The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Confirmed, 66-25: Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

11:30am – 2 votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #471 Kirk Edward Sherriff to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #311 Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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

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

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #311 Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

At 5:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:

  • Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  • Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
  • Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

The Senate adjourned at 6:38pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 12:00pm on Thursday, March 26th, 2026.

At approximately 1:30pm, the Senate is expected to proceed to two roll call votes:

  1. Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Husted amendment #4732 (To require voters to provide photo identification) to the Schmitt substitute amendment #4420 to the House amendment to S.1383, the legislative vehicle for the SAVE America Act.
  2. (If cloture is not invoked) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Cal. #311, H.R.7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.