Can the Senate confirm nominees for ambassadorships and other executive branch positions during a lame duck session

Dec 19, 2022 ... Lame Duck is the last opportunity for lawmakers to pass legislation before their terms officially end. Any bill that has not yet passed must be ... Oct 31, 2024 ... Looking Ahead to the Lame Duck Session · By: Allen Pinn, Coordinator, Policy · While many people are counting down until Election Day 2024, ... Dec 18, 2024 ... State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) and Bill Dean (R-Xenia) today announced a bipartisan proposal to permanently eliminate the practice of lame duck ... Nov 18, 2024 ... Lame Duck Session Priorities in Congress · Disaster Relief. Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Congress aims to boost FEMA's disaster ... Nov 22, 2024 ... ... lame duck session. The UAW is the state's largest union, with over 300,000 active and retired members in Michigan. For too long ... Oct 29, 2024 ... Health care priorities for the lame-duck Congress include extending temporary telehealth flexibilities, reauthorizing funding for safety-net programs, and ... Lame Duck Sessions (1940-Present) ... The 1933 Amendment changed the convening date for a new Congress to January 3 of odd-numbered years, shortening the time ... Dec 19, 2022 ... Any meeting of one or both chambers of Congress that takes place after a November election and before the first day of the new Congress's term ... Jan 16, 2019 ... The OSBA had a successful lame duck session. We were able to get House Bill 595, the omnibus probate reform bill, part II, passed and signed into law. Nov 7, 2024 ... With Republicans set to retake control of the Michigan House of Representatives, the Legislature's lame duck session may or may not be active, but it will be ...