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5:24pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Alexander amendment #2139 (vouchers); Not Agreed To: 45-52

5:05pm The Senate began a 15 minute vote on Tester SA #2107 (tribal grant programs); Agreed To: 56-41 Next: Alexander SA #2139 (vouchers) (60-vote threshold) Murray SA #2124 (sports) (voice vote) Bennet SA #2115 (program effectiveness study) (voice vote)

4:35pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Hirono amendment #2109 (Asia-Pacific Islanders); Not Agreed To: 47-50 Next: Tester SA #2107 (tribal grant programs) (roll call vote) Alexander SA #2139 (vouchers) (60-vote threshold) Murray SA #2124 (sports) (voice vote) Bennet SA #2115 (program...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 3 roll call and 2 voice votes at 4:30pm today. We expect roll call votes on Hirono SA #2109, Tester SA #2107 and Alexander SA #2139 and voice votes on Murray SA #2124 and Bennet SA #2115. The time until 4:30pm is equally divided between...

The Reed amendment was agreed to by a vote of 98-0. The Warner and Rounds amendments were agreed to by voice votes. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm.

12:03pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Reed amendment #2085 (school libraries); Agreed To: 98-0 Next--voice votes expected: Warner SA #2086 (fiscal support teams) Rounds SA #2078 (tribal study)

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act. The Senate then reached an agreement to vote at noon today on the following amendments: Reed SA #2085 (school libraries) (roll call vote) Warner SA #2086 (fiscal support teams) (voice vote) Rounds SA #2078 (tribal study)...

The Senate will convene at 10:00am. Following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. We expect to vote in relation to some of the pending amendment/s...

Legislative Business: Passed by unanimous consent S.286, Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2015. Executive Business: Confirmed Executive Calendar #81, the nomination of Kara Farnandez Stoll, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; 95-0

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today.

5:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #81, the nomination of Kara Farnandez Stoll, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; Confirmed: 95-0

The following amendments have been offered to the substitute to S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act: Fischer SA #2079 (local control) Peters SA #2095 (financial literacy) Rounds SA #2078 (tribal study) Reed SA #2085 (libraries) Warner SA #2086 (school efficiency) It is in order for Senator Toomey to...

The Senate has begun consideration of Calendar #63, S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. The Alexander-Murray amendment #2089 (substitute) is pending. Text of the substitute is attached. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #81, the nomination of Kara...

The Senate stands adjourned to convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted, on the following dates and times, unless the House adopts the provisions of S.Con.Res.19 (adjournment resolution): Friday, June 26, 2015 at 10:00am; Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 2:00pm; and Friday, July 3,...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.893, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes. Passed Calendar #78, S.230, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health...

This morning the House blue slipped H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act. As a result, the papers will be returned to the Senate. By unanimous consent, the Secretary of the Senate has been authorized to re-engross the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R.1735, with the following change: Strike...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:50am on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the first hour equally divided with the Democrats controlling the first half...

Roll Call Votes Adoption of the motion to concur with respect to H.R.2146 (TPA); agreed to: 60-38. Cloture on motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295 (AGOA/Preferences) with an amendment (TAA); invoked: 76-22. Legislative Business Agreed to the following motions by voice vote: Adoption of the...

The Senate has reached an agreement that following leader remarks on Tuesday, July 7th, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #63, S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. At 5:30pm on Tuesday, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #81, the nomination of...

By voice votes, the Senate adopted the motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295 (AGOA/Preferences) with an amendment (TAA), adopted the motion to go to conference on H.R.644 (Customs Enforcement), and confirmed the Adams, Phee, Petit, Delawie, Kelly, Noyes, and Wall nominations. The Senate is in a...