The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Not adopted, 46-51: Adoption of Van Hollen amendment #85, in relation to Cal. #28, S.870, Fire Grants and Safety Act. (60-vote threshold) (Side-by-side to Sullivan)

Senator Patty Murray cast her 10,000th vote on the Senate floor.

Not adopted, 42-56: Sullivan Amendment #83, in relation to Cal. #28, S.870, Fire Grants and Safety Act.

Passed, 95-2: Passage of Cal. #28, S.870, Fire Grants and Safety Act. (60-vote affirmative threshold)

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #64 Joshua David Jacobs to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #32, S.326, VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act.

By unanimous consent, the Senate agreed to S. Res. 167, Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The Senate will convene for a pro forma session on Friday, April 21st at 10:00am

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023.

At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #64 Joshua David Jacobs to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Senate adjourned at 3:30pm.

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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.