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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, June 16, 2014 Senate Schedule
June 16, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, June 16, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to a series of 3 roll call votes on the following: - Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr. - to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, June 12, 2014 Wrap Up
June 12, 2014 05:49 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; Confirmed: 52-41 2) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #769, Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 61-31 3) Confirmation of …
Agreement on Nichols, Aguilar, McWaters, and Wormuth nominations--votes at a time to be determined Floor Updates
June 12, 2014 05:48 PMAt a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru; Executive Calendar #770 Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar - to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Executive Calendar #766 J. Mark McWatters - …
Cloture filed on Mendoza, Yandle, Gayles, and Kadzik nominations and mtp to CJS Appropriations Floor Updates
June 12, 2014 05:47 PMToday Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations and on the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the CJS Appropriations bill: Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois; Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern …
Motion to proceed to H.R.4660, CJS Appropriations, is pending Floor Updates
June 12, 2014 02:54 PMThe Fischer nominations was confirmed 63-24. The Senate is now considering the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Fischer nomination (Vice Chair Federal Reserve) Votes
June 12, 2014 02:27 PM2:29pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: …
Roll Call Votes on confirmation of Powell nomination (Federal Reserve) Votes
June 12, 2014 02:09 PM2:12pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Brainard nomination (Federal Reserve) Votes
June 12, 2014 01:43 PM1:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #769, Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 61-31 Next: Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve …
McCord, Chu, and Batta nominations confirmed by voice vote Floor Updates
June 12, 2014 01:39 PMThe Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote: Executive Calendar #710 Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Defense; Executive Calendar #782 R. Jane Chu, Missouri, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years; and Executive Calendar #776 Todd A. Batta, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of …
Senator Paul objection to Swiss Tax Treaty Floor Updates
June 12, 2014 12:27 PMSenator Levin asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate vote on ratification of Executive Calendar #9 treaty document 112-1, Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Swiss Confederation. Senator Paul …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Nix-Hines nomination (UNESCO) Votes
June 12, 2014 11:57 AM12:00 noon The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; Confirmed: …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, June 12, 2014 Senate Schedule
June 12, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, June 12, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:30am with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the next 30 minutes. At 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Wrap Up
June 11, 2014 06:57 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2432, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans; Not Invoked: 56-38 2) Sanders motion to waive applicable points of order with respect to H.R.3230, the vehicle for S.2450, Veterans' Access to care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014, as amended; Waived: 75-19 3) Passage of H.R.3230, as amended with the text of …
Agreement on Nix-Hines, McCord, Chu, and Batta nominations--up to 4 votes at noon Thursday (1 roll call and 3 voice votes expected) Floor Updates
June 11, 2014 06:51 PMOn Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 11:30 am, the Senate will execute the previous order to consider the Nix-Hines nomination. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the nomination, the Senate will proceed to and vote on confirmation of the McCord, Chu, and Batta nominations. As a result, we expect 1 roll call and 3 voice votes at 12:00 noon tomorrow on confirmation of the following nominations: Executive …
Morning Business Floor Updates
June 11, 2014 05:49 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes …
Roll Call Vote on passage of H.R.3230, as amended (veterans bill) Votes
June 11, 2014 04:31 PM4:34pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Passage of H.R.3230, as amended with the text of S.2450, Veterans' Access to care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014; Passed: …
Roll Call Vote on motion to waive budget points of order re: veterans bill Votes
June 11, 2014 04:03 PM4:06pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Sanders motion to waive applicable points of order with respect to H.R.3230, the vehicle for S.2450, Veterans' Access to care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014; Waived: 75-19 Next: Passage of H.S.3230, as amended with the text of S.2450, Veterans' Access to care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of …
Sessions point of order, Sanders motion to waive--up to 2 votes to begin shortly Floor Updates
June 11, 2014 03:53 PMSenator Sessions made a point of order against the emergency designation provision contained in section 802(b) of H.R.3230, the vehicle for S.2450, the Veterans' Access to care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014; and Senator Sanders moved to waive the applicable points of order. At approximately 4:00pm, there will be up to 2 roll call votes on the following items: Sanders motion to waive applicable points of order with respect to H.R.3230, the vehicle for S.2450, …
Agreement on veterans bill--up to 2 votes at 4pm today Floor Updates
June 11, 2014 01:19 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement to vote at 4pm today on a motion to waive the budget, if a budget point of order is made, and on passage of Calendar #206, H.R.3230, as amended with the text of the Sanders-McCain veterans bill, S.2450, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. No amendments, other than the veterans substitute amendment, are in order to the bill. 4:00pm -up to 2 roll call votes - Motion to waive the budget act points of …
Senate adopts S.Con.Res.37, use of rotunda-Shimon Peres Floor Updates
June 11, 2014 10:30 AMS.Con.Res.37, a concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol in commemoration of the Shimon Peres Congressional Gold Medal …
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