The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 49-44: Executive Calendar #261 Tanya J. Bradsher to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023.

At 11:30am, on the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #261 Tanya J. Bradsher to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #124 Jeffrey Irvine Cummings to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

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

At 2:15pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #124 Jeffrey Irvine Cummings to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #198, H.R.4366, vehicle for Appropriations Minibus (MilCon/VA, Agriculture, T-HUD).

The Senate adjourned at 6:46pm.

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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.