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Wrap Up for Thursday, May 10, 2018Roll Call Votes1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the 7th Circuit; Confirmed: 49-46.2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #729, Joel...

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, May 14, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #780, Michael Scudder, of Illinois, to be Judge for the 7th Circuit. At 5:30pm, Monday, May 14th, there...

At 11:27 Senator Flake asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass H.R.1551 with the Flake substitute amendment (border and DACA).  Senator Lee objected.

At 1:46pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on  Executive Calendar #777, John Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be Judge for the 6th Circuit.Invoked:  52-43.

At 12:43pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #729, Joel Carson III, of New Mexico, to be Judge for the 10th Circuit.Invoked: 71-24.

At 12:01pm, the Senate began at 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the 7th Circuit.Confirmed: 49-46.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the 7th Circuit. At 12:00 noon there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th Circuit; Confirmed: 62-342.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the...

At 12:37pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, to be Judge for the 7th Circuit.Invoked: 49-47.

At 12:01pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th CircuitConfirmed: 62-34. Next:Cloture on Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the 7th Circuit

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th Circuit, post-cloture. At 12:00 noon, there will be a roll call vote on confirmation...

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There will be 2 roll call votes at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Engelhardt nomination and cloture on the Brennan nomination. If cloture is invoked on the Brennan nomination, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate.  12:00 noon—2 roll...

The Senate stands adjourned until 2:30pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th Circuit, post-cloture. The time during recess, adjournment, Morning Business and...

Roll Call Votes 1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th Circuit; Invoked: 64-31 Legislative BusinessPassed S.1732, Improving Access to Behavioral Health IT Began the Rule 14 process to...

At 5:31pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th Circuit;Invoked: 64-31

The Senate stands adjourned.  There will be pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on Monday, April 30 at 2:30pm and on Thursday, May 3 at 10:30am.  On Monday, May 7, 2018 the Senate will convene at 3:00pm.  Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of...

No Roll Call Votes1.       Cloture on Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State; Invoked: 57-422.       Confirmation of Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State; Confirmed:...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider Executive Calendar #607, Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education. At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, there will be 10 hours of debate equally divided in the usual...

Senator McConnell filed cloture on: 1.       Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5th Circuit2.       Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the...