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5:14pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Burr Motion to instruct re: student loans. Agreed to: 97-0

4:54pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Sanders MTI re: postal service; Agreed To: 85-11 Next: Burr (student loans) Warren (student loans) Sanders (social security) Schatz (same sex marriage benefits) Bennet (climate change) Fischer (side by side to Mikulski) Mikulski (equal pay for...

4:22pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Brown motion to instruct conferees re: Too Big To Fail; Agreed To: 86-11

All time has been yielded back. At approximately 4:20pm the Senate will begin voting on the following motions in the order listed. All votes after the first will be 10 minute votes. There will be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between each vote. Brown (Too Big To Fail) Sanders (postal...

Motions To Instruct: Brown (Wall Street Banks) Sanders (postal service) Burr (student loans) Warren (student loans) Sanders (social security) Schatz (same sex marriage benefits) Bennet (climate change) Fischer (side by side to Mikulski) Mikulski (equal pay for equal work) Fischer (side by side to...

Senator Sanders made a motion to instruct the conferees to insist that the final conference report on the budget include a deficit neutral reserve fund for legislation related to retirement benefits, which may not include legislation cutting benefits under the old-age, survivors, and disability...

The Senate stands in recess until 2:00pm for the bipartisan luncheon.

12:01pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Enzi motion to disagree in the House amendment, agree to the request by the House for a committee of conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees; Agreed To: 54-43

At 11:00am, the Senate laid down the House message on S.Con.Res.11, Budget. There will now be up to 10 hours equally divided on the House Message. Senator Enzi made a compound motion to go to conference. He moved to disagree in the House amendment, agree to the request by the House for a committee...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour with the time equally divided, and with the Democrats controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final...

Roll Call Votes Cornyn amendment #1114 (repeal individual mandate); not agreed to: 54-45. Motion to waive re: Bennet amendment #1115 (extend CHIP); not waived: 50-50. Lee amendment #1116 (motion to strike); not agreed to: 42-58. Motion to waive re: Murray amendment #1117 (women's health); not...

Tomorrow we anticipate the Republicans will move to go to conference on the Senate budget resolution. Once the compound motion to go to conference is made, there  would be 1 hour for debate on the motion. We expect a roll call vote on the compound motion to go to conference on the budget resolution...

Following passage of H.R.2, the Senate resumed consideration of S.178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015. Then, Senator Portman withdrew his pending amendments (SA #271 and SA #270) and the Vitter second degree SA #284 fell. Senator McConnell then offered Cornyn amendment #1120 (Hyde)...

At 9:33pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R. 2, Medicare Access (SGR) and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; Passed: 92-8

Senator Sessions raised a budget point of order against H.R.2. Then, Senator Hatch moved to waive the point of order. At 9:11pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the Hatch motion to waive the budget point of order against H.R.2, Medicare Access (SGR) and CHIP Reauthorization Act of...

Senator Hatch raised a point of order against Cardin amendment #1119. Senator Cardin then moved to waive the applicable points of order. At 8:51pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the Cardin motion to waive Cardin SA #1119 (repeal of therapy caps (60-vote threshold) Not Waived:...

8:34pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Cotton amendment #1118 (fee schedule); Not Agreed To: 11-89 Next: Cardin #1119 (repeal of therapy caps (60-vote threshold) [motion to waive vote expected] Motion to waive applicable budget points of order (60-vote threshold) Passage of H.R.2,...

8:17pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Murray motion to waive budget points of order with respect to Murray amendment #1117 (women's health) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 43-57 Next: Cotton #1118 (fee schedule) (majority vote threshold) Cardin #1119 (repeal of therapy caps...

8:00pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Lee amendment #1116 (strike PAYGO exemption reimbursement); Not Agreed To: 42-58 Next: Murray #1117 (women's health) (60-vote threshold) [motion to waive vote expected] Cotton #1118 (fee schedule) (majority vote threshold) Cardin #1119 (repeal...

The Cornyn amendment #1114 (repeal individual mandate) was not agreed to by a vote of 54-45. Senator Hatch raised a budget point of order with respect to the Bennet amendment #1115 (4 years of CHIP). We expect Republicans to raise budget points of order against the Democratic amendments; therefore,...