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Roll Call Vote on Wyden amendment #2661, as modified Votes
October 27, 2015 11:04 AM11:04am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Wyden amendment #2621, as modified; Not Agreed To: 41-55 The remaining votes in this series will be 10 minute votes. There will be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between the votes. Next: Heller amendment #2548, as modified; Leahy amendment #2587, as modified; Flake amendment #2582; and Franken amendment #2612, as further …
Schedule for Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Senate Schedule
October 27, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. At 11:00am, the post-cloture time on Burr-Feinstein substitute amendment #2716 will be considered expired and the Senate will vote in relation to the following amendments: Wyden amendment #2621, as modified; Heller amendment #2548, as modified; Leahy amendment #2587, as modified; Flake …
Wrap Up for Monday, October 26, 2015 Wrap Up
October 26, 2015 06:13 PMRoll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #140, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York; confirmed: 88-0. Legislative Business Passed H.R.313, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015. Passed H.R.639, Regulatory Transparency New Medical Therapies, with substitute amendment. Adopted S.Res.297, Minnesota Lynx. Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2200, Workplace …
Next votes 11:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27 Floor Updates
October 26, 2015 06:05 PMBy a vote of 88-0, the Senate confirmed the Vilardo nomination. The next votes are scheduled to begin at 11:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27. Those votes will be in relation to the following amendments: Wyden amendment #2621, as modified; Heller amendment #2548, as modified; Leahy amendment #2587, as modified; Flake amendment #2582; and Franken amendment #2612, as further modified. Following disposition of the Franken amendment, we expect to recess until 2:15pm for the weekly …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Vilardo nomination (NY district judge) Votes
October 26, 2015 05:33 PM5:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #140, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York; Confirmed: …
Schedule for Monday, October 26, 2015 Senate Schedule
October 26, 2015 03:00 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, October 26, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. At 5:00pm, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #140, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York. At 5:30pm, there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Vilardo nomination. As a reminder, during …
Wrap Up for Thursday, October 22, 2015 Wrap Up
October 22, 2015 05:55 PMRoll Call Votes 1. Motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; invoked: 83-14. 2. Paul amendment #2564 (liability immunity); not agreed to: 32-65. 3. Executive Calendar #339 Julie Furuta-Toy - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea; confirmed: 93-0. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #246, S.799 - a bill to …
Agreement to vote on Vildardo nomination on Monday @ 5:30pm Floor Updates
October 22, 2015 05:49 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that results in a vote on confirmation of the Vildardo nomination (NY district judge) at 5:30pm on Monday. Under the order, at 5:00pm on Monday October 26, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #140, the nomination of Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York. There will then be up to 30 minutes for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of the …
Executive nominations confirmed; Senate agrees to Cybersecurity consent; Senate passes S.799 Floor Updates
October 22, 2015 02:33 PMThe Senate confirmed the Furuta-Toy nomination by a vote of 93-0. There will be no further roll call votes this week. We anticipate a roll call vote on the nomination of Lawrence Vilardo (NY district judge) on Monday evening, October 26. The Senate confirmed the following Executive nominations by voice vote: Executive Calendar #340 Dennis B. Hankins - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea; Executive Calendar #341 …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Furuta-Toy nomination Votes
October 22, 2015 01:50 PM1:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #339, Julie Furuta-Toy, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Confirmed: …
Cruz UC objected to Floor Updates
October 22, 2015 01:47 PMSenator Cruz asked unanimous consent that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of S.Res.224, Liu Xiaobo Plaza, and the resolution be agreed to. Senator Feinstein objected to the request. Unofficial Transcript: MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU. RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF REMARKS AS TO WHY. SENATOR CRUZ, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYED A ROLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE 1990'S, IN HELPING DISSIDENTS …
Roll Call Vote on Paul amendment #2564 (limited immunity) Votes
October 22, 2015 11:47 AM11:46am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Paul amendment #2564 (liability …
Roll Call Vote on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Votes
October 22, 2015 11:12 AM11:08am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; Invoked: 83-14 If cloture is invoked, there will be 10 minutes for debate following by a vote in relation to Paul amendment #2564 (liability …
Schedule for Thursday, October 22, 2015 Senate Schedule
October 22, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, with the time until 11:00am equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. The filing deadline for second degree amendments to Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) and S.754 is 10:30am. At 11:00am, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Wrap Up
October 21, 2015 07:02 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.208, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm Sandy, with a Vitter amendment. Passed H.R.774, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015. Adopted S.Res.291, honoring the lives of the 33 crew members of the El Faro. Adopted S.Res.108, commemorating the discovery of the polio vaccine …
Burr and Lee object to calling up LWCF amendments to cybersecurity Floor Updates
October 21, 2015 06:45 PMThis evening there was an attempt to make pending to S.754, Cyberseurity, amendments to extend the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for 6 months, 1 year, and permanently. In each case, there were objections. Below you will find the sequence of the requests and objections and text of the unofficial transcript. Senator Udall asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendments in order to call up amendment #2717 (6 month extension of the (LWCF)). Senator Burr asked consent that the …
Up to 2 votes at 11:00am Thursday--cloture on Cybersercurity and Paul amendment Floor Updates
October 21, 2015 06:40 PMAt 11:00am on Thursday, October 22, there will be two roll call votes with 10 minutes equally divided between the votes. Those votes will be on: Motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; if cloture is invoked, then (10 minutes equally divided) Paul amendment #2564 (liability …
Senate passes H.R.208 and H.R.774 Floor Updates
October 21, 2015 05:57 PMBy unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.208, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm Sandy, with a Vitter amendment. The Senate then passed H.R.774, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of …
Objections to TSCA / LWCF Floor Updates
October 21, 2015 05:39 PMSenator Udall asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar number 121, S. 697, TSCA. Further, that the only amendment to be offered by Senator Inhofe; that there be up to 2 hours of debate equally divided between the Leaders, or their designees, and that following the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate vote on adoption of the amendment, the bill be read a …
Republicans object to extending Perkins loans Floor Updates
October 21, 2015 04:02 PMSenator Baldwin asked unanimous consent to take up and pass HR 3594, Higher Education Extension Act (Perkins loans). Senator McCain objected on behalf of Republican …