vote schedule for today, Thursday, and Monday--Agreement on Work (DoD), Chuang (MD district), Hazel (MD district), Moritz (10th Circuit), Schneider (Interior), LeVine (Amb. to Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in votes related to nominations today, tomorrow, and Monday. All votes after the first vote in each series will be 10 minutes in duration. There are two minutes for debate equally divided prior to each vote.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

4:00pm-up to 7 roll call votes:

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #585, Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #586, Stanley Allen Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington
3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #587, Manish S. Shah, of IL, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #588, Daniel D. Crabtree, of KS, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas
5. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #589, Cynthia Ann Bashant, CA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California
6. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #590, Jon David Levy, of ME, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maine
7. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #711, Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense

Thursday, May 1, 2014

11:00am-up to 3 roll call votes:

1. Cloture on Executive Calendar #591, Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland
2. Cloture on Executive Calendar #592, George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland
3. Cloture on Executive Calendar #575, Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit

1:45pm-up to 4 roll call votes

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #591, Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #592, George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland
3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #730  Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #701 Suzan G. LeVine, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of Liechtenstein

Monday, May 5, 2014

5:30pm-up to 2 roll call votes

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #575, Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #703 Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service

Unanimous consent request:

Reid:    I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of the Levy nomination, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Cal. #711 (Work) that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided  between the two Leaders, or their designees prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination;  further that, notwithstanding Rule 22, on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., the Senate proceed to Executive session and vote on the cloture motions for Cal# 591 (Chuang), 592 (Hazel), and 575 (Moritz); further, that if cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, all post cloture time be expired and at 1:45 p.m., the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of  Cal# 591 (Chuang), and #592 (Hazel), #730 (Schneider), and  #701 (LeVine); further that on Monday, May 5, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to Executive session and vote on confirmation of Cal. # 575 (Moritz), and #703 (Selfridge), further, that there be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote, equally divided in the usual form, that any roll call votes, following the first in each series, be 10 minutes in length; and if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.

Chair:  Without objection