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Senate Judiciary Committee spotlights eight bipartisan law‑enforcement bills during Police Week; quorum prevents votes
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee met in a Police Week markup with eight law‑enforcement bills and three nominations on the agenda but adjourned for lack of a quorum before any votes were taken.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met in a Police Week markup that listed three nominations and eight bills intended to support law enforcement, but the meeting ended without recorded votes after the committee failed to reach a quorum.
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley opened by stating, “We have 3 nominations and 8 bills on the agenda. 2 of the listed nominations today, Cole, administrator drug enforcement, and Sarah Alata, to be director of the US Marshals Service are being considered for the first time and under committee rules will be voted on next week. The nomination of Jason Quinones to be U. S. Attorney for the Southern District Of Florida is ready for a vote today, and I look forward to supporting his nomination.”
The bills on the agenda were described by members as bipartisan measures intended to aid recruitment…
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