The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Cloture Invoked, 53-41: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Confirmed, 52-45: Confirmation of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.

Confirmed, 59-39: Confirmation of the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to be Director of the United States Marshals Service.

Confirmed, 53-45: Confirmation of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Cloture Invoked, 53-44: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Confirmed, 53-44: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #282 Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein, resigned.

Invoked, 52-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #59 Casey Mulligan to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration.

Invoked, 52-45: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #118 David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Invoked, 52-45: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #165 Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #186 Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #100 Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #151 Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years, vice Markenzy Lapointe.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #322 Jeanine Pirro, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years, vice Matthew M. Graves.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #162 Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, vice Alexis Taylor, resigned.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #52 Catherine Hanson, of South Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Faisal Amin, resigned.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #301 John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #266 Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, vice Harry Coker, Jr., resigned.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #179 Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Michael Lee Connor.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #63 Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator, vice Nuria I. Fernandez.

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 361 – Designating August 16, 2025, as “National Airborne Day”

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 362 – Providing for the printing of the Senate Manual for the 119th Congress

The Senate adjourned at 10:04pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate stands in recess until Monday, April 13, 2026, other than for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted, on the following dates and times:

  1. Monday, March 30th at 10:30am
  2. Thursday, April 2nd at 7:00am
  3. Monday, April 6th at 1:00pm
  4. Thursday, April 9th at 12:00pm

When the Senate next convenes at 3:00pm on Monday, April 13th, following Leader remarks, it will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

5:30pm Monday, April 13th the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Shepherd nomination.

Cloture was filed on the following nominations:

  1. The nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
  2. The nomination of Christopher R. Wolfe to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.