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Wrap Up for Thursday, December 10, 2015 Wrap Up
December 10, 2015 06:33 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.2250, as amended with the text of H.J.Res.75, Continuing Resolution through December 16. Passed Calendar #35, S.142 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Passed Calendar #62, S.993 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health w/ Franken amdt. Passed Calendar #242, S.209 - Indian Tribal Energy Passed S.2308 - Church Plan Clarification Passed S.2393 - SCRA Foreclosure extension Passed H.R.2693 - to designate the arboretum at the Hunter Holmes McGuire …
Schedule for Thursday, December 10, 2015 Senate Schedule
December 10, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Senate will recess from 3:00pm until 4:30pm for the all members …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Wrap Up
December 09, 2015 05:54 PMRoll Call Votes Adoption of the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA; adopted: 85-12. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #311, H.R.2820 - Stem Cell Adopted S.Res.317 - American Visionary Art Museum Executive Business Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote DEPARTMENT OF STATE Executive Calendar #415 - Catherine Ebert-Gray, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and …
Agreement on Restrepo nomination Floor Updates
December 09, 2015 05:50 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that at 5:00pm on Monday, January 11, 2016, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider the nomination of Luis Felipe Restrepo to be US Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. There will be 30 minutes of debate followed by a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination. Monday, January 11, 2016 at 5:30pm Confirmation of Executive Calendar #213, Luis Felipe Restrepo, to be US Circuit Judge for the Third …
Shelby objects to Brown Executive nomination requests Floor Updates
December 09, 2015 12:51 PMSenator Brown asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration and the Senate vote on confirmation of the following Executive nominations: PN 371, Adam Szubin, for Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes; PN 86, Adewale Adeyemo, to be Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Markets and Development; PN 288, Patricia Loui-Schmicker, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the EX-IM …
Hatch objects to passage of S.1774, Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act Floor Updates
December 09, 2015 11:29 AMSenator Schumer asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass S.1774, Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015. Senator Hatch objected. Unofficial Transcript: SCHUMER: I AM GOING TO ASK FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST BUT SPEAK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND ENGAGE IN SOME DISCUSSION WITH MY DEER FRIEND, THE SENIOR -- MY DEAR FRIEND, THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF UTAH. I WANT TO THAIPG HIM FOR COMING TO THE FLOOR TODAY ON THIS ISSUE. I'M -- ON PUERTO RICO. I …
Morning Business until 6:00pm / Recess from 1-2pm Floor Updates
December 09, 2015 11:23 AMThe Senate is in a period of morning business until 6:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Senate will recess from 1:00pm until …
Roll Call Vote on adoption of conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA Votes
December 09, 2015 10:45 AM10:46am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany S.1177, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA); Adopted: 85-12 Following the vote on adoption, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until …
Schedule for Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Senate Schedule
December 09, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA, post-cloture, with the time until 10:45am equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. At 10:45am, all post-cloture time will expire and the Senate will vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Wrap Up
December 08, 2015 06:27 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA; invoked: 84-12. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #306, S.1719: RAISE Family Caregivers Act, with committee-reported substitute amendment. Passed Calendar #135, S.Res.207: World Press Freedom Day. Adopted S.Res.331: Wreaths Across America Day. No Executive …
Cornyn objects to passage of S.551; Senate in recess until 2:15pm Floor Updates
December 08, 2015 12:49 PMSenator Murphy asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass S.551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015. Senator Cornyn asked consent that the request be modified to include a Cornyn substitute amendment. Senator Murphy objected to the modification. Senator Cornyn objected to the original request. The Senate is now in recess until …
10:45am adoption vote on conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA Floor Updates
December 08, 2015 12:11 PMThe cloture vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA, will occur at 10:45am Wednesday, December …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on conference report to accompany H.R.1177, ESEA Votes
December 08, 2015 11:33 AM11:30am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA; Invoked: …
Senate resumes consideration of conference report re: H.R.1177, ESEA; 11:30am roll call vote; Senate to recess for caucus Floor Updates
December 08, 2015 10:23 AMThe Senate has resumed consideration of the conference report to accompany S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 (ESEA). At 11:30am, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany S.1177. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. If cloture is invoked on the conference report to accompany S.1177, the time during recess will count …
Schedule for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Senate Schedule
December 08, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.1177, ESEA. At 11:30 am, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany …
Wrap Up for Monday, December 7, 2015 Wrap Up
December 07, 2015 06:15 PMRoll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #214, Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee; confirmed: 89-0. Legislative Business Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2359, to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia (Paul). Executive Business Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote: DEPARTMENT OF STATE Executive Calendar #373 - Kenneth …
Roll Call Vote on McDonough nomination (TN district judge) Votes
December 07, 2015 05:32 PM5:29pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #214, Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Confirmed: 89-0 Next - 2 voice votes expected: Executive Calendar #373 - Kenneth Damian Ward, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical …
Schedule for Monday, December 7, 2015 Senate Schedule
December 07, 2015 02:00 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, December 7, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm. At 5:00pm, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #214, Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the McDonough nomination. As a reminder, during today's session Senator McConnell laid …
Wrap Up for Thursday, December 3, 2015 Wrap Up
December 03, 2015 09:59 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to Table Murray SA #2876 (women's health care security); tabled: 54-46. Johnson SA #2875 (keep plan) [60 vote affirmative threshold]; not agreed to: 56-44 Motion to Waive Budget Act Point of Order re: Brown SA #2883 (FMAP); not waived: 45-55. Collins SA #2885 (Strike Planned Parenthood); not agreed to: 48-52 Motion to Waive Budget Act Point of Order re: Casey-Baldwin SA #2893 (Middle Class Tax Cuts); not waived: 48-52 Heller SA #2882 (Employee Health Plans); …
Cloture filed on conference report to accompany H.R.1177, ESEA Floor Updates
December 03, 2015 09:58 PMThis evening Senator McConnell laid before the Senate the conference report to accompany H.R.1177, ESEA, and filed cloture on the conference report. We expect the roll call vote on cloture to occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Tuesday, December …
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