Schedule for Thursday, July 31, 2025
The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #271, Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs.
At approximately 11:00am, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Mason nomination. Following the cloture vote, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #113, Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
At approximately 2:15pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #172 Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service. Following disposition of the Serralta nomination, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #271, Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs (if cloture is invoked earlier). Following disposition of the nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #254, Andrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2030. Following the cloture vote, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #282 Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.
Additional roll call votes are expected Thursday afternoon and evening. Additional messages will be sent as more information is available.
Senator Thune has filed cloture on the following nominations:
1. Executive Calendar #271, Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs
2. Executive Calendar #254, Andrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2030
3. Executive Calendar #59, Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration
4. Executive Calendar #118, David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
5. Executive Calendar #165, Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education
6. Executive Calendar #90, Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
7. Executive Calendar #192, Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Thursday, July 31st at approx. 11:00am – 2 roll call votes expected:
1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #271, Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #113, Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
Thursday, July 31st at approx. 2:15pm – 4 roll call votes expected:
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #172 Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #271 Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs
3. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #254 Andrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2030
4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #282 Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security