5:07 p.m. The Senate adjourned and Senator Fischer asked u.c. that when the Senate meet next for pro forma sessions on:

• Friday, November 22nd at 9:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, November 26th at 7:00 a.m.
• Friday, November 29th at 9:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m. Executive Calendar #456 John E. Kramer to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation. 2. Executive Calendar #493 Ian Steff to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Executive Calendar #495 Carl Bentzel to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2024, confirmed en bloc by voice vote.

4:59 p.m. Executive Calendar 129, Department of Labor John Lowry to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, confirmed by voice vote.

4:57 p.m. En bloc consideration of Executive Calendar #482 Joshua Deahl to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years; Exec. Cal. #483 Deborah J. Israel to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years; and Exec. Cal. #484 Andrea L. Hertzfeld to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years. The nominations were confirmed en bloc by voice vote.

4:56 p.m. Executive Calendar #420 E. Sequoyah Simermeyer to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of 3 years, confirmed by voice vote.

4:55 p.m. En bloc consideration of Executive Calendar #485 Robert Dixon to be U.S. Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 4 years; Executive Calendar #537 Thomas O’Connor to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas for a term of 4 years; and Executive Calendar #539 Ralph Sozio to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York for the term of 4 years, the nominations were confirmed en bloc.

4:54 p.m. Military Promotions confirmed by unanimous consent: Executive Calendar #510 – 517, and all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard and Foreign Service.

4:53 p.m. S.Res. 435, reaffirming the importance of the General Security of Military Information Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Japan, and for other purposes, adopted by u.c.

4:52 p.m. S. 1846, with Peters substitute amendment: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act.

4:51 p.m. S. 333, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act, passed by u.c.

4:51 p.m. passed en bloc:

• Calendar #293, S.2712 – A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the “Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #294, H.R.887 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the “Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #295, H.R.1252 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the “Marilyn Monroe Post Office”.
• Calendar #296, H.R.1253 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13507 Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, California, as the “Ritchie Valens Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #297, H.R.1526 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the “Eva G. Hewitt Post Office”.
• Calendar #298, H.R.1844 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the “Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #299, H.R.1972 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the “Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #300, H.R.2151 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine Plains, New York, as the “Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office”.
• Calendar #301, H.R.2325 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Calle Alondra in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “65th Infantry Regiment Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #302, H.R.3144 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8520 Michigan Avenue in Whittier, California, as the “Jose Ramos Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #303, H.R.3314 – designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 McCulloch Boulevard North in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as the “Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building”.
• Calendar #247, H.R.2451 – designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the “Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office

4:50 p.m. H.R. 2334, Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, passed by u.c.

4:50 p.m. S. 900, Travis W. Atkins Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, passed by u.c.

4:49 p.m. S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act, passed as amended with the Lankford-Peters amendment.

4:48 p.m. S 2193, CHARGE Act., passed as amended.

4:46 p.m. Senator Fischer began wrap up and asked u.c. for the en bloc consideration of:

• Adopted S.Res.437: expressing support for the goals of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.
• Adopted S.Res.438: expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day.
• Adopted S.Res.439: designating December 1, 2019, as “Drive Safer Sunday”.
• Adopted S.Res.440: designating December 14, 2019, as “Wreaths Across America Day”.
• Adopted S.Res.441: celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the Apollo 12 Moon landing.

3:58 p.m. Senator Reed spoke about crimes committed by members of the Armed Forces.

3:50 p.m. Senator Cortez Masto spoke about health care.

3:37 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the Alaskan of the week, Rose Marie Havish.

3:22 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about the NDAA.

3:03 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the Violence Against Women Act.

2:55 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke about the pardon of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher.

2:38 p.m. Senator Portman spoke about renaming NASA’s Plumbrook Station in Ohio after Neil Armstrong. He then spoke about China stealing research.

2:37 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Brouillette nomination by a vote of 74 to 18.

Voting NO: Senators Baldwin, Bennet, Blumenthal, Brown, Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Hirono, Leahy, Markey, Menendez, Merkley, Reed, Rosen, Schatz, Schumer, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, and Wyden.

1:33 p.m Roll call vote began on cloture on the Brouillette nomination.

1:31 p.m. Senator Murkowski spoke in favor of the Brouillette nomination.

1:16 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke against the Brouillette nomination.

