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Lankford objects to passing 60-day extension of Land and Water Conservation Fund Floor Updates
October 01, 2015 01:11 PMSenators Ayotte asked unanimous consent to take up and pass S.2101, a 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lankford …
Lankford objects to passing 60-day extension of Land and Water Conservation Fund Floor Updates
October 01, 2015 01:10 PMSenators Shaheen asked separate unanimous consent to take up and pass S.2101, a 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lankford …
1:45pm cloture vote on MTP to MilCon/VA approps Floor Updates
October 01, 2015 09:41 AMAt 1:45pm today there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of …
Schedule for Thursday, October 1, 2015 Senate Schedule
October 01, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour with the time equally divided, with the Republicans controlling the first half and Democrats controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, with the time until …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Wrap Up
September 30, 2015 06:29 PMRoll Call Votes Adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR); Agreed to: 78-20. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #238, S.2078 - to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Passed H.R.2617 - to reduce an increase in the minimum wage for American Samoa, with Isakson amendment. Adopted S.Res.266 - designating September 2015 as National Kinship Care …
Lee objects to passing 60 day extension of the LWCF Floor Updates
September 30, 2015 05:57 PMSenator Heinrich asked unanimous consent to discharge the Energy Committee and the Senate take up and pass S.2101, 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lee …
Alexander objects to Higher Education Extension Act of 2015 (Perkins Loan program) Floor Updates
September 30, 2015 02:02 PMSenator Baldwin asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.R.3594, a bill to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program. Senator Alexander …
Cloture filed on motion to proceed to Mil-Con/VA appropriations Floor Updates
September 30, 2015 10:30 AMThe Senate passed the continuing resolution through December 11, 2015 and the TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act by a vote of 78-20. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. Senator McConnell then moved to proceed to Calendar #98, H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; and filed cloture on the motion to proceed. The cloture vote will occur on Friday, unless an agreement can be …
Roll Call Vote on Dec 11 CR Votes
September 30, 2015 10:01 AM10:00am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015, with further amendment #2689 (continuing resolution through Dec. 11, 2015); Agreed To: …
Schedule for Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 30, 2015 09:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR), post-cloture. All post-cloture time on the motion to concur will be considered expired at 10:00am, with the time until then equally divided between the two managers or their designees. Wednesday, September 30 at 10:00am-1 …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Wrap Up
September 29, 2015 05:59 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. Adopted S.Res.217, designating October 8 as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2089, American Energy Innovation. No Executive …
Senate passes FAA extension Floor Updates
September 29, 2015 02:27 PMBy unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. The Senate continues to consider the motion to concur with respect to H.R.719 (TSA and CR through Dec. 11, 2015), post-cloture. If all time is used and no agreement can be reached to vote earlier, the vote on passage would occur tomorrow morning. Senators will be notified when the vote is scheduled. No votes are scheduled at this …
Schedule for Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 29, 2015 10:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR), post-cloture. Senators will be notified when any roll call votes are scheduled. The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. All time during adjournment and recess of the Senate will …
Wrap Up for Monday, September 28, 2015 Wrap Up
September 28, 2015 07:24 PMRoll Call Votes 1. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - clean CR through Dec. 11, 2015); not invoked: 77-19. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #180, S.599, to extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project, with committee-reported substitute. Agreed to S.Res.271, recognizing the 100th anniversary of Dinosaur National Monument and designating October …
Cloture invoked on motion to concur re: Dec 11 CR--Cruz motion to table tree filler amendment not agreed to by voice vote Floor Updates
September 28, 2015 06:19 PMBy a vote of 77-19, cloture was invoked on the motion to concur with amendment (Dec. 11 CR). There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on the motion to concur with amendment. Senator Cruz moved to table amendment #2690 (date change), for the purpose of offering amendment #2701 (Iran nuclear agreement clock and defund Planned Parenthood). He asked for the yeas and nays and failed to achieve a sufficient second for a roll call vote. The motion to table failed by …
Now voting on cloture on motion to concur re: Dec 11 CR Votes
September 28, 2015 05:40 PM5:41pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - clean CR through Dec. 11, 2015); Invoked: 77-19 Additional procedural votes, either by voice or roll call, are possible this …
Portman request to call up amendment #2902 Floor Updates
September 28, 2015 05:39 PMSenator Portman asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up amendment #2702 (automatic 1% cut). Senator Cochran …
Schedule for Monday, September 28, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 28, 2015 04:30 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 4:30pm on Monday, September 28, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R.719 with the time until 5:30pm equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. As a reminder, during Thursday's session Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689), and filled the amendment tree with date change amendments. The …
Wrap Up for Friday, September 25, 2015 Wrap Up
September 25, 2015 01:36 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed S.2082, Vets Extenders, with Lee amendment. Adopted S.Res.213, designating October 30, 2015, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers. No Executive …
Schedule for Friday, September 25, 2015 Senate Schedule
September 25, 2015 10:30 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Friday, September 25, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session. As a reminder, during today's session Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689), and filled the amendment tree with date change …