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Up to 5 Roll Call Votes at 3:30pm Floor Updates
April 09, 2014 11:44 AMThe Senate has reached an agreement that provides for up to 5 roll call votes at 3:30pm on confirmation of the following nominations. Each vote after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration. There will be 2 minutes of debate between the votes. - Executive Calendar #649, Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017 (Reappointment). - Executive Calendar #507, Terrell McSweeny, …
Now Voting on cloture on mtp to S.2199 Equal Pay bill Votes
April 09, 2014 11:02 AMAt 11:01am, the Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2199, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Not Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote at 11:00am on the motion to invoke cloture on the mtp to S.2199 Floor Updates
April 09, 2014 10:05 AMAt 11:00am today, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2199, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other …
Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Senate Schedule
April 09, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.2199, the Equal Pay bill with the time until 11:00am equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 11:00am, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2199. Additional roll call votes are expected on nominations during Wednesday's …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Wrap Up
April 08, 2014 07:48 PMRoll Call Vote 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #556 Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management; Confirmed: 71-28 Legislative items Adopted S.Res.361, a resolution recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression in the People's Republic of China and urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to take meaningful steps to improve freedom of expression as fitting of a responsible international stakeholder with a Cardin …
Cloture filed on Freidland & Weil nominations; Selva nomination confirmed; agreements on McSweeny & Felton nominations Floor Updates
April 08, 2014 07:08 PMThis evening, cloture was filed on the following nominations in the following order: - Executive Calendar #574, the nomination of Michelle T. Freidland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit and - Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor. Under the rule, the cloture vote on the Freidland nomination would occur Thursday morning. If cloture …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Kornze nomination (Director BLM) Votes
April 08, 2014 04:31 PM4:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #556 Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land …
Up to 2 roll call votes at 4:30pm -- confirmation of Kornze and Klotz nominations Floor Updates
April 08, 2014 03:33 PMAt 4:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 2 roll call votes on confirmation of the following nominations: Executive Calendar #556 Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and Executive Calendar #502 Frank G. Klotz, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. We expect a voice vote on the Klotz …
Republican requests re: to consider unlimited amendments to Equal Pay for Equal Work legislation Floor Updates
April 08, 2014 03:32 PMMcConnell UC request: Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to S.2199, all post-cloture time be yielded back and the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill, and that it be in order for Senator McConnell to offer amendment #2962 (flex time), and then for the Majority Leader, or his designee, to offer an amendment and it then be in order for the Leaders or designees, to continue to offer unlimited amendments in an alternating …
Schedule for Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Senate Schedule
April 08, 2014 07:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12:30pm with the time equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. The Senate recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. The Majority will control the time from 2:15pm until 3:15pm and the Republicans will control the time from 3:15pm until 4:15pm. Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to …
Wrap Up for Monday, April 7, 2014 Wrap Up
April 07, 2014 07:57 PMWrap Up for Monday, April 7, 2014 Roll Call Vote 1) Passage of H.R.3979, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, as amended: Passed: 59-38 Additional Legislative items Discharged the Judiciary committee and passed S.2195, to deny admission to the US to any representative to the UN who has engaged in espionage activities against the US with Cruz amendments to the bill and the title. Adopted H.Con.Res.92, to authorize the use of the Capitol Grounds for the …
No more votes Floor Updates
April 07, 2014 06:26 PMThere will be no further roll call votes …
Cloture filed on motion to proceed to Equal Pay bill (S.2199) Floor Updates
April 07, 2014 06:25 PMSenator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #345, S.2199, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Unless an agreement can be reached, the cloture vote on the motion to proceed would occur on Wednesday, April …
The Senate confirmed the Taylor, Brothers, and Childress nominations by voice votes. Floor Updates
April 07, 2014 06:25 PMThe Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice votes: - Executive Calendar #688 Francis Xavier Taylor, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; - Executive Calendar #706 L. Reginald Brothers, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security; and - Executive Calendar #549 Mark Bradley Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and …
Roll Call Vote on passage of H.R.3979, UI Votes
April 07, 2014 05:36 PMAt 5:32pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.3979, as amended, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014; Passed: …
Agreement on Taylor, Brothers, and Childress nominations Floor Updates
April 07, 2014 05:36 PMFollowing the vote on H.R.3979 (UI) tonight, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations listed below. There will be two minutes for debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees, prior to each vote. We expect the nominations to be confirmed by voice vote. - Executive Calendar #688 Francis Xavier Taylor, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, April 7, 2014 Senate Schedule
April 07, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, April 7, 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. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3979, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act, post-cloture with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, April 3, 2014 Wrap Up
April 03, 2014 05:33 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Murray motion to waive on the Sessions Budget point of order with respect to the Reed substitute amendment #2874 to H.R.3979; Waived: 60-37 2) Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.3979, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act, as amended; Invoked: 61-35 Additional Legislative items Passed S.404, a bill to preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmi National Forest with a …
Senate passed S.404, Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, as amended with the Committee-reported amendment Floor Updates
April 03, 2014 05:10 PMThe Senate passed S.404, Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, as amended with the Committee-reported …
Senate ratified fisheries treaties #112-4, 113-1, 113-2, 113-3 Floor Updates
April 03, 2014 05:09 PMThe Senate ratified the following fisheries treaties by division votes: 112-4 Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Un reported, and Unregulated Fishing 113-1 Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean 113-2 Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean 113-3 Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the …
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