The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 44-43: The nomination of Terrance Cole to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 22nd.

11:00am -3 votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #171 Terrance Cole to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement.
  2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #260 Joshua M. Divine to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
  3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #263 Cristian M. Stevens to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Following the confirmation vote on the Stevens nomination, the Senate will recess to allow for the Tuesday party caucus lunches.

The Senate is expected to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.3944 (MilCon/VA Appropriations Act, 2026) during Tuesday’s session.

Leader Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:

  1. Zachary M. Bluestone to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  2. Aaron Szabo to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  3. Matthew Lohmeier to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
  4. Richard Topping to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions on the following dates and times with no business expected:

Monday, August 24th at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 27th at 8:00 a.m.
Monday, August 31st at 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 1st at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, September 4th at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 8th at 1:15 p.m.
Thursday, September 10th at 3:00 p.m.

The Senate returns for business on Monday, September 14th at 3:00 p.m. At that time, following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. the Senate will vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #902, Matthew Byrne to be a US District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.