Senate confirmed the following nominations, en bloc, by unanimous consent:

ARMY

Exec Cal. #741 – Lt. Gen. Ronald P. Clark to be General

NAVY

Exec. Cal. #794 – Capt. Christopher A. Nash to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

AIR FORCE

Exec. Cal. #795 – Col. Matthew A. Leard to be Brigadier General

ARMY

Exec. Cal. #796 – Brig. Gen. Dean A. Preston to be Major General

Exec. Cal. #797 – Maj. Gen. Jeth B. Rey to be Lieutenant General

Exec. Cal. #798 – Maj. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be Lieutenant General

Exec. Cal. #799 – Brig. Gen. Michael J. Simmering to be Major General

AIR FORCE

Exec. Cal. #800 – Lt. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus to be General

Exec. Cal. #801 – Lt. Gen. Randall Reed to be General

ARMY

Exec. Cal. #802 – Maj. Gen. Gavin A. Lawrence to be Lieutenant General

NAVY

Exec. Cal. #803 – Vice Adm. Alvin Holsey to be Admiral

SPACE FORCE

Exec. Cal. #804 – Brig. Gen. Devin R. Pepper to be Major General

AIR FORCE

Exec. Cal. #805 – Maj. Gen. Jennifer M. Short to be Lieutenant General

ARMY

Exec. Cal. #806 – Brig. Gen. John M. Cushing to be Major General

Exec. Cal. #807 – Col. Jonathan C. Taylor to be Brigadier General

Exec. Cal. #808 – Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson to be General

Exec. Cal. #809 – Maj. Gen. Richard E. Angle to be Lieutenant General

Exec. Cal. #810 – Brig. Gen. Gary A. Ropers to be Major General

Exec. Cal. #811 – Col. Theresa K. Cogswell to be Brigadier General

Exec. Cal. #812 – Brig. Gen. Lance A. Okamura to be Major General

Exec. Cal. #813 – Brig. Gen. Scott W. Hiipakka to be Major General

Exec. Cal. #814 – to be Brigadier General: Col. Paul L. Kuettner & Col. Sandra K. Martin.

The Senate adjourned at 7:56pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, February 26.

 

At 12:00pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #22 Jamieson Greer to be US Trade Representative.

 

The Senate is expected to proceed to two votes Wednesday evening (time TBD):

  1. Passage of S.J. Res. 10 (A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy).
  2. Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 12 (A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions”).