The Senate convened for a pro forma session at 12:15 p.m. Senator Paul presided and no business was conducted.

There is an additional pro forma session on Thursday, March 20th at 12:00 noon.

The Senate will return for business on Monday, March 24th at 3:00 p.m. At that time, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., the Senate will proceed to two votes:
1. Confirmation of the nomination of Christopher Landau to be Deputy Secretary of State.
2. Confirmation of the nomination John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy.

Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:
1. Michael Kratsios to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
2. Jayanta Bhattacharya to be Director of the National Institute of Health.
3. Martin Makary to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
4. James Bishop to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
5. Aaron Reitz to be Assistant Attorney General.