The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Confirmed, 66-25: Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

11:30am – 2 votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #471 Kirk Edward Sherriff to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #311 Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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

2:15pm (if cloture is invoked) – Two votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #311 Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

At 5:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #142 Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:

  • Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  • Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
  • Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

The Senate adjourned at 6:38pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene for Pro Forma session only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times:

Monday, October 5th at 4:00pm

Tuesday, October 6th at 1:30pm

Thursday, October 9th at 1:30pm

Tuesday, October 13th at 3:30pm

Thursday, October 15th at 9:30am

Monday, October 19th at 9:00am

Thursday, October 22nd at 9:00am

Monday, October 26th at 5:30pm

Thursday, October 29th at 2:00pm

Monday, November 2nd at 4:30pm

Thursday, November 5th at 10:30am

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, November 9th. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act.

At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2347.

Leader Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #453, H.R.2347, legislative vehicle for Permitting Reform.