Biden Cabinet Confirmation Live Thread ***hearings, votes, etc.***

[politicallefty]

Yeah even with a cooperative Senate, I don't think you could ever get judicial vacancies down to zero.

And by cooperative Senate, I mean one where they didn't play the games of the past 20 years or so, where a Senator doesn't like the president and keeps a seat open for the entire term. There have been judicial vacancies in Florida for Biden's entire term of office.

I think the goal should be getting circuit court vacancies down to zero. McConnell came damn close to doing that in 2020 and that was on top of ramming the Barrett nomination through the Senate. They even managed to fill her 7th Circuit seat within two months of her elevation. Only two circuit court vacancies were left open for Biden, a 1st Circuit seat that became open due to a death (late October) and a 7th Circuit seat where the judge took senior status (late November). Every circuit court opening should have a nominee by now (especially the 4th, 7th, and 10th).


Looks like Schumer's getting some of the more difficult nominations out of the way. Dale Ho has been waiting almost two years. His confirmation leaves only one judicial nominee left from 2021. It seems clear to me that Manchin wants to get his fill of No votes now. I think he'll definitely vote against Rikelman and possibly Bloomekatz whenever she comes up for a vote.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #30 Natasha C. Merle to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

Choudhury confirmed on a 50-49 party line vote except Manchin voting No.

Not Voting - 1
Scott (R-SC)

Rikelman (1st Cir.) passes CLOTURE 53-45:

NAYs ---45
Barrasso (R-WY)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Blackburn (R-TN)
Scott (R-SC)

[politicallefty]

Looks like I was very wrong about the Rikelman nomination. The Democratic Caucus held together and it looks like Collins and Murkowski wanted to shore up their pro-choice credentials. (For those that don't know, Julie Rikelman represented the pro-choice side at SCOTUS in Dobbs.) Manchin actually specifically cited Roe as the main reason why he supports her nomination:

For more than 50 years, Roe v. Wade was the law of the land and settled precedent. The Supreme Court’s rejection of that precedent has destabilized public trust in the American judicial system and jeopardized access to healthcare for millions of American women. Throughout her career, Ms. Rikelman has demonstrated a commitment to upholding what was settled precedent by defending Roe v. Wade and has committed to following all current and future Supreme Court precedents on the bench. During a time of hyper-partisanship in our country, we need federal judges who respect the bedrock principle of interpreting the law outside the influence of politics, and for this reason, I supported Ms. Rikelman’s nomination.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Rikelman confirmed 51-43:

NAYs ---43
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 6
Barrasso (R-WY)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Murphy (D-CT)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Invoked, 51-50 with @VP voting in the affirmative: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #30 Natasha C. Merle to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

Manchin joined all Rs in voting No.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Merle confirmed 50-49:

Not Voting - 1
Graham (R-SC)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #178 Xochitl Torres Small to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #56 Rosemarie Hidalgo to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #33 Kymberly Kathryn Evanson to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #8 Tiffany M. Cartwright to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #34 Myong J. Joun to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #114 Kalpana Kotagal to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2027.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #141 David M. Uhlmann to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #21 Rachel Bloomekatz to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Small (Deputy Secretary of Agriculture) passes CLOTURE 79-8:

NAYs ---8
Blackburn (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Johnson (R-WI)
Paul (R-KY)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 13
Barrasso (R-WY)
Durbin (D-IL)
King (I-ME)
Manchin (D-WV)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Scott (R-SC)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Small confirmed 84-8:

NAYs ---8
Blackburn (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Johnson (R-WI)
Paul (R-KY)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 8
Barrasso (R-WY)
Durbin (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
King (I-ME)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

Hidalgo (Violence Against Women Office) passes CLOTURE 50-42:

NAYs ---42
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 8
Barrasso (R-WY)
Durbin (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
King (I-ME)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

Evanson (WD WA) passes CLOTURE 51-42:

NAYs ---42
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 7
Barrasso (R-WY)
Durbin (D-IL)
King (I-ME)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Hidalgo confirmed 51-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 7
Cotton (R-AR)
Durbin (D-IL)
King (I-ME)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

Evanson confirmed 50-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 8
Cotton (R-AR)
Durbin (D-IL)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
King (I-ME)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

Cartwright (WD WA) passes CLOTURE 49-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 9
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
King (I-ME)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Sanders (I-VT)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Cartwright confirmed 50-47:

NAYs ---47
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 3
Fetterman (D-PA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Welch (D-VT)

Joun (D MA) passes CLOTURE 51-46:

NAYs ---46
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 3
Fetterman (D-PA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Welch (D-VT)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Joun confirmed 52-46:

NAYs ---46
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Sanders (I-VT)
Welch (D-VT)

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1679250548938137600

Manchin joined all Rs in voting No.

[ꙮ]

Biden is two and a half years into a four year term and there are still many vacancies. Either the number of Senate-confirmed positions needs to be reduced, or the length of the confirmation process needs to be shortened. Perhaps both.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kotagal confirmed on a party line vote of 49-47 with Manchin voting No:

Not Voting - 4
Blackburn (R-TN)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Hawley (R-MO)
Vance (R-OH)

Uhlmann (Assistant EPA Adminstrator) passes CLOTURE 51-44:

NAYs ---44
Barrasso (R-WY)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Manchin (D-WV)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 5
Blackburn (R-TN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Hawley (R-MO)
Vance (R-OH)

Bloomekatz (6th Cir.) passes CLOTURE on a party line vote of 50-45 with Manchin voting No:

Not Voting - 5
Blackburn (R-TN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Hawley (R-MO)
Scott (R-SC)
Vance (R-OH)

[politicallefty]

Biden is two and a half years into a four year term and there are still many vacancies. Either the number of Senate-confirmed positions needs to be reduced, or the length of the confirmation process needs to be shortened. Perhaps both.

