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11:50am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Lee SA #3522 (dairy labeling) [60-vote threshold].Not Agreed To: 14-84. Next, 10 minute votes:1.      Baldwin SA #3524 (Dairy marketing) (60-vote threshold)2.      Cruz SA #3402 (DC mandate)...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to concur in the House amendments to S.1182, 4-month extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (to November 30th); Agreed To: 86-122.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.6147, Appropriations Minibus II (Interior/FSGG/THUD/Ag). There will be a series of roll call votes at 11:00am. Those votes are listed below.  Upon...

2:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Shelby substitute amendment #3399 to H.R.6147, Minibus II.   Invoked: 94-4.

2:16pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.Confirmed: 52-46. Next:Up for 5 minutes of debate, then: 1.      Motion to invoke cloture on...

12:16pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to concur in the House amendments to S.1182, 4-month extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (to November 30th). Following this vote, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm. At 2:15pm – 2 roll call...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, post-cloture. At 12:15pm, the cloture motion that was...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; invoked: 52-44. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.599: designating September 25, 2018 as “National Lobster...

5:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, July 30, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.  As a result of cloture having been filed on H.R.6147,...

No Roll Call Votes   Legislative Business Passed Calendar #486, H.R. 4528: to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.   Passed H.R. 5729: to restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any...

Senator Lee asked unanimous consent to discharge the Banking Committee from further consideration of S.3128, and the Senate take up and pass S.3128 (Flood Insurance), with a Lee amendment ($2.5M cap for new construction). Senator Kennedy objected. 

Senator McConnell has filed cloture on the following items: 1.      Executive Calendar #1006, Britt Grant, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit;2.      Shelby amendment #3399...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.6147, Appropriations Minibus II (Interior/FSGG/THUD/Ag). Roll call votes in relation to the appropriations minibus are possible for Thursday’s session....

Roll Call Votes1.      Moran SA #3433 (grain inspections); agreed to: 98-0.2.      Udall SA #3414 (Amtrak); agreed to: 95-4.3.      Manchin SA #3553 (opioids); agreed to: 99-0.4.      Paul SA...

6:28pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Paul amendment #3543 (budget caps).Not Agreed to: 25-74  This is expected to be the last vote of the evening.

5:47pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Manchin amendment #3553 (Chinese Fentanyl).Agreed to: 99-0. Next:(Up to 10 minutes of debate) 1.      Paul amendment #3543 (budget caps)

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in 2 roll call votes at 5:45pm in relation to the Manchin and Paul amendments. No second degree amendments to the amendments are in order prior to the votes. There will be 10 minutes equally divided between the votes.  5:45pm—2 roll call...

2:57pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Udall amendment #3414, as modified (Amtrak).   

2:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Moran amendment #3433 (grain inspections) to H.R.6147, Appropriations Minibus.Agreed to: 98-0. Next: 1.      Udall SA #3414 (AMTRAK)