The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Invoked, 51-47: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #23 Kashyap Patel to be Director of the FBI.

Confirmed, 51-49: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #23 Kashyap Patel to be Director of the FBI for a term of ten years.

Not agreed to, 47-52: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Schumer Amendment #454 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 48-52: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Klobuchar amendment #494 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 48-52: Adoption of Merkley amendment #473 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 47-53: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Warner amendment #130, in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 47-53: Adoption of Murray amendment #878 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 47-53: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Hickenlooper amendment #925, in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 48-52: Adoption of Bennet amendment #540 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 48-52: Adoption of Schiff amendment #316 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Adopted, 51-49: Adoption of Sullivan amendment #1029 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 49-51: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Schumer amendment #776 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 49-51: Adoption of Ossoff amendment #407 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 47-53: the Ossoff amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting access to maternal and pediatric health care through Medicaid. (407)

Not agreed to, 48-52: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Baldwin amendment #276 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 49-51: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Reed amendment #172 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 47-53: Adoption of Reed-Shaheen amendment #299 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 24-76: Adoption of Paul amendment #999 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 47-53: Adoption of Slotkin amendment #664 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 49-51: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Van Hollen amendment #233 in relation to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 48-52: Adoption of Shaheen amendment #436 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 48-52: Adoption of Lujan amendment #699 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not agreed to, 49-51: Adoption of Duckworth-Booker amendment #971 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Heinrich amendment #101 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 47-52: Adoption of Blumenthal amendment #659 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Markey amendment #911 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Coons amendment #1223 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Warren amendment #734 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Kelly amendment #984 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of King amendment #198 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Adopted, 53-47: Adoption of Lee amendment #922 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Blunt Rochester amendment #311 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted by voice vote: Adoption of Murray-Durbin amendment #880 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Not adopted, 49-51: Adoption of Merkley amendment #1207 to Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution.

Agreed to, 52-48: Adoption of Cal. #13, S.Con.Res.7, FY2025 Budget Resolution, as amended.

Leader Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #21 Daniel Driscoll to be Secretary of the Army.

Leader Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #22 Jamieson Greer to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

The Senate adjourned at 4:50am.

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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.