Schedule for Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The Senate stands
adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #19, Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, post-cloture.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
At 2:30pm, all post-cloture time will be considered expired, and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Matey nomination. Upon disposition of the Matey nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #107, Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
At 2:30pm Tuesday, March 12th – 2 roll call votes:
1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #19, Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
2) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #107, Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
As a reminder, in addition to the Matey nomination, last week, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations:
1. Executive Calendar #107, Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; and
2. Executive Calendar #98, William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
If cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, there would be up to 30 hours of debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination, before proceeding to a cloture vote on the next nomination.
