Schedule for Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, July 10, 2014. Following Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 12:00 noon, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and with the time equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees.

At noon, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider the Donovan, Silliman, and Smith nominations, with the time until 2:00pm equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees.

At 2:00pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed. We expect a roll call vote on the Donovan nomination and voice votes on the Silliman and Smith nominations.

We hope to have 1 roll call vote around noon:

1. Cloture on S.2363, the Bipartisan Sportsman's Act

2:00pm-1 roll call vote:

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #903 Shaun L. S. Donovan, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (roll call vote expected)
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #695 Douglas Alan Silliman, Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Kuwait (voice vote expected)
3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #895 Dana Shell Smith, Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Qatar (voice vote expected)