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MTP to Student loan bill, 5:30pm vote on Phillips nomination Floor Updates
July 08, 2013 02:18 PMAfter the senate convened today, Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #124, S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 (Reed (RI)). A vote on the motion to proceed to the student loan bill has not been scheduled at this time. The Senate is in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Senator Scott is currently delivering his maiden speech. At 5:00pm, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, July 8, 2013 Senate Schedule
July 08, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, July 8, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #90, the nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips, of Wyoming, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit with 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators …
Pro-forma Schedule Senate Schedule
June 28, 2013 07:18 PMPRO-FORMA SCHEDULE If the Senate does not receive a message from the House that it has adopted S.Con.Res.19, the adjournment resolution, the Senate will meet for pro-forma sessions only on the following dates at the following times with no business conducted: - Friday, June 28th at 12:15pm - Tuesday, July 2nd at 10:15am and - Friday, July 5th at …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, June 27, 2013 Wrap Up
June 27, 2013 07:15 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #179, the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation; Confirmed: 100-0 2) Committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Agreed to: 68-32 3) Motion to invoke cloture on S.744, as amended; Invoked: 68-32 4) Passage of S.744, as amended; Passed: 68-32 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged …
Agreement on Phillips nomination-5:30pm vote Monday Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 07:14 PMOn Monday, July 8, 2013, at 5:00 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #90, the nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips, of Wyoming, to be United Sates Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of the …
Agreement on West nomination (Associate AG) Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 07:14 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 the nomination of Executive Calendar #186 Derek Anthony West, of California, to be Associate Attorney General. There will be one hour for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the …
Agreement on Dorsey nomination (NV District Judge) Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 07:14 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 the nomination of Executive Calendar #97 Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District for the District of Nevada. 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 on confirmation of the …
Morning Business until 7pm, next vote 5:30pm Monday, July 8 Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 05:10 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The next vote is expected to begin at approximately 5:30pm on Monday, July …
Objections to passing student loan interest rate bills Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 04:57 PMSenator Reed (RI) asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass S.1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, the text of which is at the Desk. Senator McConnell objected. Senator McConnell then asked consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of a bill introduced earlier today by Senators Manchin, King, Alexander, Coburn, Burr, and Carper (S. 1241), that there be 1 hour for debate equally divided, with no amendments in order, the bill be subject to any applicable points of …
Roll Call Vote on Passage of S.744, as amended Votes
June 27, 2013 04:12 PM4:11pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Passed: …
4pm vote on passage of Immigration Reform bill Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 12:46 PMCloture on S.744, as amended, if amended, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, was invoked 68-32. At 4pm the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of S.744, as amended, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. Senators are asked to vote from their desks. The time until 4pm will be equally divided between the Chair and Ranking Member, or their designees; with the final 20 minutes equally divided, with the Majority Leader controlling the final ten minutes; The following Senators …
Roll Call Vote on motion to invoke cloture on S.744, as amended, if amended, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill Votes
June 27, 2013 12:21 PM12:20 The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.744, as amended, if amended, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill (60-vote threshold); Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on adoption of committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended to S.744 Votes
June 27, 2013 12:06 PM12:04pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on adoption of the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended to S.744 (majority vote threshold); Agreed To: …
Remaining amendments fell on points of order Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 12:03 PMThe following pending amendments fell on points of order: - Reed #1224 - Cruz #1320 - Boxer …
Amendments to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 12:00 PMThe following amendment are pending to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Boxer amendment #1240 (National Guard/Coast Guard training) Cruz amendment #1320 (border security) Reed amendment #1224 (merit-based immigrant visa applicants) The following amendments have been considered to S.744: Grassley amendment #1195 (prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control …
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #179, the nomination of Foxx nomination (Secretary of Transportation) Votes
June 27, 2013 11:36 AM11:36am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #179, the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation; Confirmed: …
Cornyn objects to consideration of amendments to Immigration bill Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 11:33 AMSenator Leahy asked unanimous consent the following amendments be called up, en bloc; that the clerks be authorized to modify the instruction lines, where necessary, to match the intended page and line numbers of the committee-reported substitute, as amended; and the Senate then proceed to vote on adoption of the amendments, en bloc: - Baucus-Tester #1512; - Boxer #1240; - Brown #1597; - Cardin-Kirk #1286; - Carper-McCain #1558, as modified …
3 votes at 11:30am--senators asked to vote from seats on passage of bill, which will occur later today or tomorrow Floor Updates
June 27, 2013 09:51 AMAt 11:30am there will be 3 roll call votes on the following items: - Confirmation of Executive Calendar #179, the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation (majority vote threshold); - Adoption of the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended to S.744 (majority vote threshold); and - Motion to invoke cloture on S.744, as amended, if amended, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill (60-vote threshold). If …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, June 27, 2013 Senate Schedule
June 27, 2013 09:00 AMSCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013 The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, June 27, 2013, as a further mark of respect of the late Senator Hathaway of Maine. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, with the time until 11:30am equally divided and controlled between the two Managers or their designees, and with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Wrap Up
June 26, 2013 07:43 PMWRAP UP FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Leahy motion to waive applicable points of order with respect to S.744; Waived: 68-30 2) Leahy amendment #1183, as modified (with the Corker-Hoeven language regarding border security); Agreed to: 69-29 3) Motion to invoke cloture on the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended to S.744; Invoked: 67-31 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.144, Resolution concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic …
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