96-0, Senate agreed to Sullivan #SAmdt5518 (Treaty Doc. 117-1); To ensure that the People's Republic of China is not treated as a developing country. Rollcall Vote #342 bit.ly/SFloor
Stabenow asked UC proceed to the immediate consideration of #HR1301 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017), the Stabenow-Brown-Casey amdt. (providing for permanent extension of CHIP, a 5-year extension of community health center programs, & exte bit.ly/SFloor
59-39, Senate confirmed the nomination of Lydia Kay Griggsby, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland. Rollcall Vote #237 bit.ly/SFloor
Cal. #1127, Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the US. Yeas & nays ordered. The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 50-48. bit.ly/SFloor
76-20, Senate passed #HR82; A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Rollcall Vote #338 bit.ly/SFloor
40-53, Senate rejected Lee #SAmdt1840 to #HR7888; To appropriately address the use of amici curiae in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court proceedings and to require adequate disclosure of relevant information in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act … bit.ly/SFloor
52-46, Senate rejected - #S4072; A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency. Rollcall Vote #142 bit.ly/SFloor
McConnell Motion to Table to Motion to Refer. Yeas & nays ordered. The Motion was agreed to by a vote of 55-44 . McConnell Motion to Table to Motion to Refer with a further amdt. Agreed to by UC. McConnell Motion to Concur with an #SAmdt1917 . McConnell f bit.ly/SFloor