The Senate convened at 9:30am.

Confirmed 52-48: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Confirmed, 72-28: Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture.

Cloture Invoked, 52-45: Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce.

Invoked, 51-43: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #20 Kelly Loeffler to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

The Senate agreed to Senate Resolution 79, Honoring the Memories of the Victims of the Senseless Attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018.

The Senate agreed to Senate Resolution 80, Expressing Gratitude to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the Architect of the Capitol, the Sergeant at Arms, the Secretary of the Senate, Law Enforcement Officers, Emergency Personnel, and Volunteers for Their Support in Making the Presidential Inauguration a Success.

The Senate adjourned at 3:41 PM.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #735, Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.

At 11:45am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Clarke nomination.

Following the cloture vote, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm for the weekly conference meetings.

At 2:15pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:

  1. Confirmation of the Clarke nomination.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #737, Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.

Further roll call votes are expected during Tuesday’s session of the Senate.