Senate Returns to Take Up Biden Nominees While House Remains on Recess

What’s happening in Congress?

• The Senate returns from its Fourth of July recess this week while the House continues its break from floor work while holding remote hearings.

SENATE SCHEDULE

• The Senate is scheduled to return on Monday for a procedural vote on the nomination of Uzra Zeya to be an under secretary of state ahead of a confirmation vote Tuesday.
• Following the Zeya nomination, the Senate will take up the nomination of Julie Su to be deputy secretary of labor. Later in the week, the chamber may consider additional nominees or legislation.
• Committees will hold hearings on concentrated corporate power; Veterans Affairs electronic health records modernization; and judicial nominees.

HOUSE SCHEDULE 

• The House will continue its recess from floor work this week. It began its Fourth of July recess on Thursday, June 24th. 
• Lawmakers will hold remote hearings this week ahead of the chamber’s return for floor business on Monday, July 19th, which will mark the beginning of a two-week work period before the scheduled August recess begins.
• Committees will hold hearings on congressional exercise of the Constitution’s Elections Clause; advancing environmental justice through climate change policy; and reforming the Dept. of Homeland Security.

Check below throughout the week to see the vote results and updates to the schedule.

Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.

SENATE

Monday after 5:30pm

• Cloture motion on the nomination of Uzra Zeya to be an Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Invoked 71-23.

Tuesday after 11:30am

• Confirmation of Uzra Zeya as an Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Confirmed 73-24.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of Julie Su to be Deputy Secretary of Labor Invoked 50-47.
• Confirmation of Julie Su as Deputy Secretary of Labor Confirmed 50-47.
• Motion to discharge the nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of 4 years Agreed to 50-48.

Wednesday after 11:30am

• Cloture motion on the nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Invoked 53-47.
• Confirmation of Jocelyn Samuels as a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Confirmed 52-47.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of Seema Nanda to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor Invoked 53-47.
• Confirmation of Seema Nanda as Solicitor for the Department of Labor Confirmed 53-46.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of J. Nellie Liang to be Under Secretary of the Treasury Invoked 72-27.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of Donald Remy to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Invoked 90-8.

Thursday after 11am

• Confirmation of J. Nellie Liang to be Under Secretary of the Treasury Confirmed 72-27.
• Confirmation of Donald Remy to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Confirmed 91-8.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of Tiffany Cunningham to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit Invoked 63-34.

HOUSE

• No votes are expected.

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