The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 53-39: Executive Calendar #56 Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Two votes at 11:30am:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #56 Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #54 George Glass to be Ambassador to Japan.

Following the cloture vote on the Glass nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

Two votes at 2:15pm, (if cloture is invoked):

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #54 George Glass to be Ambassador to Japan.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #67 Mike Huckabee to be Ambassador to the State of Israel.

Senator Thune has filed cloture on the following nominations:

  • Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
  • George Glass to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan.
  • Mike Huckabee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel.
  • Peter Hoekstra to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada.
  • Ronald Johnson to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States.
  • Kevin Cabrera to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Panama.
  • Paul Atkins to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026.
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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

11:30am – 2 roll call votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #672 John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #674 Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas

Following the cloture vote on the Wolfe nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.

 2:15pm – 1 roll call vote (if cloture invoked):

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #674 Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas

Additional votes are possible during Tuesday’s session.