The Senate
stands adjourned until 12:00pm on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Following
Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume
consideration of Executive Calendar #945 Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
At
approximately 1:00pm the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on
the Cook nomination.
Additional
votes are expected during Thursday’s session, Senators will be notified when
more information is available.
During
Wednesday’s session Senator Thune filed cloture on the Thune-Capito substitute
amendment #6883 and the underlying bill Cal. #453, H.R.2347 the legislative
vehicle for the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act. The first
degree filing deadline for amendments to the substitute and the underlying bill
is 1:00pm Thursday, November 12. The
filing deadline for second degree amendments is 1 hour prior to the cloture
vote, if cloture is invoked.
Thursday,
November 12, at approx. 1:00pm, roll call vote:
- Motion to invoke cloture on
Executive Calendar #945 Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Amendments
pending to Cal. #453, H.R.2347, BAAJA:
- Thune
for Capito Substitute #6883
- Thune
#6884 to #6883
- Thune
#6885 to #6884
- Thune
#6886 to the
underlying bill
- Thune
#6887 to #6886
- Thune
motion to commit to finance with amendment #6888
- Thune
#6889 to #6888
- Thune
#6890 to #6889
Cloture
has been filed on the following:
- Executive Calendar #945 Gregory Carl Cook, of
Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of
Alabama
- Executive Calendar #901 Daniel Desmond Domenico,
of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
- Executive Calendar #944 Anna St. John, of
Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
- Thune
for Capito Substitute #6883 to Cal. #453 H.R.2347 Bipartisan American
Affordability and Jobs Act
- Cal.
#453 H.R.2347 Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act
- Executive
Calendar #968 Richard Wesley Bennett, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- Executive
Calendar #969 Courtney Leigh Coker, of Texas, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Texas
- Executive
Calendar #970 Kyle Frederick Reardon, of Alaska, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Alaska
- Executive
Calendar #967 Daniel Lewis Ballou, of Kentucky, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky