Weekly Update From GovTrack.us, October 14, 2018
Oct 1, 2018 5:31 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 302
Cloture Motion Agreed to 90/7
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 3, 2018 12:01 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 302: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017
Motion Agreed to 93/6
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
H.R. 302 ensures that sports medicine professionals are properly covered by their malpractice insurance while traveling with athletic teams in another state. Specifically, when a sports medicine professional provides covered medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or a staff member of an athlete or athletic team in a state where the sports medicine professional is not legally authorized to practice, any services are deemed to have been provided in the state the professional is legally authorized to practice for the purposes of determining medical professional liability insurance and determining the civil and criminal malpractice liability of that professional.
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 3, 2018 3:18 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Motion Agreed to 98/1
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
H.R. 6 includes Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities, and bolstering efforts to combat illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The policies contained in the legislation were advanced through regular order by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. A detailed section-by-section can be found here. Major provisions include:
Medicaid
Require state Medicaid programs to not terminate a juvenile’s medical assistance eligibility because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend coverage while the juvenile is an inmate, but must restore coverage upon release without requiring a new application unless the individual no longer meets the eligibility requirements for ...
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 5, 2018 10:36 a.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Cloture Motion Agreed to 51/49
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 6, 2018 3:43 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN2259: Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Nomination Confirmed 50/48
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 9, 2018 5:33 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendments to S. 3021
Cloture Motion Agreed to 96/3
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 10, 2018 11:33 a.m. — Vote
S. 3021: America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Motion Agreed to 99/1
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 10, 2018 12:07 p.m. — Vote
S.J.Res. 63: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to “Sh
Joint Resolution Defeated 50/50
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 10, 2018 2:15 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffery Bossert Clark to be an Assistant Attorney General: Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Cloture Motion Agreed to 53/44
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 12:19 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1407: Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Nomination Confirmed 52/45
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 12:40 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric S. Dreiband, to be an Assistant Attorney General: Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Cloture Motion Agreed to 50/47
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 2 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1409: Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Nomination Confirmed 50/47
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 4:46 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1843: David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Nomination Confirmed 50/45
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 5:19 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1964: Ryan Douglas Nelson, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
Nomination Confirmed 51/44
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 5:35 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1900: Richard J. Sullivan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
Nomination Confirmed 79/16
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 5:51 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1420: William M. Ray II, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
Nomination Confirmed 54/41
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 6:03 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1406: Liles Clifton Burke, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Nomination Confirmed 55/40
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 6:19 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1415: Michael Joseph Juneau, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
Nomination Confirmed 54/41
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 6:34 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1419: Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
Nomination Confirmed 51/44
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 6:48 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1421: Eli Jeremy Richardson, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee
Nomination Confirmed 52/43
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Oct 11, 2018 7:01 p.m. — Vote
On the Nomination PN1644: Thomas S. Kleeh, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia
Nomination Confirmed 65/30
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.