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No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passage of Calendar #358, S.2426 - to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization. Concurred in the House amendment to S.1580 - Competitive Service Act of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with Democrats controlling the first half and Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) to S.524; invoked: 86-3. No Legislative Business No Executive Business

5:35pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) to S.524 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Invoked: 86-3

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, March 7, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:00pm, the Senate will resume consideration of S.524, Comprehensive...

Roll Call Votes Manchin amendment #3420 (consumer education); agreed to: 90-0. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #370, S.2276 - SAFE PIPES Act Adopted S.Res.389 - World Lymphedema Day Adopted S.Res.390 - World Wildlife Day No Executive Business

Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments to S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Johnson amendment #3336, as modified (Indian Health Service) Durbin amendment #3329 (opioid action plan) That at 5:30pm on Monday, the Senate vote in...

This evening, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) and on the underlying bill, S.524 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. The cloture vote on the Grassley-Leahy substitute amendment will occur at 5:30pm on Monday, March 7. The filing deadline for...

Senator Udall asked unanimous consent that the Senate enter Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #365, Roberta S. Jacobson, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Mexican States, and the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the...

1:45pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Manchin amendment #3420 (consumer education) to S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Addiction Recovery Act of 2015. Agreed to: 90-0.

There will be a roll call vote at 1:45pm today in relation to Manchin amendment #3420 (consumer education) to S.524, CARA. No second degree amendments are in order prior to the vote.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. Amendments pending to S.524, CARA Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) Donnelly amendment #3374, as...

Roll Call Votes Feinstein-Grassley amendment #3362 (DOJ); agreed to: 94-0-1. Wyden motion to waive Enzi budget point of order re: amendment #3395 (Opioid treatments); not waived: 46-50. Shaheen motion to waive Enzi budget point of order re: Shaheen amendment #3345 (Approps); not waived:...

Senator Grassley then called up Donnelly amendment #3374, as modified (follow up services).

At 3:26pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Shaheen motion to waive Enzi budget point of order with respect to Shaheen amendment #3345 (appropriations) Not Waived: 48-47 Failing to achieve 60 votes, the point of order was sustained and the amendment fell.

The 60 vote affirmative threshold with respect to the Toomey amendment #3367 was vitiated. The Toomey amendment was then agreed to by voice vote.

3:05pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the Wyden motion to waive Enzi budget point of order with respect to Wyden amendment #3395. Not agreed to: 46-50. Next: Toomey amendment #3367 (Medicare) Shaheen amendment #3345 (Approps)

2:34pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Feinstein-Grassley amendment #3362 (DOJ) to S.524, Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act. Agreed to: 94-0-1. Next: Wyden amendment #3395 (Opioid treatments) Toomey amendment #3367 (Medicare) Shaheen amendment #3345 (Approps)

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 2:30pm today, the Senate will vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed: SA #3362 - Feinstein (DOJ - drugs) SA #3395 - Wyden (Opioid treatments) SA #3367 - Toomey (Medicare) SA #3345 - Shaheen (Approps) That there be no second...

The Senate has begun consideration of S.524, Comprehensive Addition Recovery Act (CARA). The committee-reported substitute was withdrawn and Senator Grassley offered Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) and Feinstein-Grassley amendment #3362 (DOJ). We expect Senators Shaheen and Toomey to...