The Senate convened at 12:00pm.
At 2:30pm, the Senate stands in recess subject to the Call of the Chair.
The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions on the following dates and times:
Friday, December 22, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
Friday, December 29, 2023 at 10:30 a.m
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 11:45 a.m.
The Second Session of the 118th Congress will convene on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 12:00 noon for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted.
The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions on the following dates and times:
Friday, January 5, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
When the Senate adjourns on Friday January 5th it will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, January 8, 2024. The Senate will then resume consideration of Executive Calendar #376, John A. Kazen, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
At approx. 5:30pm the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Kazen nomination.
Monday, January 8th at approx. 5:30pm – 1 roll call vote:
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #376 John A. Kazen, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
The following pending cloture motions will ripen at 5:30pm on Monday, January 8, 2024:
- Executive Calendar #376 John A. Kazen, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- Executive Calendar #117 Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
- Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Executive Calendar #174 S. Kato Crews, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado
- Executive Calendar #311 Karoline Mehalchick, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Wrap Up:
The following nominations were confirmed by voice vote:
Executive Calendar #400 Mark Toshiro Uyeda to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2028. (Reappointment)
Executive Calendar #401 Claudia Slacik to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026. (Reappointment)
Executive Calendar #402 William Brodsky to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2026. (Reappointment)
Executive Calendar #403 Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2027. (Reappointment)
Executive Calendar #404 Tanya F. Otsuka to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2029.
Executive Calendar #414 Jennifer L. Fain to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Executive Calendar #316 Tobin John Bradley to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala.
Executive Calendar #299 Tadd M. Johnson to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2028. (Reappointment)
Executive Calendar #320 Rion J. Ramirez to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2025.
Executive Calendar #413 Bradford Pentony Wilson to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2026.
Executive Calendar #371 David E. White, Jr. to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.
The remaining nominations received by the Senate during the 118th Congress will remain in status quo, notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, with the following exceptions which will be returned to the President:
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #32 – Todd E. Edelman, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Executive Calendar #54 – LaWanda Amaker Toney, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Executive Calendar #60 – Margo Schlanger, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Executive Calendar #63 – Rebecca Lee Haffajee, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Executive Calendar #68 – Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Executive Calendar #70 – Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Executive Calendar #72 – Leopoldo Martinez Nucete, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the InterAmerican Development Bank for a term of three years
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Calendar #77 – Roy W. Minter, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Executive Calendar #78 – Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #80 – Adrienne Jennings Noti, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Executive Calendar #109 – Ronald T. Keohane, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
Executive Calendar #115 – Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2028
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Executive Calendar #140 – Julie A. Su, of California, to be Secretary of Labor
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Executive Calender #145 – Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Turkmenistan
Executive Calendar #151 – David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Albania
Executive Calendar #155 – Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Zimbabwe
Executive Calendar #156 – Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Executive Calendar #158 – Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Executive Calendar #168 – Solomon Jeffrey Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Executive Calendar #169 – Ron Borzekowski, of Maryland, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Executive Calendar #170 – David Uejio, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #172 – Charnelle Bjelkengren, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington,
Executive Calendar #173 – Marian F. Gaston, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Executive Calendar #208 – Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Ecuador
Executive Calendar #217 – Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Executive Calendar #247 – Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2028
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Executive Calendar #268 – Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations
Executive Calendar #269 – Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations
Executive Calendar #270 – Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Executive Calendar #275 – Lisa Peterson, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Burundi
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #301 – Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen year
Executive Calendar #302 – Danny Lam Hoan Nguyen, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Executive Calendar #303 – Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Executive Calendar #312 – Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
Executive Calendar #313 – Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Calendar #314 – Rebecca C. Lutzko, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years,
Executive Calendar #315 – April M. Perry, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years, vice John R. Lausch, Jr.
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #321 – Katherine E. Oler, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Executive Calendar #322 – Judith E. Pipe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Executive Calendar #323 – Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Executive Calendar #353 – Joshua Paul Kolar, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Executive Calendar #355 – Deborah Robinson, of New Jersey, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Executive Calendar #368 – Richard H. Riley IV, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia
Executive Calendar #369 – Mark Toner, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Liberia.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Executive Calendar #399 – Marjorie A. Rollinson, of Virginia, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
Executive Calendar #408 – Suzanne Elizabeth Summerlin, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Executive Calendar #409 – Jeff Rezmovic, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Executive Calendar #424 – Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #425 – Eumi K. Lee, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California
Executive Calendar #426 – Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon
Executive Calendar #427 – Seth Robert Aframe, of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit,
Executive Calendar #428 – Edward Sunyol Kiel, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Executive Calendar #429 – Sarah French Russell, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut,
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Executive Calendar #439 – Henry J. Kerner, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2030
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
Executive Calendar #440 – Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the term of five years
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #446 – Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of ten years
PN11 Robin Lee Wiessmann
PN12 Samuel Lathem
PN34 Bix Aliu
PN50 Jean Manes
PN57 Robert Forden
PN63 Javier Ramirez
PN100 Anjali Chaturvedi
PN107 Stacy Lynn Dean
PN123 Rebecca Lee Haffajee
PN124 Mary Phee
PN125 Carol Braun
PN126 Carol Braun
PN127 Monde Muyangwa
PN132 Janet Yellen (IMF)
PN133 Janet Yellen (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
PN182 Scott Winston Colom
PN189 Michael Purnell
PN190 Dale L. Bell
PN194 Almo J. Carter
PN204 Liliana Ayalde
PN205 Marcela Escobari
PN206 Julio Guity-Guevara
PN207 Maria Fabiana Jorge
PN208 Brian Nichols
PN358 Michael Sfraga
PN384 Felix Sanchez
PN549 Margaret Taylor
PN577 Steven Swig
PN637 John Leslie
PN869 Derek H. Chollet
PN919 Miriam Hellreich
PN928 Calvin Smyre
PN929 Erik Woodhouse
PN1016 Patrice Robinson
PN1018 Colleen Duffy Kiko
PN1019 Colleen Danielle Holland
PN1026 Stuart Alan Levey
PN1043 Melissa G. Dalton
PN1047 David O. Barnett Jr.
PN1099 Claria Horn Boom
PN1100 Clinton J. Fuchs
PN1101 John Gleeson
PN1102 Johnny C. Gogo
PN1104 David L. Lemmon II
PN1105 Joshua S. Levy
PN1131 Jacqueline Becerra
PN1132 Melissa Damian
PN1133 David Seymour Leibowitz
PN1134 Julie Simone Sneed
PN1151 Kirk Edward Sherriff
PN1155 Amy M. Baggio
PN1156 Nicole G. Berner
PN1157 Cristal C. Brisco
PN1158 Gretchen S. Lund
PN1159 Adeel Abdullah Mangi
The Senate adjourned at 6:29pm.
