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Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Pritzker nomination Votes
June 25, 2013 02:46 PM2:45pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #180 the nomination of Penny Pritzker, to be Secretary of Commerce. Confirmed: …
Roll call vote on Pritzker nomination @ 2:45pm today Floor Updates
June 25, 2013 12:38 PMNotwithstanding Rule XXII, at 2:15pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #180, the nomination of Penny Pritzker, to be Secretary of Commerce. There will be 30 minutes for debate followed by a vote on the confirmation of Penny Pritzker to be Secretary of Commerce. If all time is used, the vote would occur at …
12 noon filing deadline for first degree amendments to committee-reported subsitute amendment and to S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Floor Updates
June 25, 2013 10:34 AMThe filing deadline for first degree amendments to the committee-reported substitute amendment and the underlying Immigration Reform bill, S.744, is 12:00 noon today. Germane first degree amendments to the committee-reported substitute amendment and the underlying bill must be filed at the desk prior to the deadline to be considered in order …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Senate Schedule
June 25, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in 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 S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The Senate will consider the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified, …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, June 24, 2013 Wrap Up
June 24, 2013 07:34 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to invoke cloture on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified (with the Corker-Hoeven language regarding border security) to the committee-reported substitute amendment to S.744; Invoked: 67-27 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.184, Recognizing refugee women and girls on World Refugee Day. Adopted S.Res.185, a resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of R. Wayne Patterson v. United States Senate, et al. No EXECUTIVE …
The Senate is in a period of Morning Business Floor Updates
June 24, 2013 07:00 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the exception of 20 minutes for Senator Inhofe and 15 minutes for Senator Portman. The time counts …
Roll Call Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Leahy amendment, as modified Votes
June 24, 2013 05:34 PM5:34pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified (with the Hoeven-Corker border security language); Invoked: …
Cloture filed on committee-substitute and underlying Immigration bill--5:30pm cloture vote on Leahy, as modified, today Floor Updates
June 24, 2013 12:24 PMAs a reminder, last week Senator Reid filed cloture on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified. That cloture vote will occur at 5:30pm today. If cloture is invoked there would be up to 30 hours for debate prior to a vote on adoption of the Leahy amendment, as modified (late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning if all time is sued). The filing deadline for second degree amendments to Leahy amendment #1183, as modified, is 4:00pm today. If your senator has a germane second degree amendment, …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, June 24, 2013 Senate Schedule
June 24, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 12:00pm on Monday, June 24, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The time until 5:30pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Managers' or their designees. During Friday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified. As a result, the filing deadline for all 2nd degree …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Friday, June 21, 2013 Wrap Up
June 21, 2013 02:52 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS S. Res. 181, Recognizing the sesquicentennial of West Virginia and commemorating its history, people, and culture. S. Res. 182, congratulating the American Dental Hygienists' Association on the 100th anniversary of the profession of dental hygiene and commending its work to improve the oral health of the people of the United States. No EXECUTIVE …
Agreement on Foxx nomination (Secretary of Transportation) Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:47 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 #179, the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation. 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 without intervening action or debate on the …
Agreement on Pritzker nomination (Secretary of Commerce) Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:47 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 #180, the nomination of Penny Pritzker, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce. 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 without intervening action or debate on the …
4:00pm Monday filing deadline for second degree amendments Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:45 PMThe filing deadline for second degree amendments to Leahy amendment #1183, as modified, is 4:00pm on Monday, June …
Cloture filed on Leahy amendment #1183, as modified Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 02:18 PMAfter much hard work and negotiations, we have made significant progress on S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration reform bill. Senator Leahy modified amendment #1183, with the text of a perfecting substitute amendment that includes negotiated border security language. Senator Reid then offered a technical amendment in the second degree slot and filed cloture on Leahy amendment #1183, as modified. By consent, the cloture vote on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified, will occur at 5:30pm on …
Debate only until 2:30pm Floor Updates
June 21, 2013 10:46 AMThe Senate has resumed consideration of S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. The time until 2:30pm is for debate only, 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. Senator Sessions will control up to 2 hours. We are working on a couple unresolved issues to a border security amendment. We hope we can resolve those issues quickly so that we are able to find a path …
Senate Floor Schedule for Friday, June 21, 2013 Senate Schedule
June 21, 2013 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment until 10:30am on Friday, June 21, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act and the Majority Leader will be recognized at that time. Negotiations with respect to the Immigration bill continue. Senators will be notified if and when an agreement is …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, June 20, 2013 Wrap Up
June 20, 2013 10:33 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to table Cornyn amendment #1251 (border security); Tabled: 54-43 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.179, a resolution making majority party appointments for the 113th Congress. Adopted S.Res.180, a resolution making minority party appointments for the 113th Congress. No EXECUTIVE …
Debate only until 10:30pm Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 07:55 PMThe Senate is considering S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, for debate only until 10:30pm, with the time equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees, and Senator Reid will be recognized at that …
Inhofe asks to set aside pending amendment to call up #1203 Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 05:13 PMSenator Inhofe asked consent to set aside the pending amendments in order to call up Inhofe amendment #1203 (detention of dangerous aliens). Senator Leahy objected. Negotiations continue on a path forward to complete action on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform …
Senator Lee asks consent to set aside pending amendment Floor Updates
June 20, 2013 05:01 PMSenator Lee asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment. Senator Leahy objected. If granted consent to set aside the pending amendment, he would have called up amendment #1207 (to prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands). Negotiations continue on how to proceed with the Immigration Reform bill. Senators will be notified when any votes are …
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