Schumer to Bring Resolution to Senate Floor This Week to Temporarily Replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Monday that he will bring forward a resolution this week to temporarily replace Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Feinstein, who is 89 years old, has been absent from Washington since being hospitalized with shingles in March, and has missed nearly 60 votes since then.

Schumer said he wants the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily take Feinstein’s place on the committee. Feinstein has already announced she is not running for reelection.

The resolution, which is expected to be brought to the floor this week, would require a two-thirds majority vote to pass. If it passes, it would be the first time in the Senate’s history that a senator has been temporarily replaced on a committee.

Feinstein has been a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1993 and has served as its ranking member since 2017. She has been a vocal advocate for civil rights, immigration reform, and gun control.

The resolution is expected to be debated this week, and it remains to be seen if it will pass. If it does, it will be a historic moment for the Senate and a testament to Feinstein’s long-standing commitment to the Senate and her constituents.