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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #327, Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations).

At approximately 12:00 noon, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Witkowsky nomination.

Additional roll call votes are possible during Wednesday’s session.

Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #327, Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations); invoked: 62-24.

Confirmation of Executive Calendar #327, Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations); confirmed: 61-26.

Adopted S.Res.484, honoring the life and legacy of late Senator John ‘‘Johnny’’ Hardy Isakson.

Agreed to the following concurrent resolutions:

  1. S.Con.Res.25, Use of Rotunda
  2. S.Con.Res.26, Use of Catafalque

On December 18th, the Senate reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, following consultation with the Republican Leader, no later than January 14, 2022, the Senate proceed to the consideration of S.3436 re: sanctions/Nord Stream 2 introduced by Senator Cruz; that there be 2 hours of debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees on the bill; that upon the use or yielding back of that time, the bill be considered read a third time, and the Senate vote on passage of the Cruz bill , with 60-affirmative votes required for passage, with no amendments in order and without intervening action or debate.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #572 Gabriel Sanchez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #635 Holly A. Thomas, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Thursday, January 6, 2022, and does so under the provisions of S.Res.484, as a further mark of respect to the memory of former Senator Johnny Isakson.

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #465 Amitabha Bose, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

At 12:00 noon, there will be a moment of silence in observance of the events of January 6, 2021.

There will be no roll call votes during Thursday’s session. We expect that the next roll call vote will be at 5:30pm on Monday, January 10th, on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #612 Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 11:00am on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

  • At approximately 12:30pm, the Senate is expected to proceed to five roll call votes relative to the following:
    • Confirmation of the nomination of William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the remainder of the term expiring November 12, 2027.

(Following disposition of the Long nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative session and consideration of S.1582, a bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes. All post-cloture time with respect to the Hagerty-Gillibrand substitute amendment (2307) will be considered expired, and Senator Merkley or his designee will be recognized to move to table Thune amendment (2310).

    • Merkley motion to table the Thune amendment to the language proposed to be stricken by Thune (2307) to improve the bill. (2310)

(Upon disposition of the motion to table Thune amendment (2310), there will be two minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees, and following the use or yielding back of that time, Senator Merkley or his designee will be recognized to raise a budget point of order.)

    • Motion to waive the Merkley budget point of order.

(If the budget point of order is waived, the remaining pending amendments with respect to the bill, except for the Hagerty-Gillibrand substitute amendment (2307), will be withdrawn.)

    • Adoption of the Hagerty-Gillibrand amendment in the nature of a substitute (2307).
    • Motion to invoke cloture on S.1582, a bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes, as amended, if amended.

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