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Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Senate Schedule
July 23, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is expected he will renew his motion to proceed to S.1243, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The time until 12:00pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. The next roll call vote will be at 12:00pm on Tuesday, July 23rd on the motion to invoke cloture on …
Pro Forma Session Senate Schedule
July 19, 2013 12:15 PMThe Senate will convene for a pro forma session only with no business conducted at 12:15pm on Friday, July 19, …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, July 18, 2013 Wrap Up
July 18, 2013 06:45 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #99, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of MD, to be Secretary of Labor; Confirmed: 54-46 2) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #98, the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of MA, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Invoked: 69-31 3) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #98, the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of MA, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Confirmed: …
Cloture filed on motion to proceed to THUD appropriations--up to 2 votes at noon on Tuesday Floor Updates
July 18, 2013 06:44 PMSenator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. By consent, the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed will occur at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 23rd. If cloture is invoked, all post cloture time will be yielded back and the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to proceed. If the motion to proceed to Calendar #99, S.1243 is adopted, the text of H.R.2610, as …
Senate requests conference on Farm bill Floor Updates
July 18, 2013 06:06 PMBy consent, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of Calendar #136, H.R.2642, all after the enacting clause was stricken and the text of S.954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, as passed by the Senate, was inserted in lieu thereof. H.R.2642, as amended, was read a third time and passed. The Senate insists on its amendment and requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses. The Chair is authorized to appoint conferees with a ratio of 7:5 on …
Motion to proceed to S. 1243, THUD Appropriations is pending Floor Updates
July 18, 2013 03:57 PMThe Senate has resumed Legislative Session. The motion to proceed to S.1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, is the pending …
Roll call vote on confirmation of McCarthy nomination (EPA) Votes
July 18, 2013 03:24 PM3:23pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #98, the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of MA, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Confirmed: …
Cloture invoked on McCarthy nomination Floor Updates
July 18, 2013 03:01 PMCloture was invoked on the McCarthy nomination by a vote of 69-31. There will now be up to 8 hours for debate. We hope to yield back a substantial amount of time, and we could potentially vote within the hour. However, that takes consent and we're still working on …
Roll call vote on cloture on McCarthy nomination (EPA) Votes
July 18, 2013 02:31 PM2:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #98, the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of MA, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Perez (Labor Secretary) Votes
July 18, 2013 12:50 PM12:16pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #99, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Labor; Confirmed: …
1 vote at 12:15, 1 vote at 2:30, and 1 vote at TBD (Perez and McCarthy) Floor Updates
July 18, 2013 11:32 AMBy consent, the vote on confirmation of the Perez nomination will occur at 12:15pm today. Following disposition of the Perez nomination, the time until 2:30pm will be equally divided in the usual form prior to the cloture vote on the McCarthy nomination. If cloture is invoked on McCarthy, there would be up to 8 hours for debate prior to a vote on confirmation. However, we hope to be able to yield a good portion of that time back. 12:15pm vote: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #99, the …
Reid moves to proceed to THUD Appropriations, plus outlook on Perez, McCarthy, and student loans Floor Updates
July 18, 2013 10:10 AMSenator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #99, S. 1243, the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill. The motion to proceed is a debatable motion and we will work with senators on an agreement to adopt the motion early next week. The Senate is in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Majority controls the first 30 minutes and the Republicans control the final 30 minutes. Following …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, July 18, 2013 Senate Schedule
July 18, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, July 18, 2013. Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. Following the remarks of the two Leaders, there will be a period of morning business for one hour with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Session to consider PN205, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of MD, to be …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Wrap Up
July 17, 2013 07:22 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of NY, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Invoked: 82-18 2) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of NY, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Confirmed: 82-17 3) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #99, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of MD, to be Secretary …
Senator Lee objects to going to conference on Budget resolution Floor Updates
July 17, 2013 04:49 PMSenator Murray asked unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar #33, H.Con.Res.25; the amendment at the desk, which is the text of S.Con.Res.8, the budget resolution passed by the Senate, be inserted in lieu thereof; and that H.Con.Res.25, as amended, be agreed to. Further, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses; and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate; …
Roll Call Vote on Perez nomination (Secretary of Labor) Votes
July 17, 2013 04:09 PM4:09pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #99, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Labor; Invoked: 60-40 There will be no further roll call votes …
Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Hochberg nomination Votes
July 17, 2013 03:37 PM3:36pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Confirmed: …
2 votes as early as 3:30pm Floor Updates
July 17, 2013 03:27 PMWe expect to have a series of 2 roll call votes as early as 3:30pm. Those votes would be on the following items: - Confirmation of Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and - Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #99, the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of …
Senate is debating Hochberg nomination, post-cloture Floor Updates
July 17, 2013 10:31 AMThere will now to be up to 8 hours for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Upon disposition of the nomination we will proceed immediately to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Perez nomination. We hope to yield back some of that time and have those votes early this afternoon. Senators will be notified when any votes are …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on Hochberg nomination (Export-Import Bank) Votes
July 17, 2013 10:01 AM10:01am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #178, the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Invoked: …
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