8:30 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #11 Eric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, post-cloture.
At approximately 11:30am, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Turner nomination. Following disposition of the nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #13 Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Wednesday, February 5th at approx. 11:30am – 2 roll call votes:
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #11 Eric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #13 Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Roll Call Votes
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #7 Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs; confirmed: 77-23.
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #12 Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General; confirmed: 54-46.
3. Cloture on Executive Calendar #11 Eric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; invoked: 55-45.
Legislative Business
S.Res.55 – National Mentoring Month
S.Res.56 – UVM Men’s Soccer Team Champions
7:51 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Eric Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Cloture was invoked by a roll call vote of 55-45.
7:50 p.m. By a vote 54-46, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Pamela Bondi to be Attorney General.
Democrat Senator Fetterman voted in favor.
7:12 p.m. The Senate is not voting on confirmation of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General.
4:55 p.m. Senator Welch spoke on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
4:21 p.m. Senators Shaheen and Welch spoke on tariffs and cost-of-living.
4:05 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke in support of the nomination of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General.
3:42 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke on the Trump administration.
3:26 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the funding freeze.
3:13 p.m. Senator Schmitt spoke in favor of the nomination of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General.
3:12 p.m. Senator Padilla received unanimous consent to change his vote from nay to aye on rollcall vote number 26, the confirmation of Douglas Burgum to be Secretary of Interior.
2:52 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke on export strategies and American principles.
2:15 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about federal employees.
2:15 p.m. The Senate returned from recess.
1:11 p.m. The Senate recessed until 2:15 p.m.
1:10 p.m. The Senate confirmed Doug Collins to be Secretary of Veteran Affairs in a vote 77 to 23.
Senators voting no: Alsobrooks, Baldwin, Blunt Rochester, Booker, Cantwell, Coons, Duckworth, Hirono, Kim, Markey, Merkley, Murphy, Murray, Padilla, Reed, Schatz, Schumer, Smith, Van Hollen, Warner, Warren, Whitehouse, and Wyden.
12:06 p.m. The Senate is now voting on confirmation of Doug Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
12:03 p.m. Senator Moran spoke in favor of the confirmation of Doug Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
11:50 a.m. Senator Cassidy made a statement about his vote in committee regarding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
11:38 a.m. Senator Barrasso spoke in favor of the nomination of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General and the upcoming the confirmation vote of Douglas Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
11:27 a.m. Democratic Leader Schumer spoke on the Department of Government Efficiency.
11:12 a.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke in favor of the nominations of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General and Scott Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
11:02 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke about veteran affairs.
11:00 a.m. The Senate convened and is in executive session to resume the consideration of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General.
The Senate meets at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4th and will resume consideration of the Bondi nomination.
At 12:15 p.m., the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the confirmation of Douglas Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Following the vote, the Senate will recess until 2:15 p.m. to accommodate the weekly policy luncheons.
