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Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Senate Schedule
March 26, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:00am with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session. At 11:00am, there will be up to 4 roll call votes: - Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #581 Christopher Reid Cooper - to be United States …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Wrap Up
March 25, 2014 07:13 PMNo Roll Call Votes Legislative items Passed H.R.3771, the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act. Passed H.R.4275, the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act. Adopted S.Res.396, designating March 25, 2014, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day". Adopted S.Res.397, expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week. Adopted …
Agreements on Ukraine legislation, 4 district judges and Saudi Arabia Ambassador, motion to proceed to legislative vehicle for Unemployment Insurance extension Floor Updates
March 25, 2014 06:14 PMAgreement on 4 district court judge nominations The Senate has reached an agreement that at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2014, the Senate proceed to Executive Session, and that notwithstanding Rule 22, the Senate proceed to vote on cloture on Executive Calendar numbers 581, 582, 583, 584; further, that if cloture is invoked on any of these nominations, the time until 2:30pm be equally divided between the Leaders, or their designees, and that at 2:30 pm, all post-cloture time be expired, …
Senate passed H.R.4275, Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act Floor Updates
March 25, 2014 02:23 PMThe Senate received H.R.4275, the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act. H.R.4275 is identical to the text of S.1302, an act to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide cooperative and small employer charity pension plans, as passed by the Senate on January 28, 2014. Under a previous order, the Senate passed H.R.4275 by unanimous …
Senate passes H.R.3771, Philippines Charitable Giving; recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm Floor Updates
March 25, 2014 12:05 PMThe Senate received H.R.3771, the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act from the House. H.R.3771 is identical to the text of S.1821, a bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (which was passed by the Senate on March 6, 2014). Under a previous order, the Senate passed H.R.3771 by unanimous consent. This morning, the Senate also reached consent to recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Senate Schedule
March 25, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.2124, the Ukraine Act, post-cloture. All time during adjournment and morning business will count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, March 24, 2014 Wrap Up
March 24, 2014 07:06 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine; Invoked: 78-17 Legislative items Began the Rule 14 process of S.2149, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (Reed) in order to place the bills on the Legislative Calendar. Completed the Rule 14 process of the following items in order to place the bills on the Legislative Calendar: - H.R.3474, the Hire More Heroes Act, - …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on MTP to S.2124, Ukraine Votes
March 24, 2014 05:58 PM5:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine; Invoked: …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, March 24, 2014 Senate Schedule
March 24, 2014 09:00 AMThe Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, March 24, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.2124, the Ukraine Act. At 5:30pm, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2124. As a reminder to all Senators, on Thursday, March 13th, cloture was filed on the following items in the following order: - Motion to proceed to Calendar #329, S.2124, a bill to support …
Senate Floor Pro Forma Schedule Senate Schedule
March 13, 2014 08:11 PMThe Senate will meet on the following dates at the following times for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted: - Friday, March 14th at 10:30am - Tuesday, March 18th at 10:30am and - Friday, March 21st at …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, March 13, 2014 Wrap Up
March 13, 2014 08:05 PMRoll Call Votes 1) Coburn amendment #2830, as modified (no credits for millionaires) to S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act; Agreed to: 100-0 2) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #686, the nomination of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency; Confirmed: 95-4 3) Passage of S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act, as amended; Passed: …
Cloture filed on Cooper, Harpool, McHugh, and Smith nominations (district judges) Floor Updates
March 13, 2014 08:00 PM- Calendar #581, Christopher Reid Cooper, of D.C., to be U.S. District Judge for D.C.; - Calendar #582, M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri; - Calendar #583, Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; - Calendar #584, Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of …
Cloture filed on MTP to Ukraine bill Floor Updates
March 13, 2014 08:00 PMOn Thursday, March 13, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine. The cloture vote will occur at 5:30pm on Monday, March …
Senator Barrasso objected to passing S. 2124, Ukraine Floor Updates
March 13, 2014 06:08 PMSenator Reid asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, be agreed to; that there be one hour of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the bill be read a third time and passed; with all of the above occurring with no intervening action or debate. …
Senate passed S.2137 and Kumar and Broas nominations by voice votes Floor Updates
March 13, 2014 05:14 PMThe Senate passed H.R.3370, Flood Insurance, 72-22. The Senate passed S.2137 by voice vote. The Senate then confirmed the Kumar and Broas nominations. - Exec. Cal. #647, Arun Madhavan Kumar, of CA, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service; and - Exec. Cal. #551, Timothy M. Broas, of MD, to be Ambassador to the …
Roll Call Vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood Insurance Votes
March 13, 2014 04:34 PM4:34pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood Insurance; Passed: …
Agreements on Flood Insurance and Kumar and Broas nominations Floor Updates
March 13, 2014 04:19 PMThere will now be up to 45 minutes for debate prior to a vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood Insurance, and S.2137, flood insurance for second homes (Lee). We expect some time may be yielded back and the vote could begin around 4:30pm. We expect a roll call vote on H.R.3370 and a voice vote on S.2137. Each bill is subject to a 60-affirmativevote threshold. Further, the Senate will then vote (expect voice votes) on confirmation of the following nominations: - Exec. Cal. #647, Arun …
Votes related to Flood Insurance expected this afternoon Floor Updates
March 13, 2014 03:53 PMWe are close to reaching an agreement on Flood Insurance that would result in 2 roll call votes this afternoon. Under the agreement, there would be up to 1 hour and 15 minutes (45 minutes for Republicans and 30 minutes for Majority) for debate, prior to a vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood Insurance, and a vote on passage of a Lee bill regarding second homes. Another message will be sent once the agreement is …
Roll Call Vote on Passage of S.1086, as amended Votes
March 13, 2014 03:17 PM3:17pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization bill Passed: …
Roll Call Vote on Confirmation of Krass nomination Votes
March 13, 2014 02:29 PM2:27pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #686, the nomination of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Confirmed: …
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