Senate has adjourned until Monday at 3:00 pm
No deal yet.
But did deliver some progress on unrelated subjects.
I do appreciate the mass confirmation of the Career Ambassadorial appointments.
The Senate proceeded to an Executive Session.
Cal. #645, John Peter Cronan to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Motion to Invoke Cloture. The Motion to Invoke Cloture on the nomination was agreed to by a vote of 55-42.
The Senate proceeded to a Legislative Session.
S. 3455 (A bill to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation) as amended by unanimous consent.
S. Res. 668 (Commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 50th Anniversary). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
The Senate proceeded to an Executive Session.
Cal. #645, John Peter Cronan to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 55-42.
The Senate proceeded to Executive Session.
Military Promotions confirmed by unanimous consent: Executive Calendar # 820-#832 and all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army and Coast Guard.
Executive Calendar #833 Hester Peirce to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2025. (Reappointment). Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #834 Caroline A. Crenshaw to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2024. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #810 Christopher C. Miller to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Confirmed by voice vote.
Sung Y. Kim, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador of the U.S. to the Republic of Indonesia. Confirmed by voice vote.
Natalie E. Brown, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the Republic of Uganda. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #793 Sandra E. Clark, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Burkina Faso. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #794 Joseph Manso, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #795 Henry T. Wooster, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #796 Jason Myung-lk Chung, to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador. Confirmed by voice vote.
Cal.#797, Career Member of Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be the Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the UN, with rank & status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary & the Deputy Representative of U.S. in the Security Council of UN. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #798 William Ellison Grayson to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the Republic of Estonia. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #802 William W. Popp, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the Republic of Guatemala. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #803 J. Steven Dowd to be U.S. Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Confirmed by voice vote.
Executive Calendar #804 Ramsey Coats Day to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Confirmed by voice vote.
The Senate resumed Legislative Session.
S Res. 676 (To authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S Res. 677 (Designating August 16, 2020 as National Airborne Day). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S Res. 678 (Designating September 2020 as National Child Awareness Month). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S Res. 659 (Designating September 2020 as School Bus Safety Month). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S 4075 (A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S 3703 (A bill to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act and so forth). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S Con. Res. 37 (Concurrent resolution honoring the life and the work of Louis Lorenzo Redding). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
S 2299 (A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code and so forth). The Wicker substitute amendment at the desk was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, passed by unanimous consent.
S.J. Res. 74 (Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and one-time arrangement for certain displays on Mount Rushmore). Agreed to by unanimous consent.
The Senate will convene at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 10, 2020. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business.
The Senate adjourned at 5:59 PM.
