when is the u.s. senate scheduled to vote on sessions for attorney general?

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117th Congress, 2nd Session. The tentative schedule for 2022 has been announced. The list below identifies expected non-legislative periods (days that the Senate will not be in session). The schedule is also available in calendar format (pdf image). The 2021 tentative schedule is …

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Is Jeff Sessions still in office?

Selma, Alabama, U.S. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018.

What is a roll call vote?

Roll call votes occur when a representative or senator votes "yea" or "nay," so that the names of members voting on each side are recorded. A voice vote is a vote in which those in favor or against a measure say "yea" or "nay," respectively, without the names or tallies of members voting on each side being recorded.

Who is Jeff Sessions wife?

Mary Blackshear SessionsJeff Sessions / Wife (m. 1969)

Who are the two U.S. senators from Alabama?

Richard Shelby (Republican Party)Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party)Alabama/Senators

Who breaks a 50/50 tie in the Senate when voting?

"The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided" (U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3). Since 1789, 283 tie-breaking votes have been cast.

What order senators vote?

In many cases, the Senate votes by voice vote; the presiding officer puts the question, and Members respond either "Aye!" (in favor of the motion) or "No!" (against the motion). The presiding officer then announces the result of the voice vote.

Who was AG under Trump?

William BarrOfficial portrait, 201977th and 85th United States Attorney GeneralIn office February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020PresidentDonald Trump30 more rows

Is Pete Sessions related to Jeff Sessions?

In August 2012, Sessions married Karen Diebel, a 2010 congressional candidate in Florida and a Trump Administration appointee to the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Pete Sessions is not related to former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

How often are senators up for reelection?

How often do senators up for reelection? A Senate term is six years long, so senators may choose to run for reelection every six years unless they are appointed or elected in a special election to serve the remainder of a term.

Where is Richard Shelby from?

Birmingham, ALRichard Shelby / Place of birthBirmingham is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of 2020, Birmingham had a population of 200,733, making it Alabama's second-most populous city after Huntsville. Wikipedia

Who are the U.S. senators from Arkansas?

John Boozman (Republican Party)Tom Cotton (Republican Party)Arkansas/Senators