The Senate has reached an agreement to vote at 2:00pm today on cloture on the Carnes nomination (GA Circuit) and then on confirmation of the Shear (Ass't Sec of Defense) and Mader (Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management) nominations. At 5:30pm on Monday, July 21, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Carnes nomination. We expect voice votes on the Shear and Mader nominations.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
12:00 noon-5 votes (3 roll calls expected)
- Coburn #3549 (roll call on motion to waive Budget point of order expected (60-vote threshold))
- Vitter #3550 (voice vote expected)
- Flake #3551 (roll call vote expected at majority vote threshold)
- Tester #3552 (voice vote expected)
- Passage of S.2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 (roll call vote expected-majority vote threshold)
2:00pm-up to 3 votes (1 roll call expected)
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #849 Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #709 David B. Shear, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #834 David Arthur Mader, of Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget
Monday, July 21
5:30pm-1 roll call expected
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #849 Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
As a reminder, last night Senator Reid also filed cloture on 3 district court nominations. We expect to process those on Tuesday, July 22 with cloture and confirmation votes. Senators will be notified when those votes are scheduled.
Tuesday, July 22-up to 6 roll call votes at times to be determined on cloture and confirmation of the following nominations:
- Executive Calendar #851, Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California
- Executive Calendar #852, Robin L. Rosenberg, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
- Executive Calendar #854, John W. deGravelles, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana