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Up to 5 votes expected at 10:00am--re: DHS and immigration Floor Updates
February 27, 2015 09:34 AMThe Senate has resumed consideration of H.R.240, DHS appropriations. The time until 10:00am is equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees. At 10:00am, there will be a cloture vote on the bill. If cloture is invoked, there will be up to 10 minutes for debate for Senator Lee. We expect Senator Lee to make a motion to table one of the tree filler amendments. If made, there would be 4 additional votes. The vote sequence can be found below. We expect all votes after the first vote …
Schedule for Friday, February 27, 2015 Senate Schedule
February 27, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Friday, February 27, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.240, DHS appropriations. Prior to adjourning, Senator McConnell yielded back all post-cloture debate time and the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, was agreed to. Senator McConnell then offered Cochran amendment #255 (clean DHS funding), filled the amendment tree with technical amendments, and filed cloture on the underlying bill. …
Agreement on HR 240, DHS/ Cloture filed on Collins immigration bill--series of votes at approx. 10:10am tomorrow Floor Updates
February 26, 2015 07:17 PMAll post-cloture debate time was been yielded back and the Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, by voice vote. Senator McConnell then offered Cochran amendment #255 (clean DHS funding), filled the amendment tree with technical amendments, and filed cloture on the underlying bill. He then moved to proceed to S.534 (Collins immigration bill) and filed cloture on the motion. We then reached an agreement that results in a series of votes that begin at …
Wrap Up for Thursday, February 26, 2015 Wrap Up
February 26, 2015 07:15 PMRoll Call Votes Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.88, celebrating Black History Month. Adopted S.Res.76, welcoming the Prime Minister of Israel to the United States for his address to a joint session of Congress, with amendments to the resolution and the title. Adopted S.Res.89, congratulating the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on its 80th year. Adopted S.Res.90, designating February 2015 as "American Heart Month" and February 6, 2015, as "National Wear Red Day". Adopted S.Res.91, …
Senate adopts resolution welcoming Prime Minister of Israel Floor Updates
February 26, 2015 06:26 PMBy unanimous consent, the Senate adopted S.Res.76, a resolution welcoming the Prime Minister of Israel to the United States for his address to a joint session of Congress, with amendments to the resolution and the …
Senate passes S.527, Congressional Gold Medal Floor Updates
February 26, 2015 04:48 PMBy unanimous consent at approximately 3:30pm today, the Senate passed S.527, A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of …
Senate adopts S.Res.88, Black History Month Floor Updates
February 26, 2015 03:15 PMBy unanimous consent, the Senate adopted S.Res.88, a resolution celebrating Black History Month. The Senate continues to consider the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, post-cloture. The Republicans control the time from 3:15 until 4:15 and the Democrats control the time from 4:15 until 5:15. Negotiations continue on a path forward to complete action on the DHS appropriations bill. Another message will be sent when any votes are …
Recess from 12:45-1:45pm Floor Updates
February 26, 2015 12:00 PMThe Senate continues to debate the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, post-cloture. The Senate will recess from 12:45pm until 1:45pm today. The post-cloture debate time expires around 9:15pm tonight. However, we hope to reach an agreement to expedite its consideration. Another message will be sent when votes are …
Schedule Thursday, February 26, 2015 Senate Schedule
February 26, 2015 08:00 AMSchedule Thursday, February 26, 2015 The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Wrap Up
February 25, 2015 05:56 PMWrap Up for Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Roll Call Votes Cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, upon reconsideration; Invoked: 98-2 Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.86, Recognizing March 3, 2015, as the centennial of the Navy Reserve No Executive …
Cloture invoked on MTP to DHS appropriations bill: 98-2 Floor Updates
February 25, 2015 03:20 PMUpon reconsideration, cloture was invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, by a vote of 98-2 (Sessions and Inhofe voted no). There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate on the motion to proceed. Upon the use or yielding back of the post-cloture time, the Senate would adopt the motion to proceed. Once we're on the bill, Senator McConnell will offer a perfecting substitute amendment that contains clean DHS funding language (minus the immigration riders) and …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on MTP to HR 240, DHS appropriations, upon reconsideration Votes
February 25, 2015 02:42 PM2:47pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, upon reconsideration; …
Reconsideration of cloture vote MTP to DHS appropriations expected in the 2:45-3pm range today Floor Updates
February 25, 2015 02:29 PMThere is a good chance that we see a roll call vote in the 2:45-3:00pm range today on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, upon reconsideration. We need to adopt 2 procedural motions before getting to the reconsideration vote. Those would be voice votes. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate on the motion to …
Recess until 2:00pm Floor Updates
February 25, 2015 12:47 PMThe Senate stands in recess until 2:00pm to allow for the caucus …
Motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, is pending Floor Updates
February 25, 2015 11:07 AMMorning business is closed. The Senate has resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.240, a bill to provide appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2015, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes …
Schedule for Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Senate Schedule
February 25, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, February 25, 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 …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Wrap Up
February 24, 2015 06:59 PMRoll Call Votes Legislative Business Adopted by voice vote S.Res.65, with the Menendez amendment to the resolution; and the Menendez and Rubio amendments to the preamble Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.534, Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015 (Collins) Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act (Portman) Executive …
Veto Message on Keystone XL pipeline - motion to proceed to DHS is pending Floor Updates
February 24, 2015 03:29 PMThe Senate has received the veto message on S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, from the President of the United States. The message was considered read, printed in the Record, spread in full upon the Journal, and held at the desk. It is in order for the Senate to proceed to its consideration at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader but no later than Tuesday, March 3. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled in …
Schedule for Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Senate Schedule
February 24, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12:30pm, with the first hour equally divided and with the Democrats controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly conference …
Wrap Up for Monday, February 23, 2015 Wrap Up
February 23, 2015 07:13 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS Appropriations; Not invoked: 47-46. Legislative Business Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.534, Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015 (Collins) Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act (Portman) Executive …
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