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  • The Senate will not be in session on Friday, May 16th.  On Monday, May 19th at 11:00am, the Senate will be in a pro forma session only with no business conducted. Schedule for Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate...
  • Roll Call Votes Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #667, Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 58-35 Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #668, Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for...
  • By unanimous consent, cloture on H.R.3474, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2014 (the vehicle for the tax extenders legislation) was withdrawn. Senator Reid then filed cloture on Executive Calendar #576, David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. The...
  • Cloture was not invoked on the Wyden substitute amendment #3060 (tax extenders) by a vote of 53-40. Senator Reid changed his vote to "no" and entered a motion to reconsider the failed vote at a later time. There will be no further roll call votes this week. As previously announced, there will be no...
  • At 3:21pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Wyden substitute amendment #3060 (Tax Extenders) to H.R.3474, Hire More Heroes Act of 2014. Not Invoked: 53-40
  • At 2:52pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #732, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Invoked: 58-36
  • 2:36pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #669, James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Confirmed: 93-1
  • 2:15pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #668, Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Confirmed: 77-19
  • 1:48pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #667, Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Confirmed: 81-15
  • The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote: Executive Calendar #693, Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General (expected voice vote); and Executive Calendar #541, Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and...
  • 12:07pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #669, James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 61-35
  • 11:49am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Executive Calendar #668, Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 59-35
  • 11:16am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #667, Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 58-35
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the time until 11:15am will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 11:15am, there will be up to 5 roll call votes (3 expected) on the following: Motion to...
  • The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of up to 5 roll call votes beginning at 11:15am tomorrow and as many as 5 roll call votes beginning at 1:45pm tomorrow. All votes after the first vote in each series will be 10 minute votes. 11:15am: Cloture on Executive Calendar #667,...
  • Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #664, Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Invoked: 58-37 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #665, John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States...
  • The Humetewa nomination was confirmed 96-0. The Senate resumed Legislative Session and adopted the motion to proceed to H.R.3474 by voice vote. Senator Reid then offered the Wyden amendment #3060 (substitute with the text of Tax Extenders and ) and several other amendments to fill the amendment...
  • At 6:02pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Confirmation of Executive Calendar #666, Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Confirmed: 96-0
  • At 5:44pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Confirmation of Executive Calendar #665, John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Confirmed: 96-0
  • At 5:18pm, the Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #664, Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Confirmed: 96-0