3:48 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 26th for a pro forma session only, with no business expected to be conducted.
When the Senate adjourns on Friday, it will next convene for business on Tuesday, January 30th. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
At 5:30 p.m. – one vote:
- Confirmation of the Kolar nomination.
During wrap-up:
S. Res. 533 National Board Certified Teachers Week; adopted by unanimous consent.
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3:43 Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the national security supplemental and paid tribute to the Senate Pages.
3:31 p.m. Senator Booker paid tribute to the Senate Pages.
3:18 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke about abortion access and the national security supplemental.
2:46 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about Maria Downey, a journalist in Alaska, who is this weeks Alaskan of the Week.
2:34 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke about Ukraine.
2:34 p.m. By a vote of 66-29, The Senate invoked cloture on Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
- Senators Braun, Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Cramer, Ernst, Graham, Grassley, Kennedy, Moran, Mullin, Murkowski, Romney, Rounds, Thune, Tillis, & Young.
- Senators Baldwin, Barrasso, Klobuchar, Marshall, & Smith did not vote
1:49 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
1:42 p.m. Senator Gillibrand spoke on the war in Israel and the remaining hostages.
1:36 p.m. Senator Budd spoke on the war in Israel and the remaining hostages.
1:35 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:
- Karoline Mehalchick to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
- Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
1:33 p.m. By a vote of 51-42, the Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Kirk E. Sherriff to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
12:32 p.m. The Senate is voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kirk Edward Sherriff to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California
12:30 p.m. By a vote of 87-6, the #Senate confirmed Gretchen S. Lund to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
- Senators Britt, Hawley, Schmitt, Scott (FL), Sullivan and Tuberville voted against
- Senators Baldwin, Barrasso, Cassidy, Kennedy, Klobuchar, Marshall, and Smith did not vote
11:32 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Gretchen S. Lund to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
11:28 a.m. Senator Padilla spoke on the Sherriff nomination.
11:05 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on the two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea and on the Houthis and Iran.
10:57 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the FCC and net neutrality.
10:43 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke on Amtrak and infrastructure.
10:20 a.m. Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the Iran, American foreign policy and the US economy.
10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 25th. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of Gretchen S. Lund to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
At 11:30 a.m. – two votes:
- Confirmation of the Lund nomination.
- Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kirk Edward Sherriff to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California (if cloture is invoked, a vote on confirmation would occur at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader).
At 1:45 p.m. – one vote:
- Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joshua Paul Kolar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
