The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, November 6, 2017.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #107, Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Engel nomination.
As a reminder, Senator McConnell also filed cloture on the following nominations:
1. Executive Calendar #384, Peter B. Robb, of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
2. Executive Calendar #407, William L. Wehrum, of Delaware, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
3. Executive Calendar #159, Derek Kan, of California, to be Under Secretary of Transportation
Each nomination is subject to a cloture vote and then, if cloture is invoked, up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on confirmation. Upon disposition of the first nomination, there would be a cloture vote on the next nomination in the series and then, if cloture is invoked, up to 30 hours of debate.
Further, at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 7th, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #247, John H. Gibson, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
Monday, November 6th at 5:30pm – 1 roll call vote
1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #107, Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Tuesday, November 7th at 12:00 Noon – 1 roll call vote
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #247, John H. Gibson, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.