Wrap Up for Friday, December 20, 2024
Roll Call Votes
1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #849 Benjamin J. Cheeks, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California; invoked: 49-47.
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #849 Benjamin J. Cheeks, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California; invoked: 49-47.
3. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #850 Serena Raquel Murillo, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; invoked: 49-47.
4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #850 Serena Raquel Murillo, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; confirmed: 49-47.
5. Paul #3346 (60 vote threshold); not agreed to: 3-93.
6. Paul #3352 (60 vote threshold); not agreed to: 28-67.
7. Cruz #3360 (60 vote threshold); not agreed to: 32-64.
8. Crapo #3331 (60 vote threshold); not agreed to: 34-62.
9. Motion to waive the Budget point of order; agreed to: 66-30.
10. Passage of H.R.82, Social Security Fairness Act; passed: 76-20.
11. Passage of H.R.10545, Continuing Resolution; passed: 85-11.
Legislative Business
Passed the following bills:
S.5639, Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act
Cal. #432 S.1723 Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act w/Schatz-Murkowski sub amdt
H.R.1318 – Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act
Cal. #581, S.1553 – to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
H.R.2997 – CONVEY Act
Cal. #596, S.3195 – General George C. Marshall House
H.R.6395 – Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act
H.R.6852 – Holcombe Rucker Park
H.R.8012 – Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site
S.1890 – to provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, OR
S.1348 – to redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in WY
H.R.4984 – D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
Cal. #685, S.5098 – TRUE Accountability Act
Cal. #686, H.R.5887 – Government Service Delivery Improvement Act
House message accompanying S.2181 – Keeping Military Families Together Act
S.3658 – SAFE Orbit Act w/Cornyn substitute amendment
S.5649 – Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Acts
H.R.670 – Think Differently Database Act
H.R.9076 – Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act
H.R. 5103 - FISHES ACT
H.R.4955 - To name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the "Henry Parham VA Clinic".
H.R.8667 - To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Cadillac, Michigan, as the "Duane E. Dewey VA Clinic".
H.R.9124 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Auburn, California, as the "Louis A. Conter VA Clinic".
H.R.4136 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano, Texas, as the "U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic".
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations:
AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Exec. Cal. #851 - David Michael Capozzi, of Maryland, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors
Exec. Cal. #853 - Ronald L. Batory, of New Mexico, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
Exec. Cal. #854 - Elaine Marie Clegg, of Idaho, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
Exec. Cal. #857 - Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
Foreign Service
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PN796 excepting Peter Gauthier; Mark Gray; Steven Rynecki; Lori Du Trieuille
PN898 excepting Kenneth MacLean; Amanda Van Den Dool; Adriana Harvey
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