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  • The following amendments were offered to HR 6147, Minibus II appropriations: SA #3405 (Heller/Brown) re: Community Volunteer Income Tax AssistanceSA #3422 (Durbin/Wicker) re: OIG report on Amtrak’s on-time performance At 2:15pm, there will be 5 minutes equally divided prior to votes in relation to...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.6147, Appropriations Minibus II (Interior/FSGG/THUD/Ag). The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus...
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1000, Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Veterans; confirmed: 86-9. Legislative Business Passed H.R.2353 with Alexander substitute: to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical...
  • 5:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #1000, Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.Confirmed: 86-9.
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Adoption of S.Res.584: expressing the sense of the Senate against the making available of current and former diplomats, officials, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States for questioning by the government of Vladimir Putin; adopted: 98-0. No Legislative Business...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, July 23, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #1000, Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The time until 5:30pm will be...
  • At 2:42pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call voted on adoption of S.Res.584: expressing the sense of the Senate against the making available of current and former diplomats, officials, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States for questioning by the government of Vladimir Putin
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, July 19, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #903, Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, post-cloture. All time during...
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #892, Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; confirmed: 50-49.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #903, Ryan Wesley Bounds, of...
  • At 2:48pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #903, Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit  
  • 2:04pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #892, Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit;Confirmed: 50-49 Next: 1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #903,...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #892, Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, with the time until 2:00pm equally...
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #601, James Blew, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education; confirmed: 50-49.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar...
  •  2:52pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #892, Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.Invoked: 50-49.
  • 2:24pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #595, Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.Confirmed: 66-33. Next: 1.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #892, Andrew S....
  • Cloture was invoked on the Quarles nomination by a vote of 66-33. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm. When the Senate reconvenes, there will be up to 10 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the Quarles nomination and then cloture on Oldham nomination.  2:25pm—2 roll call...
  • 11:46am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #601, the nomination of James Blew, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education. Next: 1.      Cloture on Executive...
  • At 12:27pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #595, Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Confirmed: 66-33
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #601, the nomination of James Blew, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department...
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #936, Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education; Confirmed: 85-0  Legislative Business Adopted Calendar #436, S.Res. 386,...