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2 years
PASSED: H.R.55, Emmett Till Antilynching Act By unanimous consent.
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PASSED: H.R.5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, as amended By a vote of 51-50. @VP Harris voted YEA
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2 years
PASSED: S.623, the Sunshine Protection Act, to make Daylight Saving Time permanent By unanimous consent.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Alison Nathan to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit By a vote of 49-47.
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2 years
NEWS: @SenSchumer moved to discharge the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from the Judiciary Committee.
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2 years
. @SenSchumer just FILED CLOTURE on the motion to proceed to S.4132, Women’s Health Protection Act
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Amy Gutmann to be US Ambassador to Germany. By a vote of 54-42.
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2 years
. @SenSchumer just FILED CLOTURE on the nominations of 12 judges and a US Attorney
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2 years
AGREED TO: Motion to proceed to H.R.5376, the Inflation Reduction Act By a vote of 51-50 @VP Harris voted YEA
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Bridget Meehan Brennan to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. By a vote of 60-36.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Ebony Scott to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia By a vote of 55-38.
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6 years
Sen. McConnell asked consent to adjourn until 11AM tomorrow. @SenAngusKing : I object. I don't understand why we're adjourning when we're in this urgent situation. We can vote tonight on cloture and have an entire day tomorrow to work on this matter.
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7 years
Sen. Schumer asked the Parliamentarian to confirm this fact. The Secretary of the Senate, confirms this.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget   By a vote of 57-41.
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CONFIRMED: Michael Barr to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System By a vote of 66-28.
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CONFIRMED: Shalanda Young to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget By a vote of 61-36.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: David Augustin Ruiz to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. By a vote of 62-35.
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6 years
. @SenatorTester asked consent to pass HR 1301, amended with a bill to provide a CR through Monday 1/22. Sen. McConnell objected.
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4 years
. @SenSherrodBrown asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Legislative Session to consider H.R.986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. Sen. Johnson (R-WI) objected.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia By a vote of 52-48.
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11 months
PASSED: H.R.3746, The Fiscal Responsibility Act By a vote of 63-36.
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6 years
. @clairecmc asked consent to pass HR 1301, amended with a bill providing continuing appropriations for pay and death benefits. Sen. McConnell objected.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Arianna Freeman to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit By a vote of 50-47.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Charles Esque Fleming to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. By a vote of 56-42.
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1 year
. @SenBooker asked unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged of and the Senate consider and pass H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act Sen. Paul (R-KY) objected.
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7 years
Collins announces she will vote NO on Trump nominee Betsy DeVos.
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5 months
CONFIRMED: Martin O’Malley to be Commissioner of Social Security By a vote of 50-11.
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3 years
. @SenSchumer just FILED CLOTURE on the motion to proceed to S.2093, the For the People Act.
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7 years
Schumer: I’m calling on President Trump to rescind his proposed cuts to this vital anti-terrorism funding immediately
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7 months
CONFIRMED: Jennifer Hall to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware By a vote of 67-29.
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2 years
. @SenSchumer just moved to proceed to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act
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6 years
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7 years
Sen. Murkowski announces she does not intend to vote on final passage of the DeVos nomination - "I cannot support this nominee"
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy By a vote of 54-45.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Julianne Smith to be US Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. By voice vote.
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7 years
. @SenSchumer : The country is being tested in unprecedented ways. I say to all of my colleagues in the Senate: history is watching.
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3 years
CONFIRMED: Merrick Garland to be Attorney General By a vote of 70-30
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1 year
. @SenSchumer just FILED CLOTURE on the nomination of Nancy Abudu to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
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2 years
CONFIRMED: C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger III to be Representative to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Administration.
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1 year
. @SenSchumer just FILED CLOTURE on the nomination of Doris Pryor to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
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2 years
NOT AGREED TO: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Sanders amendment #5210 By a vote of 1-99.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: David Herrera Urias to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico. By a vote of 45-26.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States By a vote of 53-47.
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6 years
Enzi (R-WY): the Sanders amendment is nongermane and would gut this legislation. ... @SenSanders : I would be delighted to gut and destroy this legislation #GOPTaxScam
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2 years
AGREED TO: Motion to discharge the nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from the Banking Committee By a vote of 51-50. @VP Harris voted YEA
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2 years
This evening, @SenSchumer FILED CLOTURE on the nominations of: —Jessica Rosenworcel to be a Member of the FCC —Dierdre Hamilton to be a Member of the National Mediation Board —Chris Magnus to be Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection
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7 years
Sen. Cornyn objected to 5 minutes of additional debate on the #SkinnyRepeal bill for Democratic Senators.
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7 years
. @SenSchumer : I hope that my Republican friends turn back from this new Trumpcare and join us again on the road of bipartisanship.
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3 years
CONFIRMED: Eunice Lee to be US Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. By a vote of 50-47.
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2 years
Sen. @PattyMurray asked unanimous consent that the Senate pass her bill to temporarily allow importation of infant formula free of duty and quantitative limitation & to require the FDA to issue guidance related to increasing the supply of infant formula Sen. Lee (R-UT) objected
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7 months
CONFIRMED: Julia Kathleen Munley to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania By a vote of 52-45.
