9:34 a.m. The Senate met in pro forma session, Senator Blunt  presiding. No business was conducted.

Two more pro forma sessions will be held during the Thanksgiving recess: Tuesday, November 26 at 7 a.m. and Friday, November 29 at 9:30 a.m.

The Senate will next convene in legislative session on Monday, December 2 at 3 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. on December 2, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of of Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be secretary of of the Department of Energy. The Senate will then vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Eric Ross Komitee to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.