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Cook, Daly, Green, Martinez nominations confirmed by voice votes Floor Updates
May 22, 2014 09:00 AMBy voice vote, the Senate confirmed the following nominations: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #773 Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #774 Deirdre M. Daly, of Connecticut, to be United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of four years Confirmation of Executive Calendar #775 James Walter Frazer Green, Louisiana, to be …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Wrap Up
May 21, 2014 06:24 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Confirmed: 68-27 2) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar 576, David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Invoked: 52-43 Legislative items Passed S.2086, the Reliable Home Heating Act with a committee-reported substitute amendment. Passed the following postal …
Senator Lee objects to passing S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 Floor Updates
May 21, 2014 05:39 PMSenator Klobuchar asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass Calendar #88, S.394, a bill to prohibit and deter the theft of metal. Senator Lee …
No more votes today Floor Updates
May 21, 2014 02:47 PMCloture was invoked on the Barron nomination by a vote of 52-43.Under the previous order, the vote on confirmation of the Barron nomination will occur at approximately 2:00pm tomorrow, Thursday, May 22. There will be no further roll call votes …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on Barron nomination (First Circuit) Votes
May 21, 2014 02:11 PM2:14pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar 576, David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Invoked:52-43 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #773 Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #774 Deirdre M. Daly, of Connecticut, to be United …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Fischer nomination Votes
May 21, 2014 12:13 PM12:16pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Confirmed: …
Paul request to delay cloture vote on Barron nomination--Markey objection Floor Updates
May 21, 2014 10:46 AMSenator Paul asked unanimous consent that the cloture motion on Executive Calendar 576, David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, be delayed. Senator Markey …
Schedule for Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Senate Schedule
May 21, 2014 07:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, May 21. Following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 12:15pm, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 12:15pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Following the Fischer vote, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm to allow …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Wrap Up
May 20, 2014 06:46 PMRoll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #732, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Confirmed: 97-0 Cloture on Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Invoked: 62-35 Additional Legislative items Passed H.R.2939, To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres Passed H.R.1209, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on Fischer nomination Votes
May 20, 2014 06:03 PM6:04pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Invoked: 62-35 This will be the last vote of the …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of the Costa nomination Votes Floor Updates
May 20, 2014 05:40 PMThe Hyde, McCue, Green nominations were confirmed by voice votes. At 5:37pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #732, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Confirmed: 97-0 Next: Cloture on Executive Calendar #768, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve …
WRDA Agreement Floor Updates
May 20, 2014 05:39 PMPrior to the start of the vote on confirmation of the Costa nomination, the Senate reached an agreement to consider the WRDA conference report this week. The agreement is as follows: If the Senate receives the papers with respect to the conference report to accompany H.R.3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act by Thursday, May 22nd, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader with the concurrence of the Republican Leader, but no later than Thursday, May 22nd, the Chair lay …
Agreement on Hyde, McCue, Green, Costa, Fischer, Cook, Daly, Green, Martinez, and Barron nominations Floor Updates
May 20, 2014 12:51 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that results in several series of votes related to nominations. Each vote after the first vote in each series will be 10 minute votes. The vote schedule is as follows: Today, Tuesday, May 20 5:30pm-up to 5 votes, 2 roll calls expected: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #521 Dana J. Hyde - to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation (possible voice vote) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #622 Susan McCue - to be a Member of the …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Senate Schedule
May 20, 2014 07:00 AMThe Senate will not be in session on Friday, May 16th. On Monday, May 19th at 11:00am, the Senate will be in a pro forma session only with no business conducted. Schedule for Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, May 20, 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 with the time from 2:30pm until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, May 15, 2014 Wrap Up
May 15, 2014 05:34 PMRoll Call Votes Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #667, Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 58-35 Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #668, Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 59-35 Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #669, James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; …
Cloture on H.R.3474 withdrawn; cloture filed on Barron nomination (1st Circuit) Floor Updates
May 15, 2014 05:33 PMBy unanimous consent, cloture on H.R.3474, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2014 (the vehicle for the tax extenders legislation) was withdrawn. Senator Reid then filed cloture on Executive Calendar #576, David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. The cloture vote on the Barron nomination is expected on Wednesday, May 21st. When the vote is set, a message will be …
Cloture not invoked tax extenders; next vote Tuesday Floor Updates
May 15, 2014 03:54 PMCloture was not invoked on the Wyden substitute amendment #3060 (tax extenders) by a vote of 53-40. Senator Reid changed his vote to "no" and entered a motion to reconsider the failed vote at a later time. There will be no further roll call votes this week. As previously announced, there will be no roll call votes on Monday. The next roll call vote will be at 5:30pm on Tuesday, May 20th. There will be at least two roll call votes on Tuesday at 5:30pm on the following: - …
Roll Call Vote on Cloture on Wyden amendment (tax extenders) Votes
May 15, 2014 03:18 PMAt 3:21pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Wyden substitute amendment #3060 (Tax Extenders) to H.R.3474, Hire More Heroes Act of 2014. Not Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on Cloture on the Costa nomination (Fifth Circuit) Votes
May 15, 2014 02:49 PMAt 2:52pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #732, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Soto nomination (AZ district) Votes
May 15, 2014 02:35 PM2:36pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #669, James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Confirmed: …
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