The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Confirmed, 80-12: Executive Calendar #223 Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Gregg Jeffrey Costa, resigned.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

At 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to a roll vote on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the nomination of Loren L. AliKhan to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

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

Additional votes are expected during Tuesday’s session but are not yet scheduled.

On Thursday, November 30, 2023, Leader Schumer filed cloture on:

  1. 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.

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

  1. Executive Calendar #317, Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Croatia.
  2. Motion to proceed to H.R. 815, the legislative vehicle for the national security supplemental appropriations.

The Senate adjourned at 6:48pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate stands in recess until Monday, April 13, 2026, other than for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted, on the following dates and times:

  1. Monday, March 30th at 10:30am
  2. Thursday, April 2nd at 7:00am
  3. Monday, April 6th at 1:00pm
  4. Thursday, April 9th at 12:00pm

When the Senate next convenes at 3:00pm on Monday, April 13th, following Leader remarks, it will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

5:30pm Monday, April 13th the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Shepherd nomination.

Cloture was filed on the following nominations:

  1. The nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
  2. The nomination of Christopher R. Wolfe to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.