The Senate will convene at 10am on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
At approximately 12:00pm, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:
- Motion to discharge the nomination of Mary T. Boyle to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, from the Commerce Committee.
- Confirmation of the nomination of Susan Tsui Grundmann to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
At approximately 1:45pm, the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
It is possible the Senate will have votes today on H.R.7691, a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes
Agreed to by a vote of 51-50 with Vice President Harris casting the final vote: Motion to discharge from Commerce PN1542 Mary T. Boyle to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2018.
Confirmed by a vote of 50-49: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #718 Susan Tsui Grundmann to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2025.
By a vote of 80-19 the nomination is confirmed: Executive Calendar #807 Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. (Reappointment)
The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm Monday, May 16, 2022. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #368, a bill to provide aid to Ukraine.
At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill.
Schumer filed cloture on the following:
- Executive Calendar #798 Jennifer Louise Rochon, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice George B. Daniels, retired.
- Executive Calendar #802 Trina L. Thompson, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Phyllis J. Hamilton, retired.
- Executive Calendar #799 Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice James V. Selna, retired.
- Calendar #368, H.R.7691, Ukraine Supplemental.
The following were passed by Voice Vote:
- Executive Calendar #704 John Edward Putnam, of Colorado, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, vice Steven Gill Bradbury.
- Executive Calendar #720 Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, vice John E. Kramer.
- Executive Calendar #866 Derek Kan, of California, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2028, vice John McLeod Barger, term expiring.
- Executive Calendar #867 Daniel Mark Tangherlini, of the District of Columbia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2027, vice Ron A. Bloom, term expired.
The Senate adjourned at 5:21pm.
