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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Friday, June 21, 2013 Wrap Up
June 21, 2013 02:52 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS S. Res. 181, Recognizing the sesquicentennial of West Virginia and commemorating its history, people, and culture. S. Res. 182, congratulating the American Dental Hygienists' Association on the 100th anniversary of the profession of dental hygiene and commending its work to improve the oral health of the people of the United States. No EXECUTIVE …
Agreement on Foxx nomination (Secretary of Transportation) Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:47 PMAt 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 #179, the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation. There will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the …
Agreement on Pritzker nomination (Secretary of Commerce) Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:47 PMAt 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 #180, the nomination of Penny Pritzker, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce. There will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the …
4:00pm Monday filing deadline for second degree amendments Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:45 PMThe filing deadline for second degree amendments to Leahy amendment #1183, as modified, is 4:00pm on Monday, June …
Cloture filed on Leahy amendment #1183, as modified Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:18 PMAfter much hard work and negotiations, we have made significant progress on S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration reform bill. Senator Leahy modified amendment #1183, with the text of a perfecting substitute amendment that includes negotiated border security language. Senator Reid then offered a technical amendment in the second degree slot and filed cloture on Leahy amendment #1183, as modified. By consent, the cloture vote on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified, will occur at 5:30pm on …
Debate only until 2:30pm Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 10:46 AMThe Senate has resumed consideration of S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. The time until 2:30pm is for debate only, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees, and with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Senator Sessions will control up to 2 hours. We are working on a couple unresolved issues to a border security amendment. We hope we can resolve those issues quickly so that we are able to find a path …
Senate Floor Schedule for Friday, June 21, 2013 Senate Schedule
June 21, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:30am on Friday, June 21, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act and the Majority Leader will be recognized at that time. Negotiations with respect to the Immigration bill continue. Senators will be notified if and when an agreement is …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, June 20, 2013 Wrap Up
June 20, 2013 10:33 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to table Cornyn amendment #1251 (border security); Tabled: 54-43 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.179, a resolution making majority party appointments for the 113th Congress. Adopted S.Res.180, a resolution making minority party appointments for the 113th Congress. No EXECUTIVE …
Debate only until 10:30pm Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 07:55 PMThe Senate is considering S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, for debate only until 10:30pm, with the time equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees, and Senator Reid will be recognized at that …
Inhofe asks to set aside pending amendment to call up #1203 Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 05:13 PMSenator Inhofe asked consent to set aside the pending amendments in order to call up Inhofe amendment #1203 (detention of dangerous aliens). Senator Leahy objected. Negotiations continue on a path forward to complete action on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform …
Senator Lee asks consent to set aside pending amendment Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 05:01 PMSenator Lee asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment. Senator Leahy objected. If granted consent to set aside the pending amendment, he would have called up amendment #1207 (to prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands). Negotiations continue on how to proceed with the Immigration Reform bill. Senators will be notified when any votes are …
Debate only until 6:30pm Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 04:30 PMSenator Reid made a point of order that the Vitter amendment is improperly drafted. The point of order was well taken and the amendment fell. The Senate will be in a period for debate only on the Immigration Reform bill until 6:30pm, with the time equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. Senator Reid will be recognized at …
Vitter second degree pending Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 04:00 PMBy right, Senator Vitter called for the regular order, which made the Leahy amendment #1183 the pending business, and offered Vitter amendment #1507 (domestic violence) in the open second degree slot. We will be in a quorum call for a bit as we discuss how to …
Controlled debate time until 4pm Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 01:59 PMThe time until 4:00pm will be equally divided between the two leaders, or their designees. Senator Reid will be recognized at 4:00pm. We cannot preclude votes during this time, but nothing is scheduled. Senators will be notified when votes are …
Grassley objects to Landrieu list of noncontroversial amendments Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 01:05 PMSenator Landrieu asked unanimous consent the Senate adopt the amendments listed below. Senator Grassley objected and said he is negotiating a package with the Chairman's staff. Senator Landrieu then asked consent that Senator Grassley's proposal be placed in the Record. Senator Grassley objected. The time until 2pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees, and Senator Reid will be recognized at that …
Roll Call Vote on Reid motion to table Cornyn amendment #1251 (border security) Votes
June 20, 2013 12:03 PM12:02PM The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Reid motion to table Cornyn amendment #1251 (border security); Tabled: …
Roll Call Vote/s expected at noon today Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 09:43 AMNegotiations continue on a path forward on amendments to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. Last night we thought we would vote around 11:30am, but the Leader has been asked to move that to noon. At noon Senator Reid will either table one of the pending amendments or we will have a path forward and conduct a series of votes. The managers of the bill are working with both sides on how we can consider the next tranche of amendments. Senators should be prepared for roll call votes to …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, June 20, 2013 Senate Schedule
June 20, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, June 20, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The time until 11:30pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Senator Reid will be recognized at 11:30am. Senators should expect the first vote of the day to begin at approximately 11:30am in relation to an amendment to the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Wrap Up
June 19, 2013 08:04 PMWRAP UP FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Motion to table the Paul amendment #1200, as modified (border security enhancements); Tabled: 61-37 2) Manchin amendment #1268 (border security contractor salaries)(60-vote threshold) Agreed to: 72-26 3) Lee amendment #1208 (fast track approval for border security)(60-vote threshold) Not Agreed to: 39-59 4) Heller amendment #1227 (NV rep on Southern Border Security Commissions)(60-vote threshold) Agreed to: …
Roll Call Vote on Confirmation of the Froman nomination Votes
June 19, 2013 05:55 PM5:54pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #182, the nomination of Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Confirmed: 93-4 (1-voting …
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