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 will convene at 10:00am on Thursday, April 30th. Following Leader Remarks, the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each.

At approximately 11:30am, the Senate is expected to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.Res.690, an executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of (49) certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.  If cloture is invoked on S.Res.690, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on adoption of the resolution at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, no earlier than Friday, May 1st.

At approximately 1:45pm, a roll call vote on the motion to discharge S.J.Res 184, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Schiff) is expected.

Additional votes are possible during Thursday’s session of the Senate. A whip alert will be sent when more information is available.