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Roll Call Votes Passage of Calendar #422, S.2613, Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016, as amended; passed: 89-0. Legislative Business Adopted Calendar #398, S.Res. 375 - raising awareness of modern slavery. No Executive Business

5:40pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of Calendar #422, S.2613 - Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 - as amended.

Senator McConnell moved to proceed to Calendar #469, S.2943, the National Defense Authorization Act, and filed cloture on the motion. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture motion would ripen one hour after the Senate convenes on Wednesday, May 25. Another message will be sent when the vote is...

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, May 23, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #422, S.2613 -...

Roll Call Votes Collins motion to waive Lee budget point of order with respect to Blunt-Murray SA #3900 (Zika funding); waived: 70-28. Adoption of Blunt-Murray amendment #3900 (Zika funding); agreed to: 68-30. Cloture on substitute amendment #3896 to H.R.2577, THUD/MilCon-VA appropriations;...

2:41pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.2577, as amended, THUD, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs appropriations; Passed: 89-8

2:21pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Collins motion to table Lee amendment #3897 (housing affirmative action); Tabled: 60-37

1:50pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Collins-Reed amendment #3970 (housing) to SA #3897; Agreed To: 87-9 Next: Lee amendment #3897 (housing) Passage of H.R.2577, as amended, THUD, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs appropriations.

12:36pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to waive the budget point of order with respect to McCain amendment #4039 (CHOICE); Waived: 84-14

At 12:12pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on cloture on substitute amendment #3896 to H.R.2577, THUD MilCon VA appropriations (60-vote threshold). There will be another vote after this vote. That vote will be on a motion to waive the budget act with respect to McCain amendment #4039...

At 11:50am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Blunt-Murray amendment 3900 (zika); Agreed To: 8-30

Senator Lee made a budget point of order against Blunt-Murray amendment #3900 ($1.1 billion for zika funding). Senator Collins moved to waive the point of order. 11:17am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Collins motion to waive the Blunt amendment; Waived: 70-28 If the point of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.2577, THUD/Milcon-VA appropriations with the time until 11:15am equally divided between the Managers or their designees. At 11:15am, all post-cloture time...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed Calendar #464, S.2840 - Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 - by voice vote. Passed H.R. 2814 - to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Dannie A. Carr Veterans...

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 11:15am tomorrow, Thursday, May 19, all post-cloture time will be considered expired on the Blunt-Murray amendment #3900. We expect Senator Lee to raise a budget point of order against the Blunt-Murray amendment. If raised and waived, the Senate will vote...

The Senate has agreed to the following amendments to H.R.2577, THUD/MilCon-VA appropriations, by voice vote: Warner SA #4042 Nelson SA #4011 Isakson SA #4024 Johnson SA #3992 Paul SA #3967 Kirk SA #3997 Tester SA #3998 Perdue SA #3933 Mikulski SA #4030 Daines SA #4008 Brown SA #3920 Inhofe SA...

Amendments pending to H.R.2577, THUD/Milcon-VA Collins SA #3896 (substitute) Lee SA #3897 (affirmative action/housing) Nelson SA #3898 ($1.9billion Zika funding) Cornyn SA #3899 ($1.1billion Zika funding, $1.2billion offset through ACA prevention fund cut) Blunt-Murray SA #3900 ($1.1billion Zika...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar #157, H.R.3038; that the Nelson substitute amendment to enhance the Federal response and preparedness with respect to the Zika virus be agreed to; that there be up to 1 hour of debate, equally divided,...

The Senate has passed Calendar #464, S.2840 - Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 - by voice vote.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour equally divided, with Republicans controlling the first half and Democrats controlling the final half. Following morning business, the...