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 and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #735, Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.

At 11:45am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Clarke nomination.

Following the cloture vote, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm for the weekly conference meetings.

At 2:15pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:

  1. Confirmation of the Clarke nomination.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #737, Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.

Further roll call votes are expected during Tuesday’s session of the Senate.