Today Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations and on the motion to proceed to
H.R.4660, the CJS Appropriations bill:
- Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;
- Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois;
- Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida;
- Executive Calendar #572, Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General; and
- MTP to Calendar #428, H.R.4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
On Monday, June 16, at 5:30pm there will be up to 3 roll call votes:
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois;
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida;
If cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, on Tuesday, June 17th at 11:00am, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed above followed by a cloture vote on Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik - to be an Assistant Attorney General.
On Tuesday, June 17 at 11:00am-up to 4 roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr. - to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington,
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle - to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois,
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #778 Darrin P. Gayles - to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik - to be an Assistant Attorney General (up to 8 hours of post-cloture debate).