Thursday, March 24, 2022

The Senate will convene 10:00am Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Following Leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of Calendar #282, H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES act.

At 11:30am the Senate will vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #662 Andrew M. Luger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years, vice Erica H. Macdonald, resigned.

By a vote of 60-36 the nomination is confirmed: Executive Calendar #662 Andrew M. Luger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, vice Erica H. MacDonald, resigned.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:

  1. Executive Calendar #725 Nani A. Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Executive Calendar #791 C.S. Eliot Kang to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation).

The Senate began the Rule 14 process to place the following bills on the Calendar:

  1. H.R.6968, Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act.
  2. H.R.7108, Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act.

The Senate will convene at 3:00 PM on Monday, March 28, 2022

At 5:30 PM, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Schumer amendment #5002 (substitute) to H.R.4521 (America COMPETES Act).

If cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time will be considered expired, the substitute amendment will be agreed to, and the Senate will vote on passage of H.R.4521 as amended (60 affirmative vote threshold).

The Senate adjourned at 4:19 PM.