Senate Returns for Judicial Nominations, Russia Probe Hearing While House Continues Recess

What’s happening in Congress?

• The Senate will return for its first work week after the election, while the House continues its fall recess for another week.

SENATE SCHEDULE

• The Senate starts its week on Monday with a procedural vote on the nomination of James Ray Knepp II to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. If it succeeds, a confirmation vote would likely occur Tuesday.
• The Senate hasn’t announced a schedule beyond the consideration of the Knepp nomination, but it may take up the nominations to several district court judgeships that had been teed up for consideration prior to the Senate shifting its focus to the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
• Committees will hold hearings on oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation with testimony from Andrew McCabe, examining financial regulators, and several executive branch nominations.

HOUSE SCHEDULE 

• The House is on recess and isn’t slated to return for votes until Monday, November 16th. Lawmakers may be recalled for votes with at least 24 hours of notice.
• Committees will hold hearings on oversight of financial institutions and regulators during the pandemic.

Check below throughout the week to see the vote results and updates to the schedule.

Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.

SENATE

Monday after 5:30pm

• Cloture motion on the nomination of James Ray Knepp II to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio Invoked 62-23.

Tuesday after 2:15pm

• Confirmation of James Ray Knepp II to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio Confirmed 64-24.

Wednesday

• Pre-cloture debate on Cannon nomination.

Thursday after 12pm

• Cloture motion on the nomination of Aileen Mercedes Cannon to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Invoked 57-21.
• Confirmation of Aileen Mercedes Cannon to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Confirmed 56-21.

HOUSE

• No votes are expected. Members could be recalled with at least 24 hours of notice.

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— Eric Revell