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7 years
. @clairecmc : "Because there is no replace, I vote No."
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2 years
AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kenia Seoane Lopez to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. By a vote of 59-38.
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7 years
Schumer: Is the Senate prohibited from considering and voting on a nominee to the Supreme Court in the fourth year of a president’s term?
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2 years
CONFIRMED: @MichelleWKwan to be US Ambassador to Belize By voice vote
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7 years
Schumer: In order to allow President Trump, Rs &Ds time to come together & discuss a way fwd on a SCOTUS nom that can meet 60-vote threshold
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5 months
CONFIRMED: The nominations and promotions of Hundreds of @DeptofDefense officials en bloc By voice vote.
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6 months
CONFIRMED: Ana de Alba to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit By a vote of 48-43.
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3 years
CONFIRMED: Amber McReynolds to be a Governor of the @USPS for a term expiring December 8, 2026. By a vote of 59-38.
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2 years
AGREED TO: Motion to discharge the nomination of Holly Thomas to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit from the Judiciary Committee. By a vote of 50-46.
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3 years
CONFIRMED: Bonnie D. Jenkins to be Under Secretary of @StateDept for Arms Control and International Security. By a vote of 52-48.
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7 months
SWORN IN: @VP administered the oath of office to Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA)
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AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.3935 (legislative vehicle for Continuing Appropriations Act) By a vote of 77-19.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Bridget A. Brink to be US Ambassador to Ukraine By voice vote.
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11 months
. @SenSchumer just FILED CLOTURE on the nomination of Dale Ho to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York
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7 years
McConnell called the Senate to order under Rule 19, saying that @SenWarren 's reading of this letter violated rules
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1 year
CONFIRMED: Doris Pryor to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit By a vote of 60-31.
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1 year
CONFIRMED: Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit By a vote of 53-35.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Shalin Kumar to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. By a vote of 44-25.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Caroline Kennedy to be US Ambassador to Australia By voice vote.
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3 years
. @SenFeinstein just cast her 9000th vote.
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2 years
PASSED: H.R.7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act By unanimous consent.
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CONFIRMED: Gen. Randy A. George to be Chief of Staff of the Army By a vote of 96-1.
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1 year
CONFIRMED: Bradley Garcia to be United States Circuit Judge for the DC Circuit By a vote of 53-40.
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1 year
CONFIRMED: Nancy Abudu to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit By a vote of 49-47.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Rahm Emanuel to be US Ambassador to Japan. By a vote of 48-21.
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3 years
NEWS: This morning, @SenSchumer announced that he intends to FILE CLOTURE on the motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle for the bipartisan infrastructure bill next Monday, setting up a Wednesday cloture vote on the motion to proceed.
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. @SenSchumer : "I have great news. The Senate is about to confirm the 100th woman and the 150th judge overall to the federal bench since we took the majority."
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7 years
Cornyn, who once said a fellow Senator "doesn't care at all about the victims of human trafficking," is lecturing the Senate on Rule XIX
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2 years
NOW VOTING: Motion to proceed to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act
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2 years
AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on Schumer substitute amendment 5002 to H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act By a vote of 68-28.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Jinsook Ohta to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California. By a vote of 47-24.
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7 years
Schumer: Is the chair aware of any instance in the years btwn 1949 & 2016 that a nominee not withdrawn did not receive a hearing & vote?
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Alvaro Bedoya to be a Federal Trade Commissioner By a vote of 51-50. @VP Harris voted YEA.
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CONFIRMED: Linda Lopez to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California. By a vote of 48-25.
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CONFIRMED: Jennifer Sung to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. By a vote of 50-49.
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CONFIRMED: Nusrat Choudhury to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York By a vote of 50-49.
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2 years
CONFIRMED: Nicholas Burns to be US Ambassador to China. By a vote of 75-18.
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1 year
CONFIRMED: Bijan Sabet to be US Ambassador to the Czech Republic   By voice vote.
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7 years
Sen. Barrasso is talking about "relentless and needless delays" of Trump nominees, opposed cloture on Obama nominees 159 times.
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1 year
CONFIRMED: DeAndrea Benjamin to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit By a vote of 53-44.
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CONFIRMED: Gen. David Allvin, to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force By a vote of 95-1.
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2 years
. @SenSchumer FILED CLOTURE on the nomination of Andre Mathis to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
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2 years
NOW VOTING: Final passage of H.R.5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, as amended
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7 years
Schumer: Democrats will offer no further amdts to the pending legislation until the R Leader shows us what the final legislation will be.
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2 years
AGREED TO: Warner Amendment #5488 By a vote of 51-50. @VP Harris voted YEA
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CONFIRMED: Dale Ho to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York By a vote of 50-49.
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CONFIRMED: Nicole Berner to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit By a vote of 50-47.
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8 years
. @ChrisMurphyCT #filibuster has lasted 12 hours & counting. 39 Senators from the Dem caucus have participated, many more than once. #Enough
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CONFIRMED: Karen Sasahara to be US Ambassador to the State of Kuwait By voice vote.
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