Thursday, April 7, 2022

The Senate will convene at 9:30 AM on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

At 10:00 AM, the Senate will proceed to three roll call votes on the following:

  1. Passage of H.R.7108, Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, as amended.
  2. Passage of H.R.6968, Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, as amended.
  3. Motion to Invoke Cloture on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Under a previous agreement, and depending on how many Senators wish to speak, the Senate is on track to vote on confirmation of the Jackson nomination at approximately 1:45 PM.

Passed, 100-0: H.R.7108 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, as amended.

Passed, 100-0: H.R.6968 Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, as amended.

Invoked, 53-47: Motion to invoke cloture on Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the US.

Confirmed, 53-47: Executive Calendar #860 Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #808 Lael Brainard to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #844 Lisa DeNell Cook to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #848 Alvaro M. Bedoya to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019.