[Daily Digest]
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Monday, May 12, 2025

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2847-S2867
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1707-1720, and S. Res. 215-217.
Pages S2862-63
Measures Reported:
S. 632, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow
Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill
service obligations through half-time clinical practice. (S. Rept. No.
119-21)
S. 689, to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the
Tule River Tribe. (S. Rept. No. 119-22)
S. 719, to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve
that Act. (S. Rept. No. 119-23)
Page S2862
Measures Considered:
Genius Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to
consideration of S. 1582, to provide for the regulation of payment
stablecoins.
Page S2847
Michael Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering.
Page S2852
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of
State for Management and Resources.
Page S2852
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2852
Ueland Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director
for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
Pages S2852-53
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering.
Page S2852-53
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2852
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2852
Donahue Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Sean Donahue, of Florida, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page S2853
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director
for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
Page S2853
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S2853
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S2853
Rubinstein Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the
Department of State.
Page S2858
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 243), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2858
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nominee, post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m.,
on Tuesday, May 13, 2025; that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 11:30
a.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination; that if cloture is
invoked on the nomination

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of Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force,
Department of Defense, at 2:15 p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the
nomination of Troy Meink, followed by the vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination of James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy
Secretary of Energy.
Page S2858
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 242), Monica Crowley, of New
York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador
during her tenure of service.
Pages S2853-57, S2867
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 241), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2853
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Zachary M. Bluestone, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Joshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Maria A. Lanahan, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Missouri.
Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for
the term of fifteen years.
Cristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Routine lists in the Marine Corps, and Navy.
Page S2867
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of
the following nominations:
Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be Special Counsel, Office of
Special Counsel, for the term of five years, which was sent to the
Senate on May 6, 2025
Michael Jensen, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense,
which was sent to the Senate on February 3, 2025
Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection for a term of five years, which was sent to the
Senate on February 11, 2025
Page S2867
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S2848, S2861
Executive Communications:
Pages S2861-62
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2863-64
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2864-67
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--243)
Pages S2853, S2857-58
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 8:57 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2867.)