The Senate advanced a procedural vote on the fiscal 2025 appropriations bill Thursday, setting up a final floor passage likely next week, while the Banking Committee held contentious testimony from two regional bank regulators over deposit insurance reform proposals. Four amendments to the spending package were introduced, including one that would cut $2.3 billion from EPA enforcement funding and another that would restrict the use of federal funds for diversity hiring initiatives.
๐ณ Senate Floor Votes
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Passed โ 50 Yeas, 44 Nays
Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; and George McMaster, of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasuryโฆ
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Passed โ 51 Yeas, 44 Nays
Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Passed โ 51 Yeas, 43 Nays
Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
๐ข Committee Activity
๐ Amendments Submitted Today
SAMDT 6735
SAMDT 6733
SAMDT 6732
SAMDT 6734
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