The Senate will convene at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 pm to 2:15 pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.
At 2:15 pm, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:
1. Confirmation of Lael Brainard to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
2. Motion to Invoke Cloture on Lisa DeNell Cook to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010.
Confirmed, 52-43: Executive Calendar #808 Lael Brainard to be Vice Chairmen of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. Senators Collins, Crapo, Graham, Hagarty, Lummis, Rounds and Young voted with the Democrats.
Not invoked, 47-51: Lisa DeNell Cook to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010. Leader Schumer changed his vote to “Nay” to enter a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote.
By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect to the nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019 was withdrawn.
By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect to the nomination of Lisa M. Gomez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor was withdrawn.
The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
At 3:30pm, the Senate will proceed to one roll call vote:
1. Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #800, Sherilyn Peace Garnett to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Further votes are expected during Wednesday’s session of the Senate.
On Monday, April 25, 2022, Leader Schumer filed cloture on:
1. Executive Calendar #865, Julia Ruth Gordon to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
The Senate will proceed to roll call votes on confirmation of the following nominations at times to be determined:
1. Susan Tsui Grundmann to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
2. Cathy Ann Harris to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
3. Cathy Ann Harris to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The Senate adjourned at 6:37pm.
