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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Confirmed, 67-29: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #80 David Perdue to be Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.

Invoked, 59-39: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #77 Warren Stephens to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Confirmed, 59-39: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #77 Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Invoked, 62-36: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #78 Thomas Barrack to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.

Confirmed, 60-36: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #78 Thomas Barrack to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.

Invoked, 84-13: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #79 Tilman Fertitta to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino.

Confirmed, 82-15: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #79 Tilman Fertitta to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino.

Leader Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #60 Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 2031.

Agreed to, 52-46: Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.42, Husted DOE Appliance Standards CRA.

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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.

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