7:04 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Following Leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business with Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. At 11:35 a.m., cloture will ripen on the following nominations:
- Jordan Emery Pratt, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
- Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
Following the 11:35 a.m. cloture votes, the Senate will recess until 2:15 p.m. for weekly conference meetings. At approximately 2:20 p.m., if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to the confirmation vote of the Pratt nomination.
By unanimous consent, the Senate agreed to the following resolutions en bloc:
- S. Res. 467, Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Workers
- S. Res. 468, Day of the Deployed
- S. Res. 469, National Chemistry Week
7:02 p.m. By a vote of 58-40, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Bill Lewis to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
- Senators Cassidy and Fetterman did not vote.
- Democratic Senator voting aye: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, King (I), Peters, and Schiff.
6:18 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of Bill Lewis to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
6:17 p.m. By a vote of 52-46, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Rebecca L. Taibleson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. This was a party-line vote.
- Senators Fetterman and Lummis did not vote.
5:22 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of Rebecca L. Taibleson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
4:37 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about judicial oversight.
4:17 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about drug trafficking.
4:01 p.m. Senator Murkowski spoke unpaid government employees working during the shutdown.
3:44 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on immigrants in Chicago.
3:33 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on the government shutdown.
3:11 p.m. Majority Leader Thune filed cloture on H.R. 5371, the House-passed Continuing Resolution. He then spoke on the government shutdown.
3:03 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the Taibleson nomination.
3:00 p.m. The Senate has convened.
The Senate will convene today at 3:00 p.m. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
At 5:30 p.m. the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:
• Confirmation of Rebecca L. Taibleson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
• Confirmation of Bill Lewis to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
As a reminder, Cloture has been filed on the following nominations.
- Jordan Emery Pratt, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
- Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Additionally, Notwithstanding Rule XXII, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, no later than Friday, October 31st, it will be in order to discharge the Committee on Finance of S.J.Res.77, S.J.Res.81, and S.J.Res.88, individually, and when discharged, the Senate proceed to its consideration. There will be up to 6 hours for debate only on each joint resolution with the time equally divided between the Leaders or their designees and following the use or yielding back of time, each joint resolution be considered read a third time and the Senate vote on the resolution.
- S.J.Res.88, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
- S.J.Res.77, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
- S.J.Res.81, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
