The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Confirmed, 87-6: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #475 Gretchen S. Lund to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.

Invoked, 51-42: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #471 Kirk Edward Sherriff to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following: Executive Calendar #311 Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Cloture Invoked, 66-29: Executive Calendar #459 Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 533, expressing support for the designation of January 1 through January 27 as national board-certified teacher’s week.

The Senate adjourned at 3:48 p.m.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions on the following dates and times with no business expected:

Monday, August 24th at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 27th at 8:00 a.m.
Monday, August 31st at 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 1st at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, September 4th at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 8th at 1:15 p.m.
Thursday, September 10th at 3:00 p.m.

The Senate returns for business on Monday, September 14th at 3:00 p.m. At that time, following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. the Senate will vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #902, Matthew Byrne to be a US District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.