quorum call:

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session for the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: executive calendar 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, and 825. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed to the nominations en bloc.

mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that no further motions be in order, that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question occurs on the nominations en bloc. all those in favor say aye. opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of the following nominations: executive calendar 757. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, andrea l. thompson of south dakota to be under secretary for arms control

and international security. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that no further motions be in order, and that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the nomination. all those in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. and the nomination is confirmed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 440. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 440, designating april 2018 as

second chance month. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceed to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the help committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 464. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 464, supporting the goals and ideals of take our daughters and sons to work day. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of senate resolution 489 through and including 500 which were submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measures en bloc? without objection. the senate will proceed. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the resolutions. the presiding officer: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on the resolutions en bloc. all those in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it, and the resolutions are adopted en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the preambles be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, madam president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it

adjourn to convene for pro forma sessions only with no business being conducted on the following dates and times and that following each pro forma session the senate adjourn until the next pro forma session. monday, april 30, at 2:30 p.m. thursday, may 3 at 10:30 a.m. i further ask that when the senate adjourns on thursday, may 3, it next convene at 3:00 p.m., monday, may 7, and that the following the prayer and pledge the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be closed. further, following leader remarks the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the englehardt nomination. finally not withstanding the provisions of rule 22, the cloture motions filed during today's session ripen at 5:30 p.m., monday, may 7. the presiding officer: is there objection?

without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until the us senate confirmed michael pompeo as secretary of state with a vote of 57-42. six democrats and one independent voting guests including senators donnelly, high camp, mansion, in king. the chamber confirmed richard cornell to be germany's ambassador. more votes are expected this week with senators have a district work. next week and they are expected back into session on