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Wrap Up for Thursday, March 22, 2018 Roll Call Votes Motion to instruct the SAA to request the presence of absent senators; agreed to: 91-6. Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations; Invoked: 67-30 Motion to concur in House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.1625,...

Senator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations: 1.       Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky2.       Executive Calendar #728, John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of...

At 12:21am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to concur re: HR 1625, omnibus appropriations; Agreed To: 65-32This will be the last vote of the work period. The next vote is expected to be a cloture vote on a nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, April 9. 

The motion to instruct was agreed to by a vote of 91-6.  There will now be now 2 roll call votes: -          Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations. If cloture is invoked, all time is yielded...

At 10:49pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to request the presence of absent senators;Agreed To: 91-6

By unanimous consent, the Senate adopted H.Con.Res.116, Enrollment Correction to change the title of H. R. 1625 (Omnibus) w/Risch Amendment #2226 re: naming of a wilderness area.   Votes in relation to the omnibus appropriations bill are still possible tonight, but no agreement has been...

Votes with respect to the omnibus appropriations bill are still expected this evening. We could see 3 votes tonight—cloture, motion to waive budget points of order, and motion to concur (passage). Another message will be sent when an agreement comes together.  We conducted the following...

Senator Collins asked unanimous consent that when the Senate proceeds to the consideration of the House message to accompany HR 1625, omnibus appropriations bill, the Collins-Alexander amendment #2216 (market stabilization) be considered and agreed to. Senator Murray objected. Senator...

Senator Durbin asked unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.1615, the Dream Act of 2017, and that the Senate take up and pass the bill. Senator Tillis asked that the request be modified so that the Senate resume consideration of H.R.2579,...

At 2:10 PM Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and confirm Executive Calendar #42,  the nomination of Richard Grenell to be Ambassador to Germany.  Senator Merkley objected.  The Senate has resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1519, the...

Roll Call Votes1.      Wyden motion to waive all applicable points of order with respect to Wyden amendment #2213; Not Waived: 21-782.      Passage of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA; Passed: 97-2 Legislative BusinessS.Res.438, University of...

Wyden amendment #2212 (Good Samaritan) was withdrawn.  At 3:32pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA;Passed: 97-2 There will be no further roll call votes today.   Tomorrow we will wait for the House to send us an omnibus...

Senator McConnell made a budget point of order against Wyden amendment #2213 and Senator Wyden made a motion to waive all applicable points of order.  At 2:54pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Wyden motion to waive all applicable points of order with respect to Wyden amendment...

The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA. The only amendments in order are Wyden amendment #2212 and Wyden amendment #2213. There will be up to 4 hours of debate...

Roll Call Votes1.      Corker motion to table the Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.54, Yemen; Tabled: 55-44 Legislative BusinessS.Res.434 – AmeriCorpsS.899 - Veterans Health Administration Leave Executive Business The Senate confirmed the following nominations...

At 4:34pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Corker motion to table the Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.54, Yemen;Tabled: 55-44

There will now be an additional 45 minutes for debate, 5 minutes for Murphy, Coons, Cardin, Lee, Sanders, and 15 minutes for Corker prior to the vote. Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 4:40pm), there will be a roll call vote in relation to the Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res....

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #339, H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA. Senator Sanders, or designee, will then make a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 54, Yemen. There...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #339, H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA; Invoked: 94-22.      Executive Calendar #598, the nomination of Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Protection,...

At 6:06pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #339, H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA;Invoked: 94-2