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  • 12:03pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Crapo motion to waive the Budget point of order with respect to Coburn #3549 (recoupment up to 10 years); Not Waived: 48-49 (corrected) The next votes will be 10 minute votes. Next: Vitter #3550 (voice vote expected) Flake #3551 (roll call...
  • The Senate has reached an agreement to vote at 2:00pm today on cloture on the Carnes nomination (GA Circuit) and then on confirmation of the Shear (Ass't Sec of Defense) and Mader (Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management) nominations. At 5:30pm on Monday, July 21, the Senate will vote on...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #438, S.2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate on the Coburn amendment...
  • Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #850, the nomination of Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; Invoked: 54-43 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #850, the nomination of Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be...
  • This evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: -        Executive Calendar #849, Julie E. Carnes, Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit -        Executive Calendar #851, Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for...
  • The order with respect to the TRIA legislation has been modified as outlined below. The new agreement reduces the debate time and schedules the votes to begin at 12:00 noon tomorrow, Thursday, July 17. At 12:00 noon tomorrow, there will be up to 5 votes in relation to the TRIA bill. We anticipate 3...
  • Cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act, by a vote of 56-43. Senator Reid changed his vote to no (for procedural reasons) and entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote at a later time. The Senate continues to...
  • 2:09pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014; Not invoked: 57-43
  • 12:21pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #850, the nomination of Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; Confirmed: 53-44 Next: At 2:10pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to...
  • Cloture was invoked on the White nomination by a vote of 54-43. As a result, at 12:20pm the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination. At 2:10pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate...
  • 10:15am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Calendar #850, the nomination of Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Invoked: 54-43
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the White nomination until 10:15am. Senators Grassley, Cornyn, and Shaheen will control 10 minutes each of that time and Senator...
  • Roll Call Votes Cloture on Executive Calendar #839, Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Invoked: 51-45 Cloture on Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Invoked:...
  • The LaFleur nomination was confirmed by a roll call vote of 90-7. The Senate then confirmed the Nealon, Wood, and Jaenichen nominations by voice votes. We expect the next vote to begin around 10:30am tomorrow. That vote would be on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #850, the...
  • 3:44pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Confirmed: 90-7 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #894, James D. Nealon, of New Hampshire, for the rank of...
  • 3:17pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #839, Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Confirmed: 52-45 Next: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a...
  • The Senate reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of Nealon, Wood, and Jaenichen nominations following the vote on the LaFleur nomination. We expect these 3 nominations to be confirmed by voice votes. As a result, we expect 2 roll call votes and 3 voice votes to begin at approximately 3:15pm...
  • 12:29pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Invoked: 85-10
  • 12:04pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #839, Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Invoked: 51-45 Next: -        Cloture on Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A. LaFleur, of...
  • At 12:00 noon today, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 roll call votes on the following motions: -        Cloture on Executive Calendar #839, Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and -        Cloture on Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A....