The Senate convened at 10:00am.

The motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jacquelyn D. Austin to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina was agreed to by a roll call vote of 79-17.

Invoked, 68-29: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #474 Cristal C. Brisco to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.

Cloture was withdrawn with respect to the Lund nomination and there will no longer be a roll call vote at 6:15pm today.

Confirmed, 67-32: Executive Calendar #474 Cristal C. Brisco to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.

The Senate will convene Thursday, January 25th at 10:00am.

11:30am – 2 roll call votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #475 Gretchen S. Lund, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana
  2. Motion to invoke cloture Executive Calendar #471 Kirk Edward Sherriff, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California

1:45pm – roll call vote:

  1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #459 Joshua Paul Kolar, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit

The Senate adjourned at 7:10pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene for Pro Forma session only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times:

Monday, October 5th at 4:00pm

Tuesday, October 6th at 1:30pm

Thursday, October 9th at 1:30pm

Tuesday, October 13th at 3:30pm

Thursday, October 15th at 9:30am

Monday, October 19th at 9:00am

Thursday, October 22nd at 9:00am

Monday, October 26th at 5:30pm

Thursday, October 29th at 2:00pm

Monday, November 2nd at 4:30pm

Thursday, November 5th at 10:30am

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, November 9th. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act.

At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2347.

Leader Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #453, H.R.2347, legislative vehicle for Permitting Reform.