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

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by voice vote: PN802 Jamie Fly to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #159 Kathleen Cunningham Matthews to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #160 Jeffrey Gedmin to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #161 Kenneth M. Jarin to be Chair of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #162 Kenneth M. Jarin to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #163 Luis Manuel Botello to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #164 Michelle Mai Selesky Giuda to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027. (New Position)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #206 Dante Quintin Allen to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #410 Harry Coker, Jr. to be National Cyber Director.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Federico (10th Cir.) passes CLOTURE 63-32:

NAYs ---32
Barrasso (R-WY)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 5
Blackburn (R-TN)
Cramer (R-ND)
Lujan (D-NM)
Moran (R-KS)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Federico confirmed 61-29:

NAYs ---29
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Romney (R-UT)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 10
Barrasso (R-WY)
Cardin (D-MD)
Cruz (R-TX)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Risch (R-ID)
Schatz (D-HI)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Young (R-IN)

Senator Durbin filed cloture on Executive Calendar #304 Jerry Edwards, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
Senator Durbin filed cloture on Executive Calendar #305 Brandon S. Long to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Coker, Jr. (National Cyber Director) passes CLOTURE 59-40:

NAYs ---40
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
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)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 1
Young (R-IN)

Coker, Jr. Confirmed by the same vote

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #108 Nickolas Guertin to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #430 Christopher Charles Fonzone to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #444 Sara E. Hill to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.


Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #412 Laura Dove to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 17, 2023, vice Pauline R. Maier, term expired.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #411 Laura Dove to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 17, 2029. (Reappointment)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #366 Betty Y. Jang to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2029. (Reappointment)

[Epaminondas]

Is that it for over a month now?

So no more judges from Schumer, but thank goodness he found time to confirm the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation!

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Is that it for over a month now?

So no more judges from Schumer, but thank goodness he found time to confirm the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation!

Appears they are staying at least into Friday to get a framework established for the Ukraine-Border Deal which is why Schumer filed additional cloture motions last night.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Edwards, Jr. (WD LA) passes CLOTURE 66-31:

NAYs ---31
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 3
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1735374988989944233

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #214 Lisa A. Johnson to be Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic.
 Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #431 Todd Gloria to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2023.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #432 Todd Gloria to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2029. (Reappointment)


Edwards Jr. Confirmed 66-24:

NAYs ---24
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Marshall (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 10
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Cramer (R-ND)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Lummis (R-WY)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Welch (D-VT)

Long (ED LA) confirmed 64-22 (CLOTURE was waived):

NAYs ---22
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Ernst (R-IA)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Marshall (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 14
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Capito (R-WV)
Cramer (R-ND)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lummis (R-WY)
Risch (R-ID)
Sanders (I-VT)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Welch (D-VT)

The senate will remain in session next week.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

O'Malley (Commissioner of Social Security) confirmed 50-11:

NAYs ---11
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mullin (R-OK)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Thune (R-SD)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 39
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
King (I-ME)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Padilla (D-CA)
Paul (R-KY)
Peters (D-MI)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #445 John David Russell to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #117 Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #407 Paul K. Martin to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #433 David K. Singto be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2026.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Fonzone (Assistant AG) passes CLOTURE 49-18:

NAYs ---18
Britt (R-AL)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Sinema (I-AZ)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 33
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Padilla (D-CA)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Fonzone confirmed 50-17:

NAYs ---17
Britt (R-AL)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
McConnell (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Sinema (I-AZ)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 33
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Padilla (D-CA)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Hill (ND OK) Passes CLOTURE 52-14:

NAYs ---14
Britt (R-AL)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Manchin (D-WV)
McConnell (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 34
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Padilla (D-CA)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Tillis (R-NC)
Vance (R-OH)

Hill confirmed by the same vote

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #174, S. Kato Crews, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #311, Karoline Mehalchick, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #376, John A. Kazen, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Prelogar (Coordinator for counterterrorism) confirmed 49-15:

NAYs ---15
Britt (R-AL)
Collins (R-ME)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
McConnell (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 36
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Padilla (D-CA)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Tillis (R-NC)
Vance (R-OH)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #445 John David Russell to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Executive Calendar #445 John David Russell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

The remaining Cloture motions will ripen in January. There will be no additional roll call votes this year, although there may be additional nominees confirmed by voice vote.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #400 Mark Toshiro Uyeda to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2028. (Reappointment)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #401 Claudia Slacik to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026. (Reappointment)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #402 William Brodsky to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026. (Reappointment)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #403 Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2027. (Reappointment)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #404 Tanya F. Otsuka to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2029.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #414 Jennifer L. Fain to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #316 Tobin John Bradley to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #299 Tadd M. Johnson to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2028. (Reappointment)
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #320 Rion J. Ramirez to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2025.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #413 Bradford Pentony Wilson to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2026.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #371 David E. White, Jr. to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kazen (SD TX) passes CLOTURE 73-15:

NAYs ---15
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 12
Barrasso (R-WY)
Boozman (R-AR)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Graham (R-SC)
Lujan (D-NM)
Moran (R-KS)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)

[Epaminondas]

Does this mean the Senate has reconvened a fortnight earlier than announced on their website, which was 22 January?

Good on Chuck.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Does this mean the Senate has reconvened a fortnight earlier than announced on their website, which was 22 January?

Good on Chuck.

Yes. For the record, the calendar is just an estimate, the majority leader can add or subtract days at will.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kazen confirmed 83-14:

NAYs ---14
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Marshall (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)

Not Voting - 3
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Warner (D-VA)