The Senate convened at 10:00am.

Confirmed, 67-31: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #319 James C. O’Brien to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).

Invoked, 54-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #176 Brendan Abell Hurson to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.

Confirmed, 53-44: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #176 Brendan Abell Hurson to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.

Invoked, 54-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #264 Susan Kim DeClercq to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Confirmed, 52-42: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #264 Susan Kim DeClercq to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Cloture filed on the following nominations:

  1. Executive Calendar #309, Jennifer L. Hall, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware
  2. Executive Calendar #297, Julia Kathleen Munley, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  3. Executive Calendar #53, Karla Ann Gilbride, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years

The Senate adjourned at 9:24pm.

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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.