6:34 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
6:32 p.m. Majority Leader Thune began wrap up:
- Completed Rule XIV process on: S. 4344, A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years. The legislation was read for the second time and placed on the Calendar.
- Adopted by voice vote: S.Res. 681, relating to the life and death of Chuck Norris.
6:31 By a vote of 47-46, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Andrew Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
Senator Collins voted no.
Not voting: Senators Daines, Fetterman, Grassley, Murkowski, Risch, Sheehy, and Warner.
5:33 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Andrew Davis to U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
5:22 p.m. Senator Cruz spoke on the nomination of Andrew B. Davis to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
5:19 p.m. Senator Cassidy spoke on a mass shooting.
5:01 p.m. Senator Moran spoke on recently retired high school basketball coach, Keith Riley.
3:46 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on FBI Director Kash Patel.
3:27 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on FBI Director Kash Patel, Iran, and Haitians immigrants. He then received consent for H.R. 1689, – To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, to have its first reading.
3:15 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on taxes.
3:00 p.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 3:00pm on Monday, April 20th. Following Leader Remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Andrew B. Davis to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
