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Wrap Up for Monday, May 18, 2015 Wrap Up
May 18, 2015 07:57 PMRoll Call Votes Brown amendment #1242 (restore TAA funding); not agreed to: 45-41. Lankford amendment #1237, as modified (religious freedom); agreed to: 92-0. Legislative Business Agreed to H.Con.Res.43, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the Capitol, and Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol. Completed the Rule 14 process to place on …
Roll Call Vote on Lankford SA #1237 (religious freedom) Votes
May 18, 2015 06:07 PM6:05pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Lankford amendment #1237, as modified (religious freedom) Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Brown SA #1242 (restore TAA funding) Votes
May 18, 2015 05:33 PM5:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Brown amendment #1242 (to restore TAA funding). Not Agreed To: 45-41. Next: Lankford amendment #1237, as modified (religious …
2 votes at 5:30pm Floor Updates
May 18, 2015 04:34 PMAt 5:30pm today, there will be 2 roll call votes on the Brown amendment and Lankford, as modified, amendment. The Lankford modification makes a technical correction to the instruction line of the amendment. Each are subject to 60-affirmative vote thresholds. 5:30pm-2 roll call votes: Brown SA #1242 (to restore TAA funding) Lankford SA #1237, as modified (religion …
Schedule for Monday, May 18, 2015 Senate Schedule
May 18, 2015 02:00 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, May 18, 2015. The Senate will not be in session on Friday, May 15, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3:00pm. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1314 with the time until 5:30pm equally divided between the managers or their designees. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote in relation to the Brown SA #1242 and Lankford SA #1237 (60 affirmative-vote …
Wrap Up for Thursday, May 14, 2015 Wrap Up
May 14, 2015 06:01 PMRoll Call Votes Passage of H.R.1295, as amended with S.1267, Preferences (60-affirmative vote threshold); passed: 97-1. Passage of H.R.644, as amended with S.1269, Customs (60-affirmative vote threshold); passed: 78-20. Motion to invoke cloture, upon reconsideration, on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for the trade related legislation (TPA and TAA); invoked: 65-33. Legislative Business Passed H.R.606, Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act. Agreed …
Morning Business--no more votes Floor Updates
May 14, 2015 05:34 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes his …
Agreement to yield back remining post-cloture time Floor Updates
May 14, 2015 05:32 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement for consideration of the Trade bill for the remainder of today. All post-cloture debate time has been yielded back and the motion to proceed to H.R.1314 was adopted. Senator Hatch then offered amendment #1221 (substitute that includes TPA and TAA), Flake amendment #1243 (strikes TAA title in subst.), and Lankford amendment #1237 (religious freedom). Senator Brown then called up amendment #1242 (TAA funding). No further amendments are in order to the bill …
Cloture invoked on motion to proceed to Trade Floor Updates
May 14, 2015 05:31 PMBy a vote of 65-33, cloture, upon reconsideration, was invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for the Trade Act of 2015 (TPA and TAA). Negotiations continue on a path forward on the Trade bill. If no agreement is reached, all post-cloture time would expire at 10:00pm …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on MTP to H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for the Trade Act of 2015 (TPA and TAA), upon reconsideration Votes
May 14, 2015 02:01 PM1:55pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for the Trade Act of 2015 (TPA and TAA), upon reconsideration; Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on H.R.644, as amended with S.1269, Customs Votes
May 14, 2015 12:31 PM12:28pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.644, as amended with S.1269, Customs (60-affirmative vote threshold); Passed: 78-20 2:00pm-1 roll call vote: Cloture, upon reconsideration, on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for the trade related legislation (TPA and …
Roll Call Vote on passage of H.R.1295, as amended with the text of S.1267 (AGOA) Votes
May 14, 2015 12:01 PM12:00pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.1295, as amended with the text of S.1267 (AGOA); Passed: 97-1 Next: Passage of H.R.644, as amended with S.1269, Customs (60-affirmative vote threshold) 2:00pm-1 roll call vote: Cloture, upon reconsideration, on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for the trade related legislation (TPA and …
2 votes at 12pm and 1 vote at 2pm Floor Updates
May 14, 2015 11:46 AMThe Senate has begun debate on H.R.1295, as amended with the text of S.1267 (AGOA), and H.R.644, as amended with the text of S.1269 (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Customs and Currency)). The time until 12:00pm will be equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. At 12:00 noon, the Senate will vote on passage of the bills, as amended. At 2:00pm, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the …
Schedule for Thursday, May 14, 2015 Senate Schedule
May 14, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:00am. At 10:00am, the Senate will proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar #57, H.R.1295 and Calendar #56, H.R.644, en bloc. The Hatch amendments, which are the text of S.1267 and S.1269 respectively, will be considered and agreed to. No further amendments are in order prior to votes on passage of the bills, as amended. Each …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Wrap Up
May 13, 2015 05:28 PMRoll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #80, Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General; confirmed: 84-12. Legislative Business Adopted S.Con.Res.10, supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the "International Year of Soils" and supporting locally led soil conservation, with a Lee amendment. Executive …
Agreement on trade bills Floor Updates
May 13, 2015 02:35 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 2 votes at 12:00pm and 1 vote at 2:00pm tomorrow, Thursday, May 14. Those votes would be on the following: 12:00pm-2 roll call votes: Passage of H.R.1295, as amended with S.1267, AGOA/Preferences (60-affirmative vote threshold) Passage of H.R.644, as amended with S.1269, Customs (60-affirmative vote threshold) 2:00pm-1 roll call vote: Cloture, upon reconsideration, on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, the legislative …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Yates (Deputy AG) Votes
May 13, 2015 01:50 PM2:00pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #80, the nomination of Sally Yates, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General; Confirmed: …
2:00pm roll call vote on Yates Floor Updates
May 13, 2015 11:35 AMAt 1:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #80, the nomination of Sally Yates, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General. There will be one for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination. If all time is used, the vote would occur at approximately …
Schedule for Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Senate Schedule
May 13, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Democrats controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Wrap Up
May 12, 2015 05:35 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, legislative vehicle for trade legislation; not invoked: 52-45. Legislative Business Passed H.R.1075, Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry Executive …