The US Senate will vote on Paul Atkins, the nominee for SEC Chairman According to Eleanor Terrett, the US Senate has scheduled a procedural "close of debate" vote on SEC Chairman nominee Paul Atkins at 11:30 am tomorrow (23:30 Beijing time on April 10th). If the vote is passed, the formal confirmation of the vote may take place as early as 7:00 pm that evening (7:00 pm Beijing time on April 11th).