The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Invoked, 66-29: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #157 Elizabeth Allen to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Two votes at 11:30am:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #157 Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #25 Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

Following the cloture vote on the Vera nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15 pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

One vote at 2:15pm:

  1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #171 Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Two votes at 5:00pm:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #25 Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
  2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #171 Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Leader Schumer has filed cloture on the following nominations:

  1. Executive Calendar #41 P. Casey Pitts, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
  2. Executive Calendar #26 Dale E. Ho to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  3. Executive Calendar #29 Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  4. Executive Calendar #23 Julie Rikelman to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.

The Senate adjourned at 6:32pm.

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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.