The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Pete Ricketts (R) was sworn-in as the new senator for the State of Nebraska, appointed to fill the seat vacated by Senator Sasse.

By a vote of 60-35, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Brendan Owens to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

The Senate recessed tonight at 6:27 p.m. and stands in recess until Tuesday January 24th at 10 a.m. Following leader remarks, the Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly caucus meetings. There are no votes scheduled for Tuesday’s session at this time.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, June 24th.

At 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #780, John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

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

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #780, John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #777, Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.

At 5:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #777, Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #778, Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.