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Prior to adjourning today, Senator Reid filed cloture on Executive Calendar #346, the nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; and on the motion to proceed to Calendar #236, H.R.3204, a bill to amend the...

At 1:50pm, the Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, as amended. Passed: 64-32

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12:21pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.815, ENDA, as amended Invoked: 64-34

11:52am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Toomey amendment #2013 (broadens the number of groups covered under the religious exemption); Not Agreed To: 43-55 Next votes: Immediately following Toomey vote: -          Cloture on S.815, ENDA, as amended. 1:45pm: -          Passage of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act. During Wednesday's session of the Senate cloture was filed on S.815.  As a result, the first degree amendment...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.287, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes with a committee-reported substitute amendment, a...

Senator Reid filed cloture on S.815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The Senate then reached an agreement to complete action on the bill. As a result of this agreement, there will be 2 votes at 11:45am and, if cloture is invoked, 1 vote at 1:45pm tomorrow. 11:45am votes: -          Toomey...

By unanimous consent, the Senate agreed to the Portman amendment #2012 by voice vote. The Toomey amendment #2013 is pending as a first degree amendment to the Committee-reported substitute amendment. The Reid amendment #2020 (date change) is pending to Toomey #2013.

The following amendments are pending to S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act: Toomey amendment #2013 (broadens the number of groups covered under the religious exemption) to the committee-reported substitute amendment Reid amendment #2020 (date change) to amendment #2013 Reid amendment #2014...

This morning the Senate adopted the motion to proceed to S.815, ENDA. Senator Reid then offered Portman amendment #2012 (bans state and local governments from retaliating against religious groups that take action only permissible because of the religious exemption clause) and Toomey second degree...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Wednesday, November 6, 2013.  Following any Leader remarks, the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act will be agreed to and the Senate will begin consideration of the bill.

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.2747, to amend title 40, United States Code, to transfer certain functions from the Governmental Accountability Office to the Department of Labor relating to the processing of claims for the payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, post-cloture. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #329, the nomination of Debra M. Brown, of MS, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Confirmed: 90-0 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination...

There will be up to 30 hours for debate on the motion to proceed to S.815, ENDA, post-cloture.

There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

5:58pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA); Invoked: 61-30

At 5:31pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #329, the nomination of Debra M. Brown, of MS, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Confirmed: 90-0

Executive Calendar #328, the nomination of Gregory Howard Woods, of NY, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, was confirmed by voice vote.