The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Invoked, 57-42: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #379 Micah W.J. Smith to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Confirmed, 57-41: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #379 Micah W.J. Smith to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Invoked, 54-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #378 Jamel Semper to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Confirmed, 54-44: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #378 Jamel Semper to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Invoked, 53-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #143 Ann Marie Yastishock to be Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador the Republic of Vanuatu.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #220 Heather Roach Variava to be Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #272 Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #274 Kara C. McDonald to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.

Votes scheduled: At 11:30am, on Thursday, November 30th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

At 1:45pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #223 Irma Carrillo Ramirez to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.