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Schedule for Tuesday, July 16, 2018

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.
 
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #601, the nomination of James Blew, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education. At 11:45am there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the Blew nomination, there will be an immediate cloture vote on the Quarles nomination.
 
Following the cloture vote on the Quarles nomination the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly conference meetings.
 
During Thursday’s session, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations:
 
1.      Executive Calendar #595, Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve;
2.      Executive Calendar #892, Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; and
3.      Executive Calendar #903, Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
 
Tuesday at 11:45am – 2 roll call votes
1.      Executive Calendar #601, the nomination of James Blew, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education

2.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #595, Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve