1) It is customary in the Judiciary Committee to “hold over” a Supreme Court nominee for a week after the initial “markup” session.
2) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has scheduled that markup session for tomorrow. But at the close of confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett, Graham noted that the committee will “hold the nomination over” for a week.
3) That means there will likely (likely) be discussion tomorrow of the Barrett nomination at the business meeting. But the committee effectively punts the actual “markup” (where the committee votes to send the nomination to the floor) until Thursday, October 22.
4) We have been expecting the committee to consider the nomination on October 22 for some time now.
That means the nomination will likely go to the floor October 23 (perhaps with little fanfare) and a debate and confirmation vote starting sometime after Monday, October 26.
That means the nomination will likely go to the floor October 23 (perhaps with little fanfare) and a debate and confirmation vote starting sometime after Monday, October 26.
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