The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #186 Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union.
At approximately 10:00am, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Puzder nomination.
Senator Thune has filed cloture on the following nominations:
1. Executive Calendar #186 Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
2. Executive Calendar #100 Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See
3. Executive Calendar #151 Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years
4. Executive Calendar #322 Jeanine Pirro, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years
5. Executive Calendar #162 Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
6. Executive Calendar #52 Catherine Hanson, of South Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
7. Executive Calendar #301 John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic
8. Executive Calendar #266 Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director
9. Executive Calendar #179 Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
10. Executive Calendar #63 Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator
If cloture is invoked on each nomination in the list above, there will be up to 2 hours prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination. Following disposition of the nomination, the Senate will vote on cloture on the next nomination.
Additional messages will be sent as more information is available.
Saturday, August 2nd at approx. 10:00am – roll call vote:
1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #186 Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union