The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Senator Lankford read President Washington’s farewell address.

Cloture Invoked, 52-39: Executive Calendar #16, Jamar K. Walker to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The Senate will convene at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 28th.

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

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #16 Jamar K. Walker to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #17 Jamal N. Whitehead to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.

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

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

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #17 Jamal N. Whitehead to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #14 Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.

At 4:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #14 Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #13 Margaret R. Guzman to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

On Monday, February 27, 2023, Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:

  1. Colleen R. Lawless to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois.
  2. Jonathan James Canada Grey to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  3. James Edward Simmons, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
  4. Gordon P. Gallagher to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.

The Senate adjourned at 6:32 pm.

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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.