The Senate will convene at 10:00am.

Passed, 49-45: Passage of H.J.Res.131, Murkowski Disapproval of Biden Coastal Plain Program ROD CRA.

Not invoked, 43-37: Motion to invoke cloture on S.Res.520 (a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar).

Confirmed, 57-32: Executive Calendar #475 Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

The Senate stands in recess until 3:00pm on Monday, December 8th, 2025.

At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the nomination of Robert P. Chamberlin, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Leader Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:

  1. Robert P. Chamberlin, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.
  2. William J. Crain, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  3. James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Leader Thune sent an Executive Resolution (S. Res. 532 – a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar) to the desk, asked for its immediate consideration and then objected to his own request. The Executive Resolution will lie over one day.

The Senate recessed at 3:50pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

At approximately 12:00pm, the Senate will vote on passage of Cal. #203 S.J.Res.82, disapproving the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to “Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act”. Following disposition of S.J.Res.82, the Senate will resume consideration of the en bloc nominations listed in S.Res.532, post-cloture.

Additional roll call votes are expected during Thursday’s session.