The Senate convened for the Second Session of the 117th Congress at 12:00 Noon.
Cloture was filed on the nomination of Anne Witkowsky to be an Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations. The vote on the Sanchez nomination will now occur on Tuesday at 12:00 noon, after which the Senate will recess to accommodate the Tuesday luncheons.
At 12:17 PM, the Senate adjourned.
The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Thursday, January 23, 2025 and will proceed to a period of morning business.
Votes scheduled: Under the regular order, at 11:00am, on Thursday, January 23rd, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1 John Ratcliffe to be Director of the CIA.
If cloture is invoked, there will be two hours of debate, and the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:
If cloture is invoked on the Hegseth nomination, absent an agreement there will be 30 hours of post-cloture debate.
Leader Thune has filed cloture on:
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