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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Cloture not invoked, 49-48: Murray motion to suspend Rule XVI for the consideration of Murray-Collins amendment #1092 to Cal. #198, H.R.4366, vehicle for Appropriations Minibus (MilCon/VA, Agriculture, T-HUD).

Leader Schumer has filed cloture on: Executive Calendar #282, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be General. (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff); Executive Calendar #281, Gen. Randy A. George to be General. (Chief of Staff of the Army); and Executive Calendar #249, Gen. Eric M. Smith to be General. (Commandant of the Marine Corps).

Invoked, 89-8: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #282 Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be General. (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)

Confirmed, 83-11: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #282 Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be General. (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)

The Senate agreed to S. RES. 353, expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16th-23rd 2023 as National Estuaries Week.

The Senate agreed to S. RES. 354, congratulating the Louisiana State University Baseball team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 College World Series.

The Senate convened at 8:26pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #735, Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.

At 11:45am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Clarke nomination.

Following the cloture vote, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm for the weekly conference meetings.

At 2:15pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:

  1. Confirmation of the Clarke nomination.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #737, Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.

Further roll call votes are expected during Tuesday’s session of the Senate.

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