The Senate will resume consideration of Britt Grant, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
THE HOUSE
Friday
- The House was not in session.
Today
- The House is not in session.
THE SENATE
Friday
- The Senate was not in session.
Today
- The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, July 30, 2018.
- Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
- As a result of cloture having been filed on H.R.6147, Minibus II, and the Shelby substitute amendment, there is a filing deadline for 1st degree amendments at 4:00pm. The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments is one hour prior to the cloture vote.
- At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Grant nomination.
- As a reminder, Senator McConnell has filed cloture on the following items:
- 1. Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit;
- 2. Shelby amendment #3399 (substitute) to H.R.6147;
- 3. H.R.6147, Minibus II (FSGG/Interior/THUD/Ag);
- 4. Motion to concur in House amendment to S.1182 (Flood Insurance Program 4-month extension) (amendment/motion tree filled); and
- 5. Conference Report to accompany H.R.5515 (NDAA).
- Each cloture motion will ripen upon disposition of the previous one and each is subject to up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate time.
- Monday at 5:30pm – 1 roll call vote
- 1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
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