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  • Wrap Up for Wednesday, January 17, 2018  No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessCompleted the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2311: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Graham). No Executive Business
  • Schedule for Thursday, January 18, 2018The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House message on S.139 (702/FISA), post-cloture. The time until 12:15pm is equally divided between the two...
  • All post-cloture time on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.139 (702/FISA) will expire at 12:15pm tomorrow, Thursday, January 18th. At that time, the Senate will dispose of the pending motion to concur with an amendment and any pending amendments (could be defeated by voice...
  • Roll Call Votes1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.139 (702/FISA); invoked: 60-38. Legislative BusinessBegan the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2311: Pain-Capable Unborn Child...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House message on S.139 (702/FISA), post-cloture.
  • 5:45pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.139 (702/FISA).invoked: 60-38.
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 1:00pm for a pro forma session only with no business conducted. When the Senate adjourns on Friday, it will next convene at 4:30pm on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. On Tuesday, following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House message...
  • Roll Call Votes1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia; confirmed: 92-0.2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #435, Walter...
  • 01.11.2018

    FISA

    The motion to lay before the Senate the message on S.139, FISA, was agreed to by a vote of 68-27. Senator McConnell then moved to concur in the House amendment to S.139 and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote to occur at 5:30pm on Tuesday.  Senator McConnell made a motion to...
  • 2:08pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to lay before the Senate a message from the House to accompany S.139, FISA 702 (majority vote);Agreed To: 69-26
  • At 1:37pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #435, Walter David Counts III, of Texas, to be US District Judge for the Western District of Texas.Confirmed: 96-0. Next: Motion to lay before the Senate a message from the House to accompany...
  • At 12:41pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #435, Walter David Counts III, of Texas, to be US District Judge for the Western District of Texas;Invoked: 90-1
  • At 12:05pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia;Confirmed: 92-0 Next:1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, January 11, 2018.   Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District Judge for the Northern...
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee to be US District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; confirmed: 98-0.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #389,...
  • At 2:59pm, the Senate began a 15 minutes roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia;Invoked: 97-1
  • At 2:29pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee to be US District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee;Confirmed: 98-0 Next: Cloture on Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia,...
  • Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; confirmed: 97-0.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #371, Thomas...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee to be US District Judge for the Western...
  • At 2:44pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee to be US District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee;Invoked: 96-1