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Schedule for Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Senate Schedule
March 03, 2015 09:45 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:45am on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30am with the time equally divided and with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Democrats controlling the final half. The Senate will recess from 10:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the Joint Meeting of Congress with His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, as well as the weekly caucus meetings. As a …
Wrap Up for Monday, March 2, 2015 Wrap Up
March 02, 2015 06:31 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the request to go to conference on H.R.240, DHS appropriations; Not Invoked: 47-43. Cochran motion to table the House Message with respect to H.R.240; Tabled: 58-31. Legislative Business Passed H.R.431, 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 of 1965. No Executive …
Roll Call Vote on Cochran motion to table the request to go to conference re: H.R.240, DHS appropraitions Votes
March 02, 2015 05:53 PM5:56pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Cochran motion to table the House Message re: H.R.240, DHS appropriations. Tabled: 58-31. If the motion to table is successful, the bill would be sent back to the House of …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on the request to go to conference re: HR 240, DHS Votes
March 02, 2015 05:26 PM5:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on cloture on the request to go to conference on H.R. 240, DHS appropriations; Not Invoked: 47-43 Next: Motion to table request to go to conference (if cloture fails and a motion to table is …
5:30pm cloture vote re: request to go to conference on H.R.240, DHS appropriations--2 votes expected at 5:30pm Floor Updates
March 02, 2015 03:26 PMThe Senate has resumed consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R.240, DHS appropriations. At 3:00pm, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the request to go to conference on H.R.240, DHS appropriations. There will now be 2 hours for debate prior to the cloture vote. If cloture is not invoked, there could be a second vote. That vote would be on a motion to table the request to go to conference. 5:30pm-2 roll call votes expected: Cloture on request to go to conference on …
Schedule for Monday, March 2, 2015 Senate Schedule
March 02, 2015 02:00 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, March 2, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R.240, DHS appropriations. Prior to adjourning on Friday, the Senate passed H.R.33, as amended with a substitute amendment (SA#268) that contains a 7 day CR to fund the Department of Homeland Security through March 6, 2015. The House Message with respect to H.R.240, Department of Homeland Security appropriations, was laid …
Wrap Up for Friday, February 27, 2015 Wrap Up
February 27, 2015 08:30 PMRoll Call Votes Cloture on H.R.240, DHS appropriations; invoked: 68-31. Lee motion to table McConnell amendment #258; not agreed to: 34-65. Adoption of Cochran-Mikulski-Shaheen amendment #255 (clean DHS funding); adopted: 66-33. Passage of H.R.240, as amended; passed: 68-31. Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.534, a bill to prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain Executive actions related to immigration and for other purposes; not invoked: 57-42. Legislative Business …
Senate passes 7 day CR to fund DHS Floor Updates
February 27, 2015 08:22 PMThe Senate passed H.R. 33, as amended with a substitute amendment (SA#268) that contains a 7 day CR to fund the Department of Homeland Security through March 6, 2015. The House Message with respect to H.R.240, Department of Homeland Security appropriations, was laid before the Senate. We expect Senator McConnell to file cloture at 3:30pm on Monday, March 2 on the consolidated motion to go to conference. Under the expedited rule for going to conference, once cloture has been filed, there …
Recess subject to the call of the Chair Floor Updates
February 27, 2015 02:14 PMThe Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the Chair while we await House action on DHS …
Roll Call Vote on Cloture on MTP to S.534 (prohibit funds for Executive actions re: immigration) Votes
February 27, 2015 11:25 AM11:28am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 534, a bill to prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain Executive actions related to immigration and for other purposes. Not Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Passage of H.R.240, as amended (DHS Approps) Votes
February 27, 2015 11:06 AM11:10am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Passage of H.R.240, as amended. Passed: …
Roll Call Vote on Cochran-Mikulski-Shaheen amendment #255 (clean DHS funding) Votes
February 27, 2015 10:48 AM10:52am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on adoption of the Cochran-Mikulski-Shaheen amendment #255 (clean DHS funding). Adopted: …
Roll Call Vote on Lee motion to table McConnell amendment #258 (date change) Votes
February 27, 2015 10:31 AMCloture was invoked on H.R.240, DHS appropriations, by a vote of 68-31. Senator Lee asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendments so that he can offer amendment #265 (prohibit funding for certain executive memoranda on immigration). Senator Reid objected. Senator Lee moved to table McConnell amendment #258. 10:35am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the Lee motion to table McConnell amendment #258 (date change); Not Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on H.R.240, DHS appropriations Votes
February 27, 2015 09:56 AM10:02am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R.240, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2015; Invoked: 68-31. Next: --10 minutes of debate for Lee-- Possible Lee motion to table one of the tree filler amendments Adoption of Cochran-Mikulski-Shaheen amendment #255 (clean DHS funding) Passage of H.R.240, Department of Homeland Security appropriations --2 minutes for debate equally divided-- …
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 …
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