The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 73-15: Executive Calendar #376 John A. Kazen to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

At 11:45am, the Senate will vote on confirmation of John A. Kazen to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly party caucus meetings.

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

Cloture has been filed on:

  • Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  • Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • S. Kato Crews to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
  • Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

The Senate adjourned at 6:35pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Thursday, April 30th. Following Leader Remarks, the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each.

At approximately 11:30am, the Senate is expected to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.Res.690, an executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of (49) certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.  If cloture is invoked on S.Res.690, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on adoption of the resolution at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, no earlier than Friday, May 1st.

At approximately 1:45pm, a roll call vote on the motion to discharge S.J.Res 184, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Schiff) is expected.

Additional votes are possible during Thursday’s session of the Senate. A whip alert will be sent when more information is available.