Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to three roll call votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #857 Evelyn Padin, of New Jersey, to be US District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #915 Charlotte Sweeney, of Colorado, to be US District Judge for the District of Colorado.
  3. Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #806 Sandra Thompson, of Maryland, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

At 2:30pm, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #806 Sandra Thompson, of Maryland, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
  2. Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #651 Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The confirmation vote on Executive Calendar #801 Nina Morrison, of New York, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of New York will occur at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Minority Leader.

The Senate is expected to be in session late into the evening on Wednesday.

Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:

  1. Executive Calendar #670 Lisa Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
  2. Executive Calendar #652 Chavonda Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
  3. Executive Calendar #669 Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
  4. Executive Calendar #792 Kenneth Wainstein, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
  5. Executive Calendar #675 Todd Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration
  6. Executive Calendar #728 Samuel Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Executive Calendar #856 Robert Steven Huie, of California, to be US District Judge for the Souhern District of California
  8. Executive Calendar #772 Shalanda Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy

On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following:

  1. Motion to Proceed to H.R. 350, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act.
  2. Executive Calendar #923, Jane Hartley to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Additionally, the Senate began the Rule 14 process to place the following bill on the Legislative Calendar of Business: HR 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.

Confirmed by a vote of 51-43: Executive Calendar #857 Evelyn Padin, of New Jersey, to be US District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Confirmed by a vote of 48-46: Executive Calendar #915 Charlotte N. Sweeney to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.

Invoked by a vote of 48-46: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #806 Sandra L. Thompson to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years.

Confirmed, 49-46: Executive Calendar #806 Sandra L. Thompson to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years.

Confirmed, 51-43: Executive Calendar #651 Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Invoked, 47-46: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #670 Lisa Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

Invoked, 89-3: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #652 Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.

Invoked, 54-40: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #669 Amy Loyd to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education.

Senator Schumer asked unanimous consent to withdraw the following cloture motions and the Senate vote on confirmation at a time to be determined by the majority leader:

  1. Executive Calendar #675 Todd Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration
  2. Executive Calendar #728 Samuel Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Executive Calendar #856 Robert Steven Huie, of California, to be US District Judge for the Souhern District of California
  4. Executive Calendar #923, Jane Hartley to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  5. Executive Calendar #923 Jane Hartley, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #923 Jane Hartley, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Confirmed, 48-46: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #717 Cathy Ann Harris to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2028.

The Senate adjourned at 10:16pm.

The Senate will reconvene at 10:00am on Thursday, May 25, 2022. Thursday’s votes are scheduled for 11:30am and 1:45pm.