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Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Senate Schedule
May 14, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:00am with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.601, the Water Resources Development Act with the time until noon equally divided and controlled between Senators Boxer and Vitter or their designees. At noon, …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, May 13, 2013 Wrap Up
May 13, 2013 06:17 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS No EXECUTIVE …
Reid asks consent to go to conference on Budget resolution and withdraws request because of continued Republican objection Floor Updates
May 13, 2013 02:27 PMThis afternoon Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to go to conference on the concurrent resolution on the Budget. Senator Cruz was unavailable to be on the floor at this time to object. Out of respect for the long tradition of comity in the Senate, Senator Reid withdrew his …
4pm filing deadline reminder re: WRDA amendments Floor Updates
May 13, 2013 02:26 PMAs a reminder, there is a 4pm filing deadline for first degree amendments to S.601, Water Resources Development Act. If your senator has a germane first degree amendment and would like to protect the right to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the cloakroom prior to the deadline so that we may file it at the desk for you. If you have already filed, there is no need to re-file. Senator Reid said on the floor this afternoon that the managers are close to reaching an agreement …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, May 13, 2013 Senate Schedule
May 13, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, May 13, 2013. 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. During Thursday's session, cloture was filed on S.601, the Water Resources Development Act. As a result, the filing deadline for all first degree amendments to S.601 is 4:00pm Monday. As previously announced, there will be no roll call votes on Monday. The next roll call …
Agreement on Moniz nomination (Secretary of Energy) Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 05:53 PMThe Senate reached the following agreement to consider the Moniz nomination. At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will consider Executive Calendar #91, the nomination of Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy. There will be up to 3 hours for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of the …
Agreement on Orrick nomination (Northern District of CA district judge) Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 05:46 PMAt a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, there will be up to 60 minutes for debate equally divided and controlled prior to a vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #40, the nomination of William H. Orrick, III, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of …
Cloture filed on S.601, WRDA--4pm Monday filing deadline--12noon Tuesday cloture vote Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 05:45 PMThis afternoon Senator Reid filed cloture on S.601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013. The filing deadline for first degree amendments is 4:00pm on Monday, May 13. If your senator have a germane first degree amendment and would like to preserve the right to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the cloakroom prior to the deadline so that we may file it at the desk for you. If you have already filed, there is no need to re-file. The cloture vote will occur at 12:00 noon …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, May 9, 2013 Wrap Up
May 09, 2013 05:45 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #41, the nomination of Nelson Stephen Roman, of New York, to be District Judge for the Southern District of New York Confirmed: 97-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R. 360, to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Adopted S. Res.136, recognizing the 60th …
Agreement on Tavenner nomination (Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 05:44 PMThe Senate has reached the following agreement to consider the Tavenner nomination. At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #92 the nomination of Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. There will be 1 hour for debate equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on confirmation of the …
No more votes this week, agreement on amendments Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 03:00 PMThe following amendment is the next amendment in order to S.601, WRDA: - Inhofe #797 (land exchange). No second degree amendments are in order to the amendment prior to a vote in relation to the amendment. The following amendments were agreed to by consent: - Blunt #800 (resilient construction techniques for extreme weather) - Sessions #811, as modified with the changes that are at the desk (Tennessee Valley Authority to grant restrictions); - Coburn …
Roman confirmed, Senator resumed consideration of WRDA Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 02:42 PMThe Nelson Stephen Roman nomination was confirmed 97-0. The Senate has resumed consideration of S.601, Water Resources Development Act. A few senators are now speaking as if in morning business while the managers of the bill work on an agreement to consider additional amendments. The Majority Leader has not announced there would be no more votes, however, the likelihood of reaching an agreement to conduct roll call votes this afternoon seems to be …
Roll Call Vote on the Roman nomination Votes
May 09, 2013 02:02 PM2:01pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of Executive Calendar #41, the nomination of Nelson Stephen Roman, of New York, to be District Judge for the Southern District of New York Confirmed: …
Up to 2 roll call votes at 2pm (district judges) Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 12:33 PMAt 1:30pm today, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider the nominations of Shelly Decker Dick and Nelson Stephen Roman. Under the previous order, there will be up to 30 minutes for debate equally divided and controlled prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. We expect to consider one by voice vote and the other by a roll call vote, but Republicans have not indicated which one will require the roll call vote. Up to 2 roll call votes at approximately …
McConnell objects to going to conference on Budget resolution Floor Updates
May 09, 2013 12:14 PMSenator Reid Murray unanimous consent that the Senate go to conference on the Budget resolution. Senator McConnell asked that the request be modified so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling. Senator Murray objected to modifying the request. Senator McConnell then objected to the original …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, May 9, 2013 Senate Schedule
May 09, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of 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 S.601, the Water Resources Development Act. We will continue to work through amendments to the bill. Senators will be notified when votes are …
Agreement on Dick and Roman nominations (LA and NY district judges) Floor Updates
May 08, 2013 07:07 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement to consider the nominations of Shelly Dick (District Judge LA) and Nelson Roman (Southern District NY). At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: - Executive Calendar # 39 Shelly Deckert Dick, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, and - Executive …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Wrap Up
May 08, 2013 07:06 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Coburn amendment #805 (Army Corps land/guns) to S.601, the Water Resources Development Act; Not Agreed to: 56-43 (60-vote threshold) 2) Whitehouse amendment #803 (oceans); Agreed to: 68-31 (60-vote threshold) 3) Brown amendment #813, as modified (Asian carp); Agreed to: 95-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.622, an original bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal …
Amendments agreed to WRDA Floor Updates
May 08, 2013 07:06 PMThe following amendments to S.601, WRDA, were agreed to by unanimous consent: - Pryor #801, as modified with the changes that are at the desk (farms); - Pryor #806 (work-in-kind); - Inhofe #835, with a modification to the instruction lines (rural water infrastructure projects); McCain #833 (levee safety …
No more votes today Floor Updates
May 08, 2013 06:13 PM
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