The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Gregory Brian Williams to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware.
At approximately 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Williams nomination.
At 2:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes relative to the following:
- Confirmation of the nomination of Gregory Brian Williams to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware.
- Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Natasha C. Merle to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
The Senate convened and proceeded with Leader remarks.
Invoked, 52-43: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #989 Gregory Brian Williams to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware.
By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect to Natasha C. Merle to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York was withdrawn.
Confirmed, 52-43: Executive Calendar #989 Gregory Brian Williams to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware.
Confirmed, 51-44: Executive Calendar #920 Bernadette M. Meehan to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chile.
Not agreed to, 34-63: Motion to proceed to S.Con.Res.43, a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2023 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2024 through 2032.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment, to the Senate amendment, to H.R.4346, the legislative vehicle for the CHIPS Act, with further amendment (Senate Amendment 5135).
Executive Calendar #996 Carmen G. Cantor to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior was confirmed by voice vote.
The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
At 11:30am, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Reuben E. Brigety II to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of South Africa.
Additional votes are possible but are not yet scheduled.
The Senate adjourned at 8:46pm.
