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Lee objects to passing 60 day extension of the LWCF Floor Updates
September 30, 2015 05:57 PMSenator Heinrich asked unanimous consent to discharge the Energy Committee and the Senate take up and pass S.2101, 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lee …
Alexander objects to Higher Education Extension Act of 2015 (Perkins Loan program) Floor Updates
September 30, 2015 02:02 PMSenator Baldwin asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.R.3594, a bill to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program. Senator Alexander …
Cloture filed on motion to proceed to Mil-Con/VA appropriations Floor Updates
September 30, 2015 10:30 AMThe Senate passed the continuing resolution through December 11, 2015 and the TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act by a vote of 78-20. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. Senator McConnell then moved to proceed to Calendar #98, H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; and filed cloture on the motion to proceed. The cloture vote will occur on Friday, unless an agreement can be …
Roll Call Vote on Dec 11 CR Votes
September 30, 2015 10:01 AM10:00am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015, with further amendment #2689 (continuing resolution through Dec. 11, 2015); Agreed To: …
Schedule for Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 30, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR), post-cloture. All post-cloture time on the motion to concur will be considered expired at 10:00am, with the time until then equally divided between the two managers or their designees. Wednesday, September 30 at 10:00am-1 …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Wrap Up
September 29, 2015 05:59 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. Adopted S.Res.217, designating October 8 as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2089, American Energy Innovation. No Executive …
Senate passes FAA extension Floor Updates
September 29, 2015 02:27 PMBy unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. The Senate continues to consider the motion to concur with respect to H.R.719 (TSA and CR through Dec. 11, 2015), post-cloture. If all time is used and no agreement can be reached to vote earlier, the vote on passage would occur tomorrow morning. Senators will be notified when the vote is scheduled. No votes are scheduled at this …
Schedule for Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 29, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR), post-cloture. Senators will be notified when any roll call votes are scheduled. The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. All time during adjournment and recess of the Senate will …
Wrap Up for Monday, September 28, 2015 Wrap Up
September 28, 2015 07:24 PMRoll Call Votes 1. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - clean CR through Dec. 11, 2015); not invoked: 77-19. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #180, S.599, to extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project, with committee-reported substitute. Agreed to S.Res.271, recognizing the 100th anniversary of Dinosaur National Monument and designating October …
Cloture invoked on motion to concur re: Dec 11 CR--Cruz motion to table tree filler amendment not agreed to by voice vote Floor Updates
September 28, 2015 06:19 PMBy a vote of 77-19, cloture was invoked on the motion to concur with amendment (Dec. 11 CR). There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on the motion to concur with amendment. Senator Cruz moved to table amendment #2690 (date change), for the purpose of offering amendment #2701 (Iran nuclear agreement clock and defund Planned Parenthood). He asked for the yeas and nays and failed to achieve a sufficient second for a roll call vote. The motion to table failed by …
Now voting on cloture on motion to concur re: Dec 11 CR Votes
September 28, 2015 05:40 PM5:41pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - clean CR through Dec. 11, 2015); Invoked: 77-19 Additional procedural votes, either by voice or roll call, are possible this …
Portman request to call up amendment #2902 Floor Updates
September 28, 2015 05:39 PMSenator Portman asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up amendment #2702 (automatic 1% cut). Senator Cochran …
Schedule for Monday, September 28, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 28, 2015 04:30 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 4:30pm on Monday, September 28, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R.719 with the time until 5:30pm equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. As a reminder, during Thursday's session Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689), and filled the amendment tree with date change amendments. The …
Wrap Up for Friday, September 25, 2015 Wrap Up
September 25, 2015 01:36 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed S.2082, Vets Extenders, with Lee amendment. Adopted S.Res.213, designating October 30, 2015, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers. No Executive …
Schedule for Friday, September 25, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 25, 2015 10:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Friday, September 25, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session. As a reminder, during today's session Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689), and filled the amendment tree with date change …
Wrap Up for Thursday, September 24, 2015 Wrap Up
September 24, 2015 06:21 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on McConnell substitute amendment #2669 (defund Planned Parenthood/CR through Dec. 11, 2015); not invoked: 47-52. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #195, H.R.1020 - STEM Education Act of 2015, with Thune amendment. Adopted S.Res.258, designating the week of September 20 through 26, 2015, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week". Adopted S.Res.269, designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National …
Cloture filed on CR through Dec. 11 Floor Updates
September 24, 2015 06:17 PMSenator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689), and filled the amendment tree with date change amendments. The underlying bill is the TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015. McConnell amendment #2689 is a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2015. Senator McConnell then filed cloture on the motion to concur with an amendment (CR through Dec. 11). That cloture vote is …
Cloture failed on CR/Planned Parenthood; new CR amendment offered (through Dec. 11, 2015) Floor Updates
September 24, 2015 03:11 PMCloture on McConnell amendment #2669 (Dec 11 CR/Defund Planned Parenthood) to H.J.Res.61 was not invoked by a vote of 47-52. The pending amendments were tabled and Senator McConnell offered a CR through December 11, 2015 (amendment #2680) and re-filled the amendment tree with date change amendments. The next vote is expected to occur at 5:30pm Monday. The time until 6:00pm is equally divided between the two Leaders or their …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on McConnell amendment #2669 (Dec. 11 CR/Defund Planned Parenthood) to H.J.Res.61. Votes
September 24, 2015 01:49 PMAt 1:55pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on McConnell amendment #2669 (Dec. 11 CR/Defund Planned Parenthood) to H.J.Res.61; Not Invoked: 47-52 Following the failed cloture vote, we expect Senator McConnell to table the pending amendments with voice votes, offer an amendment to fund the government through Dec. 11, 2015, re-fill the amendment tree with date change amendments, and file cloture on the new amendment. Following the vote, the time …
Schedule for Thursday, September 24, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 24, 2015 01:00 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 1:00pm on Thursday, September 24, 2015. The Senate will not be in session tomorrow, Wednesday, September 23. On Thursday, September 24, at 10:00am, Pope Francis will deliver an address to a Joint Meting of Congress. The Senate will not convene prior to the joint meeting; however, senators will gather in the chamber at 9:30am, and at 9:40am will proceed as a body to the Hall of the House of Representatives. At 1:00pm on Thursday, following Leader remarks, …
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