Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #58, Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.

At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on cloture on the Miller nomination.

Cloture has been filed on the following items:

1. Executive Calendar #58, Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.

2. Executive Calendar #54, Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

3. Executive Calendar #68, Colin Hackett Kahl,  to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

4. Motion to proceed to Calendar #34, S.914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021

Monday, April 26^th at 5:30pm – roll call vote:

1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #58, Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.

1. Cruz-Kennedy amendment #1456; not agreed to: 49-48. Subject to 60-vote threshold.

2. Lee amendment #1425; not agreed to: 49-48. Subject to 60-vote threshold.

3. Blackburn amendment  #1458; not agreed to: 46-51.

4. Passage of S.937, Hate crimes legislation, as amended; passed: 94-1.

Legislative Business

Passed S.957, DUMP Opioids Act, with Kennedy substitute amendment

By voice vote, adopted S.Res.177, Financial Literacy Month

By unanimous consent, adopted the following resolutions:

S.Res.178, Beverly Cleary

S.Res.179, Select Committee on Ethics

Executive Business

By unanimous consent, confirmed Executive Calendar #59, Deanne Bennett Criswell, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency

Passed: 97-1.

Not agreed to: 46-51.

Not agreed to: 49-48 (60 vote threshold)

Not agreed to: 49-48.

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #62, Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General; invoked: 51-49.

2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #62, Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General; confirmed: 51-49.

3.      Motion to discharge the Senate Armed Services Committee from further consideration of Colin Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; agreed to: 50-50 with the Vice President voting in the affirmative.

Legislative Business

Adopted the following resolutions:

S.Res.143, Veterans Service Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic

S.Res.168, Missouri Bearcats

S.Res.169, William Leonard

S.Res.170, Walter Mondale

Agreed to H.Con.Res.30, Presidential Address

Executive Business

By unanimous consent, confirmed the following nomination:

NAVY

Executive Calendar #60 - Adm. John C. Aquilino – to be Admiral

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.937, hate crimes legislation.

On Wednesday evening, the cloture motions with respect to Hirono amendment #1445 and S.937 were withdrawn.

At 11:30am, the Senate will vote in relation Cruz-Kennedy amendment #1456, Lee amendment #1425, and Blackburn amendment #1458. Those amendments are the only amendments in order. Following disposition of those amendments, by unanimous consent, Hirono amendment #1445, as amended if amended, will be agreed to. Then, the Senate will vote on passage of S.937, as amended. There will be four minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote. Each vote on the amendments and on the bill is subject to a 60-affirmative vote threshold.

Thursday, April 22^nd at 11:30am – 4 roll call votes expected (60-vote thresholds):

1. Cruz-Kennedy amendment #1456 (re: Prohibiting discrimination in higher education)

2. Lee amendment #1425 (re: Report on religious liberty during the pandemic)

3. Blackburn amendment  #1458

4. Passage of S.937, Hate crimes legislation, as amended.

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #34, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026; invoked: 54-44, with 1 senator responding present.

2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #34, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026; confirmed: 54-45, with 1 senator responding present.

3.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General; confirmed: 98-2.

Legislative Business

Completed the Rule 14 process to place the following bills on the Calendar of Business.

1.      H.R.7, Paycheck Fairness Act

2.      S.1216, to extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances. (Grassley)

No Executive Business

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of Executive Calendar #62, Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General. Under the rules, at approximately 11:30am, the cloture motion on the Gupta nomination will ripen and the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture. If cloture is invoked, there will be up to 2 hours of post-cloture debate time followed by a vote on confirmation of the Gupta nomination.

Upon disposition of the Gupta nomination, we expect Senator Schumer to move to discharge the Senate Armed Services Committee from consideration of the nomination of Colin Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. There would then be up to 4 hours of debate followed by a vote on the motion to discharge the Kahl nomination.

Wednesday, April 21^st at approximately 11:30am – 1 roll call vote:

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #62, Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General

Wednesday, April 21^st, if cloture is invoked up to 2 hours of debate – 1 roll call vote expected:

1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #62, Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General

Wednesday, April 21^st, if a motion to discharge is made then up to 4 hours of debate – 1 roll call vote:

1.      Motion to discharge the Senate Armed Services Committee from further consideration of Colin Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Invoked: 51-49.

Confirmed: 54-45 with one Senator voting present.

Invoked: 54-44 with one Senator voting present.

Agreed to: 50-49.

Invoked: 94-3.

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.937, COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act.

At 12:00 noon, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session, resume consideration of Executive Calendar #34, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination.

Following the cloture vote, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.

At 2:15pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Gensler nomination.

As a reminder, under the previous order, at a time to be determined on Tuesday, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General.

Tuesday, April 20^th at 12:00 noon – roll call vote:

1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #34, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026

Tuesday, April 20^th at 2:15pm – if cloture is invoked, then roll call vote:

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #34, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026.

Tuesday, April 20^th at TBD – roll call vote:

1. Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General.

1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General; invoked: 94-3.

2. Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General; agreed to: 50-49.

Legislative Business

Began the Rule 14 process to place the following bills on the Calendar of Business.

1. H.R.7, Paycheck Fairness Act

2. S.1216, to extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances. (Grassley)

Executive Business

Referred the nomination of Shannon Estenoz, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, jointly to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Environment of Public Works

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.937, COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act.

At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session, resume consideration of Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. Following the cloture vote, the Senate will resume Legislative session.

If cloture is invoked on the Monaco nomination, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader on Tuesday, April 20^th.

Additional roll call votes are possible during Monday’s session in order to file cloture on Executive Calendar #62, Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General.

Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:

1. Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General.

2. Executive Calendar #34, Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026.

Monday, April 19^th at 5:30pm – at least one roll call vote:

1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #57, Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General.