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Agreement on Kelly and Burwell nominations--2 votes at noon Wednesday Floor Updates
April 23, 2013 07:06 PMAt 10:30am tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: - Executive Calendar #60, the nomination of Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; and - Executive Calendar #64, the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. There will be 90 minutes of debate, with time from 10:30 until 11:00am on the …
Agreement on H.R.475, Taxable Vaccines Floor Updates
April 23, 2013 07:02 PMThe Senate reached an agreement that if the Senate receives H.R.475 from the House of Representatives and the bill is identical to the text of which is at the desk, then the bill be read three times and the Senate proceed to a vote, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Minority Leader, with no intervening action or debate. H.R.475, a bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of …
Republicans object to S.788, a bill to suspend Sequestration Floor Updates
April 23, 2013 05:43 PMSenator Reid asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass S.788, a bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequestration and offset with funds from the Overseas Contingency Operations. Senator Coburn objected. Senator Coburn then asked consent to take up and pass an Inhofe-Toomey bill, Calendar #19, S.16, a bill to provide for a sequester replacement. Senator Reid …
Republicans object to going to conference on Budget resolution Floor Updates
April 23, 2013 10:26 AMSenator Reid asked unanimous consent to request a conference with the House and name conferees on the Budget resolution. Senator Toomey objected on behalf of Senator …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Senate Schedule
April 23, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. All time during adjournment, …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, April 22, 2013 Wrap Up
April 22, 2013 07:05 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; Invoked: 74-20 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.90, Standing with the people of Kenya following their national and local elections on March 4, 2013, and urging a peaceful and credible resolution of electoral disputes in the courts with a committee-reported amendment to the resolution, a committee-reported amendment to the preamble and a committee-reported amendment to the …
Cloture on MTP to Marketplace Fairness invoked--no more votes tonight Floor Updates
April 22, 2013 06:07 PMAt 5:55pm, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act, by a vote of 74-20. By consent, all time during any adjournment, recess, or period of morning business will count post-cloture. There will be no further roll call votes …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on MTP to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act Votes
April 22, 2013 05:31 PM5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act; Invoked: …
5:30pm cloture vote on MTP to Marketplace Fairness Act Floor Updates
April 22, 2013 02:19 PMAs a reminder at 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours for debate prior to adoption of the motion to …
2:50pm Moment of Silence to honor victims of Boston Marathon bombing Floor Updates
April 22, 2013 02:18 PMAt 2:50pm today, there will be a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon …
Schedule for Monday, April 22, 2013 Senate Schedule
April 22, 2013 09:50 AMThe Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, April 22. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30pm, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act, and immediately proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to …
Wrap Up for Thursday, April 18, 2013 Wrap Up
April 18, 2013 05:52 PMWRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1) On Barrasso amendment #717. AGREED TO 67-30. 2) On Harkin-Alexander amendment #730. AGREED TO 95-2. 3) On confirmation of Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. CONFIRMED 94-0. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.1246, the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act Adopted S.Res.103, a resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in …
Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Agreement Floor Updates
April 18, 2013 05:47 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 #60, Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. There will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate will proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination. The motion to reconsider will be considered …
Cloture filed on MTP to Marketplace Fairness Act Floor Updates
April 18, 2013 02:59 PMSenator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #14, S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act, and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote to occur at 5:30pm Monday, April 22. There will be no further roll call votes this …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Derrick Kahala Watson (HI district judge) Floor Updates Votes
April 18, 2013 02:15 PMAt 2:15pm the Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #23, the nomination of Derrick Kahala Watson, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii; Confirmed: …
Torres nomination (Southern NY District judge) confirmed by voice vote Floor Updates Votes
April 18, 2013 02:14 PMThe Senate confirmed by voice vote the nomination of Executive Calendar #22, the nomination of Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New …
Roll Call Vote on Harkin-Alexander amendment #730 (mental health). Votes
April 18, 2013 12:48 PM12:29pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Harkin-Alexander amendment #730 (mental health); Agreed To: 95-2 (60-vote …
Roll Call Vote on Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy). Votes
April 18, 2013 12:02 PMAt 12:02pm the Senate began a roll call vote on Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy); Agreed To: 67-30 (60-vote …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, April 18, 2013 Senate Schedule
April 18, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 with the time until 12:00pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees for concurrent debate on the Barrasso and Harkin amendments. At approximately 12:00pm, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following: - Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy) and - …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Wrap Up
April 17, 2013 06:42 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 (background checks); Not agreed to: 54-46 (60 affirmative vote threshold) 2) Grassley amendment #725 (substitute); Not Agreed to: 52-48 (60 affirmative vote threshold) 3) Leahy-Collins amendment #713 (trafficking); Not Agreed to: 58-42 (60 affirmative vote threshold) 4) Cornyn amendment #719 (conceal carry); Not Agreed to: 57-43 (60 affirmative vote threshold) 5) Feinstein amendment #711 (assault weapons/clip ban); …
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