The Judicial Nominations Blog

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for the Independence Day recess.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on July 5th and July 8th. Next week, the Senate will return to consider two nominations.

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for the Independence Day recess.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on June 28th and July 1st. Next week, the Senate will remain in recess.

This week, the Senate is holding votes on two nominations and one bill, and the Judiciary Committee will convene a nominations hearing and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Christopher Fonzone to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Fonzone and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2093 , the For the People Act. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Magistrate Judge Deborah Boardman to serve as a Judge of the District of Maryland, in Baltimore. If confirmed, she would fill the seat Judge Richard Bennett previously declared he would vacate upon confirmation of his successor. The Senate will also...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on six nominations, and the Judiciary Committee will convene  an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the District Court for the District of Columbia to serve as a Judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. If confirmed, she would fill a vacancy from March 2021. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Lina Khan to be a Federal Trade Commissioner. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Khan and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management . Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nominations of Radhika Fox to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby of the Court of Federal Claims to serve as a Judge of the District of Maryland, ...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on four nominations and one bill, and the Judiciary Committee will convene a nominations hearin g  and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Bergen County Counsel Julien Neals to be a Judge of the District of New Jersey, in Newark. Neals' nomination is relatively noncontroversial, and if confirmed, he would fill a judicial emergency from 2015. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Neals, and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of WilmerHale partner Regina Rodriguez to be a Judge of the District of Colorado, in Denver. Rodriguez's nomination is relatively noncontroversial, and if confirmed, she would fill a judicial emergency from 2019. The Senate will then continue consideration of  S. 1260 , the Endless Frontier Act, and will vote on a few amendments and final passage of the bill. Wednesd...

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for Memorial Day.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on June 1st and June 3rd. Next week, the Senate will return to consider five nominations, including two to the judiciary.

This week, the Senate is holding votes on two nominations and one bill, and the Judiciary Committee will convene a nominations hearin g  and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Brooks-LaSure, and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. The Senate will also continue consideration of  S. 1260 , the Endless Frontier Act. Wednesday: The Senate will continue consideration of the Endless Frontier Act. Thursday: The Senate will continue consideration of the Endless Frontier Act. On Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee will hold a  nominations hearing  for the following nominees: Court of Appeals: Tiffan...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on one nomination, one bill, and one joint resolution, and the Judiciary Committee will convene  an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1260 , the Endless Frontier Act. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to discharge the nomination of Kristen Clarke, to be Assistant Attorney for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, from the Judiciary Committee and will continue consideration of the Endless Frontier Act. The Senate will also vote to proceed to  S.J. Res. 13 , a Congressional Review Act joint resolution disapproving of the EEOC's "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures". Wednesday: The Senate will vote to pass S.J. Res. 13 and will continue consideration of the Endless Frontier Act. Thursday: The Senate will continue consideration of the Endless Frontier Act. On Thursday, the Judiciary Committee will hold an  execu...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on seven nominations and one joint resolution, and the Judiciary Committee will convene a nominations hearin g  and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Andrea Palm to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Palm, and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Cynthia Marten to be Deputy Secretary of Education. The Senate will also vote to pass S.J. Res. 15 , a Congressional Review Act joint resolution disapproving of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's "True Lender" rule. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to discharge the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, from the Finance Committee, and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nominations of Ronald Stroman to be a Governor ...

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for a work period.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on May 3rd and May 6th. Next week, the Senate will return to consider two nominations.

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations, one bill, and one joint resolution , and the Judiciary Committee will convene  a nominations hearing and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Miller and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nominations of Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Colin Kahl to be Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. The Senate will also vote on the motion to proceed to S. 914 , the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Samantha Power to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and will vote on passage...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations and one bill. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Monaco and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for a term expiring in June 2026). Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General and will continue consideration of  S. 937 , a bill related to responding to COVID-19-related hate crimes. Thursday: The Senate will continue consideration of S. 937. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necessarily be completely accurate due to things changing in the Senate during the week.

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations and one bill. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Polly Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Trottenberg and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nominations of Wendy Sherman to be Deputy Secretary of State and Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for a term expiring in June 2021). The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Brenda Mallory to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Mallory and will vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 937 , a bill related to responding to COVID-19-related hate crimes. Thursday: The Senate will vote to discharge the nomination of Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General, from the Judiciary Committee. Notes: ¹The ...

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for a work period.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on April 5th and April 8th. Next week, the Senate will return to consider four nominations and one bill.

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for a work period.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on March 29th and April 1st. Next week, the Senate will remain in recess.

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm the nomination of Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Shalanda Young to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Vivek Murthy to be Surgeon General. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Murthy and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Rachel Levin to be Assistant Secretary of Health. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of David Turk to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Thursday: The Senate will vote to confirm Turk and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Wally Adeyemo to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur....

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to be Secretary of the Interior. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Isabel Guzman to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Katherine Tai to be United States Trade Representative. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Tai and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thursday: The Senate will vote to confirm Becerra and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necessarily be completely accurate due to things changing in the Sena...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will be in recess. Tuesday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nominations of Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Judge Merrick Garland to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Attorney General, respectively. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Fudge and Garland and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Michael Regan to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Thursday: The Senate will vote to discharge the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, from the Finance Committee, and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to be Secretary of the Interior. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necess...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations and one bill. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be Secretary of Education and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Raimondo and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Cecilia Rouse to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. Wednesday: No votes are scheduled. Thursday: The Senate will begin consideration of  H.R. 1319 , the Democratic stimulus package. Friday: The Senate will continue considering H.R. 1319. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necessarily be completely accurate due to things changing in the Senate during the week.

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be Ambassador to the United Nations. Tuesday: The Senate will confirm Thomas-Greenfield to be Ambassador to the United Nations and will vote to confirm former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to serve as Secretary of Agriculture again. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm to be Secretary of Energy. Thursday: The Senate will confirm Granholm and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be Secretary of Education. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necessarily be completely accurate due to things changing in the Senate during the week.