Tuesday, October 3, 2023

The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Laphonza Butler (D-CA) was sworn in to the Senate by Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Senate completed the Rule 14 process to place H.R.5692, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, on the Legislative Calendar of Business.

Cloture Invoked, 63-32: Executive Calendar #319 James C. O’Brien to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023.

Two votes at 11:30am:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #319 James C. O’Brien to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #176 Brendan Abell Hurson to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.

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

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

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #176 Brendan Abell Hurson to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #264 Susan Kim DeClercq to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.

At 5:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #264 Susan Kim DeClercq to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.

The Senate adjourned at 7:15pm.