The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #18 Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National Intelligence, post-cloture.
Senator Thune has filed cloture on the following nominations:
1. Executive Calendar #17 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
2. Executive Calendar #19 Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce
3. Executive Calendar #16 Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture
4. Executive Calendar #20 Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration
At approximately 11:00am, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Gabbard nomination and on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #17 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. If cloture is invoked on the Kennedy nomination, the post-cloture time will count as if it was invoked at 1:00am on Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 12th at approximately 11:00am – 2 roll call votes:
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #18 Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National Intelligence
2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #17 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services