Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, July 14, 2022

Ms. Jacky Rosen, from the State of Nevada, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Ms. Rosen 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 (Thursday, July 14)

S. 3373 (Sen. Kaine): A bill to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant.

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

S.Res. 710 (Sen. Wicker): A resolution congratulating the University of Mississippi Rebels baseball team for winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I baseball championship.

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

S.Res. 711 (Sen. Durbin): A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.

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

Executive Business (Thursday, July 14)

PN1467: Margaret C. Whitman, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1671: Julianna Michelle Childs, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 33. Record Vote Number: 255

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

PN1674: Michael Cottman Morgan, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1688: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 7/18/2022.

PN1693: Alexander Mark Laskaris, of the District of Columbia, to be an Ambassador to the Republic of Chad

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1753: Michael J. Adler, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1754: John T. Godfrey, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1834: Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 41. Record Vote Number: 254

PN1967: Stephen Henley Locher, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1968: Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 3:47 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Ms. Cortez Masto in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2022.