Ms. Jacky Rosen, from the State of Nevada, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Ms. Rosen led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, September 15)
S. 1198 (Sen. Hassan):
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
-- Senate requests return of papers with respect to S. 1198 by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 755 (Sen. Coons):
A resolution recognizing September 11, 2022, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 767 (Sen. Cardin):
A resolution designating the week beginning September 11, 2022, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 768 (Sen. Crapo):
A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic Science Week.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Thursday, September 15)
PN1964:
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2063:
David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration for a term of five years
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 18. Record Vote Number:
338
PN2141:
Sarah A. L. Merriam, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number:
337
PN2193:
Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 9/19/2022.
PN2223:
Nathaniel Fick, of Maine, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2271:
Rolfe Michael Schiffer, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2586:
Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN2587:
James E. Risch, of Idaho, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
Treaty Doc. 117-1:
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the "Montreal Protocol"), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the "Kigali Amendment")
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of treaty agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.
-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
