Schedule for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of Calendar #55, H.R. 636, the legislative vehicle for the FAA reauthorization.
As a reminder, this evening Senator McConnell offered a new substitute amendment #3679 to H.R.636 and filed cloture on the substitute amendment and the underlying bill. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote on the substitute amendment will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, April 14.
As a result, the filing deadline for 1st degree amendments to the new substitute (SA #3679) and underlying bill (H.R.636) is 1:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13. The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments would be one hour prior to the cloture vote, if cloture is invoked. Amendments going forward need to be filed to the new substitute amendment. If cloture is invoked, amendments must be germane
Amendments pending to H.R.636, FAA Reauthorization:
Thune amendment #3679 (substitute)
Thune amendment #3680