With many red state district court judgeships, the problem is blue slips. Some Republicans are working in good faith. Others are not. There's supposedly a possible deal for some district court nominations between the White House and Rubio for the Southern District of Florida, though it remains to be seen if it actually happens. The circuit court vacancies without nominees are really bothering me though. We're nearing 2.5 years with a vacancy on the 10th Circuit and over a year for the 4th and 7th. Cardin seems to be the issue with the 4th, which is inexcusable. (I understand the issue with the 1st with having to withdraw a nominee.) With the three currently pending nominees, Biden would reach 38 circuit court appointments. There are five circuit court judgeships without nominees at the moment. The goal needs to be all circuit court vacancies filled along with all blue state district court judgeships. Apart from that, it's a matter of negotiating with certain Republican Senators. Needless to say, as long as blue slips are around, states like Arkansas, Missouri, and Alabama are all a no-go.

I do have to say I'm surprised that Manchin voted against Rachel Bloomekatz after having voted for Rikelman. I really don't understand him. Bloomekatz is one of the circuit court nominees I'm really excited to see confirmed though. At 40, she'll definitely be high on the SCOTUS shortlist for a Democratic President.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Bloomekatz confirmed on a party line vote of 50-48 with Manchin voting No:

Not Voting - 2
Mullin (R-OK)
Scott (R-SC)

[politicallefty]

Bloomekatz confirmed on a party line vote of 50-48 with Manchin voting No:

Not Voting - 2
Mullin (R-OK)
Scott (R-SC)

You beat me to it. This is one I'm really excited about. She'll automatically be on the SCOTUS shortlist for a Democratic President.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Uhlmann confirmed 53-46:

NAYs ---46
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Manchin (D-WV)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 1
Barrasso (R-WY)

[Epaminondas]

I checked and officially the Senate is still in session, before they take 6 weeks off this weekend.

Does this mean any pending confirmations by Friday will have to wait until mid-September?

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I checked and officially the Senate is still in session, before they take 6 weeks off this weekend.

Does this mean any pending confirmations by Friday will have to wait until mid-September?

Yes. This happens every year.

[NewYorkExpress]

Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley nominated to lead Social Security Administration.

The Biden administration has tapped former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to head the Social Security Administration, the White House announced Wednesday.

[politicallefty]

Good news on the nominations front. Biden sent four new judicial nominees to the Senate. More importantly, two of them are circuit court nominees, one for the 7th (IN) and one for the 10th (KS). That leaves only three circuit court vacancies without nominees at the moment: 1st (NH), 3rd (NJ), and 4th (MD). There's an interesting story with the vacancy on the 7th, according to Wikipedia:

In February 2018, Kanne announced his intention to assume senior status upon the confirmation of a successor, provided that said successor would be one of his former law clerks, Indiana Solicitor General Tom Fisher. However, President Donald Trump ultimately declined to nominate Fisher following internal opposition from Vice President Mike Pence; as a result, Kanne rescinded his decision to assume senior status in May 2018, instead opting to remain as an active judge.

Kanne remained in active service until his death on June 16, 2022.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #256 Philip Nathan Jefferson to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #260 Gwynne A. Wilcox to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2028. (Reappointment)
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #255 Lisa DeNell Cook to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2024. (Reappointment)
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #257 Adriana Debora Kugler to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2012.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #253 Anna M. Gomez to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2021.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #146 Eric W. Kneedlera to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #147 Hugo Yue-Ho Yon to be Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #149 Kathleen A. FitzGibbon to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #150 Martina Anna Tkadlec Strong to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #152 Robin Dunnigan to be Ambassador to Georgia.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #154 Nicole D. Theriot to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #210 Ervin Jose Massinga to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #211 Yael Lempert to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #213 Julie Turner to be Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #215 William W. Popp to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #218 Matthew D. Murray for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #219 Jennifer L. Johnson to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #221 Bryan David Hunt to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #273 Joel Ehrendreich to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #277 Jack A. Markell to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #278 Gerald H. Acker to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #279 Nisha Desai Biswal to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation. (New Position)

[politicallefty]

Not appointment news, but judicial vacancy news. A GWB appointee is taking senior status on the 6th Circuit. Link.

U.S. Circuit Judge Julia Smith Gibbons plans to step down from active service on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, opening a fourth seat for President Joe Biden to fill on the Cincinnati-based federal appeals court.

Gibbons, an appointee of former Republican President George W. Bush, on Friday confirmed reports that she plans to assume senior status upon the confirmation of her successor after serving 40 years as a member of the federal judiciary, including 21 years on the regional appeals court.

Currently, the 6th is 10R-6D in terms of active judges. Biden getting the opportunity to narrow that margin is no small deal. This is a second Tennessee seat opening up, so it'll be interesting to see who is eventually nominated. (The White House successfully steamrolled over Blackburn last time due to her intransigence.)