Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #759, the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit with one hour equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Bacharach nomination. As a reminder, cloture was filed on the Bacharach nomination on Thursday, July 26th.
If cloture is not invoked on the Bacharach nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative Session and adopt the motion to proceed to S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.
If cloture is invoked on the Bacharach nomination, upon disposition of the nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative Session and adopt the motion to proceed to S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.