Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Mr. Angus S. King, Jr., from the State of Maine, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. King led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.

Legislative Business (Wednesday, March 30)

S. 442 (Sen. Peters): A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3969 (Sen. Lujan): A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.

-- Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 547 (Sen. Menendez): A resolution recognizing the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 570 (Sen. Portman): A resolution designating April 2022 as "National Native Plant Month".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 571 (Sen. Grassley): A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Wednesday, March 30)

PN836: James M. Blake, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1215: 963 nominations in the Army beginning with Antuan X. Aaron and ending with D016144

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1216: 40 nominations in the Army beginning with Amar J. Arias and ending with D015031

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1217: 456 nominations in the Army beginning with Andrew J. Allen and ending with D001903

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1218: 515 nominations in the Army beginning with April N. Abbott and ending with D015964

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1234: Rear Adm. (lh) Paul J. Schlise, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1268: Matthew L. Parker, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1448: Shawn R. Jokinen, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1458: Maj. Gen. Maria B. Barrett, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1468: Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Tickner, in the Army, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1517: Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2025

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 31. Record Vote Number: 116

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 117

PN1572: Deborah E. Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1592: David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

-- Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 120

PN1599: Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 3/30/2022.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 123

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

PN1600: Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2028

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 3/30/2022.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 122

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

PN1601: Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2025

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 121

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 3/30/2022.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

PN1643: Arlie L. Miller, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1660: January Contreras, of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 118

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 119

PN1719-1: 7 nominations in the Army beginning with Brig. Gen. Tina B. Boyd and ending with Col. Todd W. Traver

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1721: Capt. Jeffrey J. Kilian, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1722: Capt. Carey H. Cash, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1723: Capt. George E. Bresnihan, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1724: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Capt. Matthew Case and ending with Capt. Guido F. Valdes

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1725: Capt. Tracy L. Hines, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1726: Capt. Ryan M. Perry, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1727: 4 nominations in the Navy beginning with Capt. John E. Dougherty IV and ending with Capt. Douglas L. Williams

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1737: 57 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Christopher L. Allam and ending with Curtis J. Wozniak

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1750: Maj. Gen. Douglas F. Stitt, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1768-1: 6 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Col. Margaret H. Blais and ending with Col. Mathew C. Wenthe

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1769: Capt. Michael L. Baker, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1770: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Justin L. Joffrion and ending with Beth L. Makros

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1771: Robert J. Rowe, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1772: Manuel C. Ruiz, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1773: 18 nominations in the Army beginning with Jeffrey M. Beeman and ending with Alexander M. Willard

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1774: 7 nominations in the Army beginning with Joseph V. Dasilva and ending with Jason R. Zuniga

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1775: Shaker F. Y. Saad, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1776: 3 nominations in the Army beginning with William T. Freakley and ending with Mason W. Thornal

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1785: Rear Adm. (lh) Gregory N. Todd, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1786: 6 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Nealy P. Brown and ending with Richard Alton Steen

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1787: 3 nominations in the Air Force beginning with George A. Gonzalez and ending with Clayton L. Ricks

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1788: 16 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Rebecca A. Burbridge and ending with Brian A. Young

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1789: 15 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Darren Steele Beasley and ending with Jeffrey M. Young

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1790: 4 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Travis W. Gerlach and ending with Benjamin G. Romick

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1791: 10 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jennifer J. Anderson and ending with Alexis K. Stucki

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1792: 7 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Michael M. Aflague and ending with James B. Mcmanus

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1793: 8 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jared Robert Brandt and ending with Sarah R. Speth

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1794: 66 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Anthony S. Alexander and ending with Christopher P. Zorich

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1795: 5 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Heather D. Harris and ending with Timothy Daniel Ray

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1796: 30 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Cynthia L. Alvarado and ending with Shelley J. Wilson

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1797: 47 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Thomas F. Albrecht and ending with William Stanley Young

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1798: 9 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Tricia L. Hill and ending with Donald T. Yap

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1799: 25 nominations in the Army beginning with Brion J. Aderman and ending with Martin R. Yost

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1800: Daniel C. Canchola, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1801: Steven M. Wingo, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1802: Nicholas S. Cavallaro, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1803: Ernestina Delapenaguba, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1804: Gurdeep S. Buttar, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1805: Ashlee B. McKeon, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1806: D013344, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1807: Ram A. Parekh, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1808: Mulugeta D. Temesgen, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1809: John M. Rosati, Jr., in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1818: 18 nominations in the Army beginning with Zane N. Beegle and ending with Cody D. Workman

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1819: 10 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Kyle S. Allen and ending with Neal R. Roach

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1820: 3 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Matthew P. Bruno and ending with Sol R. Snedeker

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1821: 17 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Kelly S. Anderson and ending with Jeffrey E. Weisler

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1822: 48 nominations in the Space Force beginning with James P. Banta and ending with Scott M. Wright

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1823: 82 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Artem S. Agoulnik and ending with Donald W. Zeck

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1824: 88 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Christopher Alan Albright and ending with Victor J. Zimmer

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1825: 16 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Robert J. Alleman and ending with Edward Seunglee Wood

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1826: 105 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Rachel T. Alessi and ending with Heather L. Young

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1835: 14 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Jeffrey T. Anderson and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Douglas C. Verissimo

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1836: Rear Adm. (lh) John S. Lemmon, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1837: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Nicholas M. Homan and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Michael J. Vernazza

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1838: Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas J. Moreau, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1851: Lt. Gen. James J. Mingus, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1853: Christopher D. Corliss, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1854: Matthew B. Young, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1856: William M. Yund, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1857: Alex V. Funicello, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1859: 5 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Luke M. Sauter and ending with Zachary W. Fields

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1867: Col. Stephen R. Smith, in the Army, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1877: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Capt. Luke A. Frost and ending with Capt. Mark B. Sucato

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Ms. Baldwin, at 10:34 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.