The Senate stands
adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #116, Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, post-cloture.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
Roll call votes are expected during Tuesday’s session. Another message will be sent when votes are scheduled.
As a reminder, Senator McConnell has filed cloture on the following nominations:
1) Executive Calendar #116, Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
2) Executive Calendar #95, Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021.
3) Executive Calendar #89, Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2023.
4) Executive Calendar #94, Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021.
5) Executive Calendar #100, Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2022.
6) Executive Calendar #117, Michael H. Park, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
If cloture is invoked on the Bianco or Park nominations, there would be up to 30 hours of debate prior to a vote on confirmation. If cloture is invoked on the Reed, Bachus, Pryor, or Dhillon nominations, there would be up to 2 hours of debate prior to a vote on confirmation. Following a vote on confirmation of a nomination, there would be a cloture vote on the next nomination.