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Thursday, March 30, 2023

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

The motion to proceed to S.870 (Fire Grants Safety Act) was adopted by voice vote.

By a vote of 67-26, the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #69 Richard R. Verma, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.

Confirmed by a vote of 63-27: Executive Calendar #18 Laura Taylor-Kale to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions on the following dates:

  • Monday, April 3rd at 12:00pm
  • Thursday, April 6that 10:00am
  • Monday, April 10th at 11:30am
  • Thursday, April 13th at 8:45am

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, April 17th, 2023. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #19, Radha Iyengar Plumb to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.

Today, Leader Schumer filed cloture on:

  1. Executive Calendar #19 Radha Iyengar Plumb to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  2. Executive Calendar #57 Amy Lefkowitz Solomon to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  3. S. 870, Fire Grants and Safety Act.

The Senate adjourned at 3:26pm.

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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.

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