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The Senate convened at 12:00 Noon.

By a vote of 68-29, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the Treasury.

Cloture Invoked, 97-0: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the nomination of Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

At 12:00 Noon, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation.

Following disposition of the Duffy nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

At 2:15pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.23 – Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act.

Leader Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:

Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior.

Christopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy.

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The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Friday, August 7, 2026.

At 11:30am, on Friday, August 7th, the Senate will proceed to four roll call votes on the following:

Adoption of Paul amendment #6715 in relation to Cal. #454, H.R.5334, legislative vehicle for the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.
Passage of Cal. #454, H.R.5334, legislative vehicle for the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, as amended. (60-vote affirmative threshold)
Confirmation of the en bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S.Res.817.
Motion to invoke cloture on Collins substitute amendment #6732 to Cal. #320, H.R.6500, legislative vehicle for a Continuing Resolution.

Please note, further roll call votes are expected during Friday’s session of the Senate.