The Senate convened at 10:00am.

By a vote of 84-8, the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #178 Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

Invoked, 50-42: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #56 Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice.

Invoked, 51-42: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #33 Kymberly Kathryn Evanson to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington. The Senate stands in recess until 4:00pm for an All Senators briefing on AI.

Confirmed, 50-42: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #33 Kymberly Kathryn Evanson to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.

Invoked, 49-42: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #8 Tiffany M. Cartwright to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.

The Senate adjourned at 7:14pm.

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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.