1:12 p.m. Senator Brown spoke on pensions for coal miners.

1:02 p.m. Senators Menendez and Cruz spoke on Armenian Genocide; asked UC to take up and pass S Res 150; Senator Perdue objected.

1:00 p.m. ML McConnell passed H Con Res 75; (correction in enrollment of HR 3055); filed cloture on nomination of Robert Duncan to be a governor of the US Postal Service.

12:59 p.m. The CR HR 3055;was agreed to 74-20.

Senators voting against: 20 Republicans Blackburn, Braun, Cruz, Daines, Enzi, Ernst, Fischer, Hawley, Inhofe, Lee, Paul, Perdue, Risch, Romney, Rounds, Sasse, Scott of Florida, Scott of South Carolina, Tillis and Toomey.

Senators not voting: 4 Democrats: Booker, Harris, Klobuchar and Warren; 1 Republican: Cassidy; 1 Independent: Sanders.

12:33 p.m. Vote on passage of the CR began.

12:32 p.m. Cloture was invoked, 75-19.

Voting against: 19 Republicans Blackburn, Braun, Cruz, Daines, Enzi, Ernst, Fischer, Hawley, Inhofe, Lee, Paul, Perdue, Risch, Romney, Rounds, Sasse, Scott of Florida, Tillis and Toomey.

Not voting: 4 Democrats: Booker, Harris, Klobuchar and Warren; 1 Republican: Cassidy; 1 Independent: Sanders.

12:10 p.m. The vote began on cloture for the appropriations package.

12:09 p.m. By a vote of 73 to 20, the Senate tabled the Paul motion to cut the appropriation by 1 percent.

YEA: All 40  Democrats present; independent King and 31 Republicans.

NAY: 20 Republicans Blackburn, Braun, Cornyn, Crapo, Cruz, Daines, Ernst, Fischer, Kennedy, Lankford, Lee, McSally, Paul, Risch, Romney, Sasse, Scott of South Carolina, Sullivan, Tillis and Young.

NOT VOTING: Democrats Booker, Harris, Klobuchar and Warren; independent Sanders; Republicans Cassidy and Cotton.

11:33 a.m. Senator Leahy spoke against the Paul amendment.

11:25 a.m. Senator Paul spoke on his amendment, #1250 to reduce the appropriation by 1 percent and put the savings toward the Highway Trust Fund and certain Environmental Protection Agency public works.

10:58 a.m. Senator Manchin spoke about the Farmington mine disaster and West Virginia miners.

10:51 a.m. Senator Boozman spoke about the Arkansas Gazette.

10:43 a.m. Senator Cotton spoke about the 200th Anniversary of The Arkansas Gazette.

10:32 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about Thanksgiving and about the impeachment inquiry. He spoke about the appropriations package.

10:26 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about Hong Kong.

10:07 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the continuing appropriations package. He spoke about the defense authorization. He secured second reading for H.R. 2920, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. He spoke about nominations.

Senator McConnell filed cloture motions on these nominations: Eric Komittee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York; John L. Sinatra Jr. to U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York; Sarah E. Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; Douglas Russell Cole to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; R. Austin Huffaker Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama; David B. Barlow to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah; Richard Earnest Myers II to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Sherry Lydon to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina;

10:03 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke about foster care.

*****

The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. and will resume consideration of the nomination of Dan Brouillette to be secretary of the Department of Energy.

 At 11:30 a.m., the Chair will lay before the Senate the House message to accompany H.R.3055 (Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019).

Senator Paul will move to concur with further amendment and Senator Shelby will move to table the Paul motion.

Following disposition of the Paul motion, Senator McConnell will move to concur in the House amendment to Senate amendment. Cloture is expected to be filed on the McConnell motion to concur. The cloture vote will occur immediately. If cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time will be yielded back.

The Senate will then vote on the motion to concur with the House message. There will be no intervening action or debate.

           Thus, at 11:30 a.m., the following roll call votes are expected:

• Motion to table Paul motion to concur with further amendment to reduce the appropriation by 1 percent and put the savings toward the Highway Trust Fund and certain Environmental Protection Agency public works.
• Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.3055 (the continuing appropriations for 2020, and health extenders).
• Motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.3055.

NOTE: Cloture has been filed on the Brouillette nomination. A roll call vote on cloture for Brouillette possible today.