The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #25 Hernan D. Vera to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #171 Jared Bernstein to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #41 P. Casey Pitts to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #157 Elizabeth Allen to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

Confirmed, 54-42: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #81 Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Invoked, 55-41: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #166 Molly R. Silfen to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

Confirmed, 55-39: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #166 Molly R. Silfen to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #167 Eric G. Olshan to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.

Vote scheduled: At 5:30pm, on Monday, June 12th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #157 Elizabeth Allen to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

The Senate adjourned at 3:44pm.

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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.