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Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #140, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York; confirmed: 88-0. Legislative Business Passed H.R.313, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015. Passed H.R.639, Regulatory Transparency...

By a vote of 88-0, the Senate confirmed the Vilardo nomination. The next votes are scheduled to begin at 11:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27. Those votes will be in relation to the following amendments: Wyden amendment #2621, as modified; Heller amendment #2548, as modified; Leahy amendment...

5:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #140, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York; Confirmed: 88-0

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, October 26, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. At 5:00pm, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #140, Lawrence Joseph...

Roll Call Votes 1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; invoked: 83-14. 2.      Paul amendment #2564 (liability immunity); not agreed to: 32-65. 3.      Executive Calendar #339 Julie Furuta-Toy - to be...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a vote on confirmation of the Vildardo nomination (NY district judge) at 5:30pm on Monday. Under the order, at 5:00pm on Monday October 26, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #140, the nomination of Lawrence Joseph...

The Senate confirmed the Furuta-Toy nomination by a vote of 93-0. There will be no further roll call votes this week. We anticipate a roll call vote on the nomination of Lawrence Vilardo (NY district judge) on Monday evening, October 26. The Senate confirmed the following Executive nominations by...

1:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #339, Julie Furuta-Toy, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Confirmed: 93-0.

Senator Cruz asked unanimous consent that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of S.Res.224, Liu Xiaobo Plaza, and the resolution be agreed to. Senator Feinstein objected to the request. Unofficial Transcript: MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU....

11:46am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Paul amendment #2564 (liability immunity).

11:08am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; Invoked: 83-14 If cloture is invoked, there will be 10 minutes for debate following by a vote in relation to Paul...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, with the time until 11:00am equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. The filing...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.208, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm Sandy, with a Vitter amendment. Passed H.R.774, Illegal, Unreported,...

This evening there was an attempt to make pending to S.754, Cyberseurity, amendments to extend the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for 6 months, 1 year, and permanently. In each case, there were objections. Below you will find the sequence of the requests and objections and text of the...

At 11:00am on Thursday, October 22, there will be two roll call votes with 10 minutes equally divided between the votes. Those votes will be on: Motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; if cloture is invoked, then (10...

By unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.208, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm Sandy, with a Vitter amendment. The Senate then passed H.R.774, Illegal,...

Senator Udall asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar number 121, S. 697, TSCA. Further, that the only amendment to be offered by Senator Inhofe; that there be up to...

Senator Baldwin asked unanimous consent to take up and pass HR 3594, Higher Education Extension Act (Perkins loans). Senator McCain objected on behalf of Republican leadership.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the time equally divided, and with the Republicans controlling the first half and Democrats controlling the final...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #139, Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; confirmed: 95-2. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #252, S.2146, Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act; not...