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Roll Call Vote on cloture on Leitman nomination (Eastern District of MI) Votes
March 11, 2014 11:31 AM11:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #577, Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Invoked: …
Senate passes H.R.2019, Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Savings Act Floor Updates
March 11, 2014 10:09 AMBy unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.r.2019, a bill to eliminate taxpayer financing of political party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Institute of …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Senate Schedule
March 11, 2014 08:53 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 9:00am on Tuesday, March 11, 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 Majority controlling the first hour and the Republicans controlling the second hour. At 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and there will be up to 4 roll call votes: - Cloture on Executive Calendar #577, Matthew …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, March 10, 2014 through Tuesday, March 11th at 8:50am Wrap Up
March 11, 2014 08:52 AMRoll Call Votes 1) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Invoked: 62-34 2) Passage of S.1917, Victims Protection Act of 2014; Passed: 97-0 Additional Legislative items Completed the Rule 14 process of the following items in order to place the bills on the Legislative Calendar: - H.R.4118, the Delay Individual Mandate Penalty - IRS. - S.2097, the Unemployment …
Morning business/4 votes at 11:30am Tuesday and 6 votes at 10:30am Wednesday (nominations)/begin consideration of CCDBG Wednesday (S.1086) Floor Updates
March 10, 2014 06:36 PMThe Senate passed S.1917, Victims Protection Act, by a vote of 97-0. The Senate is now in a period of morning business, with time controlled in alternating 45 minute blocks of time, with the Majority controlling the first block. The Senate also reached an agreement that results in the following roll call votes at the times listed: 11:30am on Tuesday, March 11: - Cloture on Executive Calendar #577, Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern …
No more votes Floor Updates
March 10, 2014 06:36 PMThere will be no further roll call votes during Monday's session of the …
Roll Call Vote on passage of S.1917, Victims Protection Act Votes
March 10, 2014 06:04 PM6:03pmThe Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of S.1917, Victims Protection Act of 2014; Passed: …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on McHugh nomination (10th Circuit) Votes
March 10, 2014 05:33 PM5:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Invoked: …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, March 10, 2014 Senate Schedule
March 10, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 4:00pm on Monday, March 10, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled in the usual form. At 5:30pm, …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, March 6, 2014 Wrap Up
March 06, 2014 06:19 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #636, Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; Confirmed: 58-42 2) Motion to invoke cloture on S.1752, the Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 (Gillibrand); Not Invoked: 55-45 3) Motion to invoke cloture on S. S.1917, the Victims Protection Act of 2014 (McCaskill); Invoked: 100-0 Additional Legislative Items Discharged and passed S.1821, the …
Agreement on Raskin nomination (Deputy Secretary of the Treasury) Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 06:13 PMAt a time to be determined by the Majority Leader with the concurrence of the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #512 Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. There be 20 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the …
Cloture filed on McHugh, Leitman, Levy, Michelson, and Parker nominations Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 06:13 PMOn Thursday, March 6th, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations in the following order. The corresponding post-cloture debate time in is parentheses following each nominee. - Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit (30 hours) - Executive Calendar #577, Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan (2 hours, equally …
Senator Sessions objects to passage of S.1821, Philippines Charitable Giving Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 03:32 PMSenator Hirono asked unanimous consent that the Finance Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.1821, the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. She then asked consent that a Hirono-Heller amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; further, that upon passage, the bill be held at the desk and that if the Senate receives a bill from the House, the text of …
Sullivan, Schmidtlein, Kerlikowske, Hammer nominations confirmed by voice vote Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 03:20 PMThe Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #504, Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce and Atmosphere Confirmation of Executive Calendar #513, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a member of the United States International Trade Commission Confirmation of Executive Calenadr #640, R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security Confirmation …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on S.1917, Victims Protection Act of 2014 Votes
March 06, 2014 03:19 PMAt 2:29pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.1917, Victims Protection Act of 2014 (McCaskill); Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on S.1752, Military Justice Improvement Act Votes
March 06, 2014 02:03 PM2:00pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.1752, Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 (Gillibrand) Not Invoked: …
4 Roll call votes expected at 2pm Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 12:04 PMAt 2:00pm, there will be around 4 roll call votes (depending on the outcome of the cloture votes) and we expect 4 voice votes on confirmation of nominations. - Motion to invoke cloture on S.1752, Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 (Gillibrand) - (If cloture is invoked) Passage of S.1752 - (Upon disposition of S.1752 or if cloture is not invoked on S.1752) Motion to invoke cloture on S.1917, Victims Protection Act of 2014 (McCaskill) - (If cloture is invoked on …
Spaulding and Roth nominations confirmed by voice votes Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 12:04 PMThe Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice votes: - Confirmation of Executive Calendar #510, Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (expect voice vote) - Confirmation of Executive Calendar #511, John Roth, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security (expect voice …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Gottemoeller nomination Votes
March 06, 2014 11:22 AMAt 11:21am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #636, Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; Confirmed: …
Objection to H.R.3521, Vets Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Floor Updates
March 06, 2014 10:17 AMThis morning, Senator Vitter asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.R.3521, the Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013. Senator Sanders objected to Senator Vitter's request on the basis that the bill and many other significant provisions are included in S.1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. The unofficial transcript of the exchange is below. {09:59:08} (MR. …