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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Invoked, 51-50: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #263 Loren L. AliKhan to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Vice President Kamala Harris casts the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate – the most ever cast by a Vice President.

Confirmed, 51-50 (with the Vice President voting in the affirmative): Confirmation of Executive Calendar #263 Loren L. AliKhan to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

The Senate confirmed the following military nominations en bloc by voice vote:

Executive Calendar #46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 325, 326, 327, 330, 331, 332, 336, 337, 339, 340, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422

Excepting: Col. David J. Berkland, Col. Benjamin R. Jonsson, Col. John W. Sannes, Col. Andrew O. Saslav, Capt. Brian J. Anderson, Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, Brig. Gen. Paul D. Moga and Brig. Gen. Lawrence G. Ferguson.

Cloture Invoked, 63-37: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Elizabeth H. Richard a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

At 12:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #317 Nathalie Rayes to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia.

Further votes are expected during Wednesday’s session of the Senate , but are not yet scheduled.

On Monday, December 4, 2023, Leader Schumer filed cloture on:

  1. Motion to proceed to H.R. 815, the legislative vehicle for the national security supplemental appropriations.

On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, Leader Schumer filed cloture on:

  1. Richard E.N. Federico, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.

The Senate adjourned at 7:00pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate stands in recess until Monday, February 23, 2026, other than for pro forma sessions on the following dates, during which no business shall be conducted:

  • Friday, February 13th at 9:00am
  • Tuesday, February 17th at 6:30pm
  • Thursday, February 19th at 2:00pm

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, February 23rd. Following the prayer and pledge, Senator Kaine will be recognized to deliver Washington’s Farewell address. Following the Address, the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.7147, an act making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

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