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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Friday, October 4, 2013 Wrap Up
October 04, 2013 04:46 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Commerce Committee and passed H.R.1848, Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 with a committee-reported substitute amendment. Passed H.R.3095, To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes. Adopted S.Res.227, A resolution to commemorate the …
No Votes today; Roll Call Votes possible this weekend Floor Updates
October 04, 2013 01:43 PMThere will be no roll call votes today. The Senate will be in session this weekend and depending on House action, roll call votes are possible. We will give senators as much advance warning for when votes will occur but senators are encouraged to remain near …
Morning Business extended until 4pm Floor Updates
October 04, 2013 01:39 PMThe period of morning business has been extended until 4:00pm. Senators are permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes …
Objections to Cruz requests to pass mini CR bills/Democratic counteroffer to pass clean CR for the entire government Floor Updates
October 04, 2013 12:45 PMSenator Cruz came to the floor today and asked unanimous consent to take up and pass the same 4 joint resolutions and bill that Republicans asked to pass yesterday. For each request, a Democratic senator asked consent to pass a clean continuing resolution to fund the entire government. Senator Cruz objected to modify his requests and there was an objection to the original requests. Senator Cruz asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.J.Res.72, making continuing appropriations …
Senate Floor Schedule for Friday, October 4, 2013 Senate Schedule
October 04, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Friday, October 4, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 2:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, October 3, 2013 Wrap Up
October 03, 2013 04:14 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.228, a resolution authorizing the reporting of committee funding resolutions for the period October 1, 2013 through February 28, 2015. Adopted S.Res.253, a resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014; and October 14, 2014 through February 28, 2015. No EXECUTIVE …
Lee request to pass Veterans only CR and objection to comprehensive continuing appropriations Floor Updates
October 03, 2013 12:22 PMSenator Lee asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.J.Res.72, making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014. Senator Murphy asked that the request be modified to include a clean continuing resolution amendment. Senator Lee objected to the proposed modification and Senator Murphy objected to the original …
Republican request to pass individual CRs and object to comprehensive continuing appropriations Floor Updates
October 03, 2013 11:23 AMThis morning Republican senators asked unanimous consent to take up and pass several individual funding resolutions and one continuing appropriations bill. In each case, there was a Democratic counteroffer to modify the request to amend the applicable continuing resolution or bill to include an amendment that would fund the rest of the federal government. Republicans objected to each request to modify and there was an objection to the original request. Republican unanimous consent …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, October 3, 2013 Senate Schedule
October 03, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:30am on Thursday, October 3, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 2:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the second 30 …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Wrap Up
October 02, 2013 05:05 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS If the Senate receives a bill from the House which is identical to S.1566, a bill providing for a short-term extension of Iraq special immigrant visas, as passed by the Senate, the bill will be passed by the Senate. If the Senate receives from the House any of the following joint resolutions or bills by 11:00am on Thursday, October 3rd, the measures will be placed on the Legislative Calendar under the provisions of Rule 14 during Thursday's …
Agreement on Iraqi special immigration visas bill Floor Updates
October 02, 2013 04:56 PMThe Senate reached an agreement that if the Senate receives a bill from the House which is identical to S.1566, a bill providing a short term extension of Iraq special immigrant visas, as passed by the Senate, then the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or …
Toomey objects to going to conference on Budget resolution Floor Updates
October 02, 2013 03:14 PMSenator Toomey asked that the Murray request (found below) be modified so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a budget conference report that includes reconciliation instructions to raise the debt limit and to go to conference on the continuing resolution. Senator Murray declined to modify her request and Senator Toomey objected to the original request. UC Request Murray: I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate receives a Message from the House that they have …
Morning Business until 5:00pm Floor Updates
October 02, 2013 02:02 PMThere period for morning business has been extended until …
Morning Business until 2:00pm Floor Updates
October 02, 2013 12:21 PMThe period for morning business for debate only has been extended until …
Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Senate Schedule
October 02, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:30am on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until noon with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Wrap Up
October 01, 2013 06:32 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Reid motion to table the House Message (delay Obamacare for 1 year and request a conference on the joint resolution) on H.J.Res.59, the continuing resolution; Tabled: 54-46 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Requested a conference with the House on H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 and appointed the following conferees: Stabenow, Leahy, Harkin, Baucus, Brown, Klobuchar, Bennet, Cochran, Chambliss, Roberts, Boozman, and Hoeven (ratio of …
Morning Business until 6:00pm Floor Updates
October 01, 2013 03:55 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business for debate only until 6:00pm, 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; and the Majority Leader recognized at …
Senate requests conference on FARM Act; appoints conferees Floor Updates
October 01, 2013 03:55 PMThe Senate disagreed in the House amendment to H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; insisted on its amendment; requested a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses; and authorized the Chair to appoint conferees with a ratio of 7:5 on the part of the Senate. The following senators were appointed as conferees on the FARM Act: - Stabenow; - Leahy; - Harkin; - Baucus; - …
Morning Business for debate only until 5:00pm Floor Updates
October 01, 2013 02:15 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business for debate only until 5:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their …
Reid motion to table House Message tabled 54-46; Morning Business until 12:30pm Floor Updates
October 01, 2013 10:06 AMThe House Message on H.J.Res.59 (1-year Obamacare delay and request for conference) was tabled 54-46. The continuing resolution will now go back to the House for its consideration. The Senate is in a period of morning business for debate only until 12:30pm with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus …
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