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Monday, January 8, 2024

The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 73-15: Executive Calendar #376 John A. Kazen to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

At 11:45am, the Senate will vote on confirmation of John A. Kazen to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly party caucus meetings.

Further votes are possible during Tuesday’s session of the Senate, but are not yet scheduled.

Cloture has been filed on:

  • Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  • Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • S. Kato Crews to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
  • Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

The Senate adjourned at 6:35pm.

The Floor Log is for reference purposes only. For official information, please visit https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

Floor Schedule

The Senate stands in recess until Monday, April 13, 2026, other than for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted, on the following dates and times:

  1. Monday, March 30th at 10:30am
  2. Thursday, April 2nd at 7:00am
  3. Monday, April 6th at 1:00pm
  4. Thursday, April 9th at 12:00pm

When the Senate next convenes at 3:00pm on Monday, April 13th, following Leader remarks, it will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

5:30pm Monday, April 13th the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Shepherd nomination.

Cloture was filed on the following nominations:

  1. The nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
  2. The nomination of Christopher R. Wolfe to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.

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