Schedule for Monday, January 8, 2018

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, January 8, 2018.

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Campbell nomination.

As a reminder, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations:

1.      Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee;

2.      Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennesse to be US District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee;

3.      Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia; and

4.      Executive Calendar #435, Walter David Counts III, of Texas, to be US District Judge for the Western District of Texas.

Each nomination is subject to a cloture vote and then, if cloture is invoked, up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on confirmation. Upon disposition of the first nomination, there would be a cloture vote on the next nomination in the series and then, if cloture is invoked, up to 30 hours of debate.

Monday, January 8 at 5:30pm – 1 roll call vote

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee