The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Confirmed, 53-45: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #263 Loren L. Ali Khan to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #144 Elizabeth H. Richard to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

Invoked, 80-17: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #223 Irma Carrillo Ramirez to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

Military Promotions Confirmed by Unanimous Consent: All nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.

The Senate adjourned at 3:08pm.

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, December 4, 2023. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #223 Irma Carrillo Ramirez to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Invoked, 57-42: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #379 Micah W.J. Smith to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Confirmed, 57-41: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #379 Micah W.J. Smith to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Invoked, 54-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #378 Jamel Semper to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Confirmed, 54-44: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #378 Jamel Semper to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Invoked, 53-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #143 Ann Marie Yastishock to be Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador the Republic of Vanuatu.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #220 Heather Roach Variava to be Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #272 Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #274 Kara C. McDonald to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.

Votes scheduled: At 11:30am, on Thursday, November 30th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #377 Shanlyn A.S. Park to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.

At 1:45pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #223 Irma Carrillo Ramirez to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Confirmed, 49-46 : Confirmation of Executive Calendar #354 Jeffrey M. Bryan to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

Invoked, 49-46: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #308 Margaret M. Garnett to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Confirmed, 49-46 : Confirmation of Executive Calendar #308 Margaret M. Garnett to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Not invoked, 44-51: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #117 Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 47-42: Jeffrey M. Bryan to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Two votes at 11:30am:

1. Confirmation of Jeffrey M. Bryan to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
2. Motion to Invoke Cloture on Margaret M. Garnett to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Following the cloture vote on the Garnett nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

Two votes at 2:15pm (if cloture invoked):

1. Confirmation of Margaret M. Garnett to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
2. Motion to Invoke Cloture on Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Additional votes are possible during Tuesday’s session of the Senate.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:

1. Micah W.J. Smith, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.
2. Jamel Semper, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
3. Shanlyn A.S. Park, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.
4. Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

The Senate adjourned at 6:52pm.

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #248, H.R.6363, Continuing Resolution.

Not passed, 49-50: Passage of Cal. #244, S.J.Res.43, Cassidy Student Loan CRA.

Not adopted, 32-65: Adoption of Paul amendment #1366 to Cal. #248, H.R.6363, Continuing Resolution.

Passed, 87-11: Passage of Cal. #248, H.R.6363, Continuing Resolution. (60-vote affirmative threshold).

Agreed to, 90-8: Reed compound motion to go to conference on H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Klobuchar motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Not agreed to by voice vote: Rubio motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Hickenlooper motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Blackburn motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Lankford motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Lummis motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Cramer motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Moran motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Ernst motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Hagerty motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Braun-Manchin motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Agreed to by voice vote: Manchin-Barrasso motion to instruct conferees in relation to H.R.2670, FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate passed S. 3000, a bill to repeal the Freedom Support Act, section 907 waiver authority, and so forth.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #354 Jeffrey M. Bryan, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, vice John R. Tunheim, retiring.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #308 Margaret M. Garnett, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Vincent L. Briccetti, retired.

Cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #117 Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice John P. Pallasch.

The Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #212 Roger F. Nyhus, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Vote scheduled: At 5:30pm, on Monday, November 27th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #354 Jeffrey M. Bryan to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Motion to Table agreed to, 51-48: Murray motion to table the Marshall motion to proceed to H.R. 6126 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

At the 2:30pm, the Senate will proceed to roll call vote on passage of S.J.Res.43, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program.”

Tonight, the Senate completed the first two procedural steps to begin consideration of HR 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024.

The Senate adjourned at 7:07pm.