Wednesday, June 22, 2022

The Senate will convene at 11:00am on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Yesterday, Leader Schumer filed cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to S.2938 (legislative vehicle for guns/mental health legislation) and filled the amendment tree.

Under the regular order, the intervening day will be today.

Agreed to, 50-48: The motion to discharge the nomination of Arianna J. Freeman to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, from the Judiciary Committee.

Confirmed, 50-48: Mary T. Boyle to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Leader Schumer made a motion to discharge from the Judiciary Committee the nomination of Hernan D. Vera to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. The vote on the motion to discharge will occur at approximately 6:00pm tonight.

Agreed to, 50-47: Motion to discharge from Judiciary Committee PN1512 Hernan D. Vera to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

Schumer moved to discharge from Judiciary Committee PN1477 Jessica Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

There will be up to 4 hours of debate, followed by a vote on the motion to discharge the Clarke nomination from Judiciary.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, June 23, 2022.

Following Leader remarks the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the motion to discharge the nomination of Jessica G. L. Clarke, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

At 11:00am, the Senate will vote on the motion to discharge the Clarke nomination.

Following disposition of the motion, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.2938 with amendment #5099, the vehicle for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours of post cloture debate time followed by a vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.2938 with amendment #5099 (passage).

Roll call votes at 11:00am:

  1. Motion to discharge the nomination of Jessica G. L. Clarke, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York
  2. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.2938 with amendment #5099, the vehicle for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

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