2:00 p.m. The Senate returned from the recess and began voting on confirmation of the Kuntz nomination.

1:06 p.m. The Senate recessed until 2:00 p.m.

12:57 p.m. Senator Peters paid tribute to his departing staffer David Weinberg.

12:55 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on the Kuntz nomination, 51-46. This was a party line vote with Senators Gallego, McConnell and McCormick not voting.

11:50 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jeffrey Kuntz to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.

10:42 a.m. Senator Barrasso spoke on the NDAA.

10:33 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on the nomination of Todd Blanche, the SAVE Act, Iran, and ICE operations.

10:13 a.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on the NDAA.

10:00 a.m. The Senate is now in session.

The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and following any leader remarks will resume consideration of the nomination of Jeffrey Kuntz to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.

At 12:00 noon, the Senate will vote on cloture on the Kuntz nomination.

If cloture is invoked, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Kuntz at 2:00 p.m.

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Cloture was filed on Tuesday on the nomination of Kara Westercamp to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Majority Leader Thune entered in a motion to reconsider the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to (S.4784), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year 2027. (NDAA).