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Roll Call Vote on Booker amendment #155 (new circumstances) Votes
January 29, 2015 02:32 PM2:36pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Booker amendment #155 (new circumstances); Not Agreed To: 41-56 The remaining votes in this series will be 10 minute votes. There will be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between each vote. Next: Markey amendment #141 (delay effective date) Markey amendment #178 (oil spill liability trust fund) Cantwell amendment #131 (U.S. environmental laws) Boxer amendment #130 (permit savings clause) Passage of S.1, as amended, a bill to …
Agreement to vote on H.R.203, Clay Hunt SAV Act Floor Updates
January 29, 2015 02:14 PMAt 4:30pm on Monday, February 2, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #6, H.R.203, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. The time until 5:30pm will be equally divided in the usual form. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of the …
Amendments withdrawn Floor Updates
January 29, 2015 01:11 PMThe following amendments were withdrawn: Sullivan #67 Murkowski #98 Flake #103 Merkley #174 Tillis #102 Peters #55 2:30pm-up to 6 roll call votes (post-cloture amendments are subject to a majority affirmative vote threshold): Booker amendment #155 (new circumstances) Markey amendment #141 (delay effective date) Markey amendment #178 (oil spill liability trust fund) Cantwell amendment #131 (U.S. environmental laws) Boxer amendment #130 (permit savings clause) Passage of S.1, as …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline Votes
January 29, 2015 01:10 PM12:46pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on cloture on S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline; Invoked: …
Pending amendments to S. 1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline Floor Updates
January 29, 2015 01:00 PMThe following amendments are pending to S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline: Markey amendment #178 (tar sands) Cantwell amendment #131 (U.S. environmental …
Roll Call Vote on Udall amendment #77 Votes
January 29, 2015 12:20 PM12:24pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Udall amendment #77 (renewable electricity standards); Not Agreed To: 45-53 Next: Barrasso amendment #245 (tribal treaties) Cardin amendment #124 (tribal treaty requirements) Cloture on S.1, …
Roll Call Vote on Burr amendment #92, as modified (Land and Water Conservation Fund) Votes
January 29, 2015 12:20 PM11:59am, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Burr amendment #92, as modified (Land and Water Conservation Fund); Not Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Daines amendment #246 Votes
January 29, 2015 11:25 AMAt 11:29am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Daines amendment #246 (SoS Land and Water Conservation Fund); Not Agreed To: 47-51 Next: Burr amendment #92, as modified (Land and Water Conservation Fund) Udall #77 (renewable electricity standards) Barrasso amendment #245 (tribal treaties) Cardin amendment #124 (tribal treaty requirements) Cloture on S.1, Keystone 2:30pm-up to 6 roll call votes (post-cloture amendments are subject to a majority affirmative vote …
Updated vote order--up to 6 votes at 11:30am Floor Updates
January 29, 2015 11:19 AMThe order of the votes has changed. The first vote will be on the Daines amendment. The new order is listed below. After the cloture vote, we may vote on some of the remaining pending and germane amendments before lunch. The Vitter amendment was withdrawn. Approx: 11:30am-up to 6 roll call votes (by consent, amendments pre-cloture are subject to a 60-affirmative vote threshold): Daines amendment #246 (SoS Land and Water Conservation Fund) -side by side to Burr amendment #92 Burr …
series of votes at 11:30am and 2:30pm, No roll call votes on Friday, Jauary 30 Floor Updates
January 29, 2015 09:51 AMDuring leader remarks, Senator McConnell announced the Senate will be in session tomorrow, but there will be no roll call votes. The first vote of next week will be at 5:30pm on Monday, February 2. We expect to vote on passage of H.R.203, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, on Monday. The Senate is in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The Democrats control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans control the final 30 minutes. Following morning business (10:50am), …
Schedule for Thursday, January 29, 2015 Senate Schedule
January 29, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, with the Democrats controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. There will be up to 15 minutes for debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form. The Senate will then …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Wrap Up
January 28, 2015 07:01 PMRoll Call Votes Cardin amendment #75 (local water supplier); not agreed to: 37-61. Peters amendment #70 (pipeline safety); not agreed to: 40-58. Sanders amendment #23 (solar panels); not agreed to: 40-58. Cruz amendment #15 (expedited export of natural gas to WTO); not agreed to: 53-45. Moran amendment #73 (prairie chicken); not agreed to: 54-44. Whitehouse amendment #148 (campaign finance disclosure re: Keystone); not agreed to: 44-52. Daines amendment #132 (Sense of Congress: …
Agreement on S.1, Keystone--up to 7 votes at 11am and 6 votes at 2:30 tomorrow Floor Updates
January 28, 2015 06:52 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement to complete action on S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone pipeline, tomorrow. As a result of this agreement, there will be a series of up to 7 roll call votes at approximately 11:00am and up to 6 roll call votes at 2:30pm tomorrow. The agreement is as follows: The pending Murkowski substitute amendment #2, will be considered original text for the purposes of further amendment. When the Senate resumes consideration of S.1 tomorrow, Thursday, January 28, …
Roll Call Vote on Gillibrand amendment #48 (fracking) Votes
January 28, 2015 06:01 PM6:03pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Gillibrand amendment #48 (fracking); Not Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Heitkamp amendment #133 (RTC) Votes
January 28, 2015 05:40 PM5:44pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Heitkamp #133 (renewable tax credits); Not Agreed To: 47-51 Next (10 minute votes): Gillibrand amendment #48 (fracking) Barrasso amendment #245 (tribal treaties) Cardin amendment #124 (tribal treaty requirements) Daines amendment #246 (SoS Land and Water Conservation Fund) -side by side to Burr amendment #92 Burr amendment #92, as modified (Land and Water Conservation …
Collins agreed to by voice, Carper withdrawn, Roll Call Vote on Murkowski amdt Floor Updates Votes
January 28, 2015 05:23 PMThe Collins amendment #35 was agreed to by voice vote. The Carper amendment #120 was withdrawn. 5:23pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Murkowski amendment #166 (wilderness study areas); Not Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Coons amendment #115 (climate resiliency projects) Votes
January 28, 2015 05:13 PM5:01pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the Coons amendment #115 (climate resiliency projects); Not Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Daines amendment #132 (SoC, national monuments) Votes
January 28, 2015 04:35 PM4:39pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Daines amendment #132 (sense of congress: national monuments); Not Agreed To: 50-47 Next (10 minute votes): Coons amendment #115 (climate resiliency projects) Collins amendment #35 (school building efficiency) Carper amendment #120 (fuel cell motor vehicles) Murkowski amendment #166 (wilderness study areas) Heitkamp #133 (renewable tax credits) Gillibrand amendment #48 (fracking) Barrasso amendment #245 (tribal treaties) Cardin …
Roll Call Vote on Whitehouse amendment #148 (campaign finance disclosure re:Keystone) Votes
January 28, 2015 04:16 PM4:19pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Whitehouse amendment #148 (campaign finance disclosure re:Keystone). Not agreed to: …
Roll Call Vote on Moran amendment #73 (prairie chicken) Votes
January 28, 2015 03:57 PMThe Merkley amendment #125 was withdrawn. At 4:01pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Moran amendment #73 (prairie chicken). Not agreed to: …