The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Invoked, 57-42: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #379 Micah W.J. Smith to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Confirmed, 57-41: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #379 Micah W.J. Smith to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Invoked, 54-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #378 Jamel Semper to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Confirmed, 54-44: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #378 Jamel Semper to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Invoked, 53-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #143 Ann Marie Yastishock to be Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador the Republic of Vanuatu.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #220 Heather Roach Variava to be Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #272 Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #274 Kara C. McDonald to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.

Votes scheduled: At 11:30am, on Thursday, November 30th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

At 1:45pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #223 Irma Carrillo Ramirez to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

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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.