The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m and following any Leader remarks will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #474 Matthew Orso to be a District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
At approximately 11:15 a.m., the Senate will vote on cloture on the Orso nomination.
If cloture is invoked, at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Orso nomination. Following disposition of the nomination, the Senate is expected to vote on a Murkowski motion to proceed to S.J.Res.91 disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision”.
If the motion to proceed is agreed to, the Senate will vote on passage at a time to be determined on Thursday December 4th . If the Senate has received the House companion to S.J.Res.91, the vote would be on passage of H.J.Res.131.
At approximately 4:30 p.m., the Senate will vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #475 Susan Rodriguez to be a District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. If cloture is invoked on the nomination the Senate will vote on confirmation at a time to be determined on Thursday December 4th .
Cloture has been filed on S.Res.520, en bloc consideration of certain nominations, on the Executive Calendar. The cloture vote is expected during Thursday’s session.