12:21 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke on government shutdown reform.

12:02 p.m. Senators Barrasso, Lummis, and Durbin paid tribute to former Wyoming Senator Al Simpson, who passed away this morning.

11:47 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the HALT Fentanyl Act.

11:45 a.m. The Senate agreed to the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Stephen Feinberg to be Deputy Secretary of Defense by a vote of 56-39.
– Democratic Senators voting aye: Fetterman, Kaine, Reed, Shaheen, Slotkin, and Warner.
– Senators not voting: Booker, Duckworth, Hawley, Justice, and Lummis.

10:14 a.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on appropriations.

10:02 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the FBI.

10:00 a.m. The Senate has convened.

There are four votes scheduled today:

10:45 a.m. – Motion to invoke cloture on the Feinberg nomination.

1:15 p.m. – Confirmation of the Feinberg nomination (if cloture is invoked)

                  – Passage of S.331, the HALT Fentanyl Bill

                 – Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 1968, Continuing Resolution

Additional votes are possible today.