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Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.744, the Immigration Reform bill, was invoked 82-15. Under the previous order, at 4pm today the Senate will proceed to vote on adoption of the motion to proceed.

2:15pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Invoked: 82-15

The Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration bill.  The time until 12:15pm will be equally divided and controlled between the proponents...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Leahy amendment #998 (rural broadband pilot program) to S.954; Agreed to: 48-38 2)      Passage of S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; Passed: 66-27 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act....

At 6:03pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Passage of S.954, the Farm bill, as amended Passed: 66-27

5:33pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Leahy amendment #998 (internet projects in rural areas) Agreed to: 48-38

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.954, the Farm bill, post-cloture. A Republican senator may ask for a roll call vote on the Leahy amendment. As a result, up to 2 roll call votes are expected at 5:30pm today. -          Leahy amendment #998 (internet projects in rural areas) -         ...

At approximately 4:30pm, Senator-designate Jeff Chiesa will be sworn in as senator from New Jersey.

The Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, June 10, 2013.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. The time until 5:00pm will be divided as follows: Senator Sessions or his designee...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act. (Republican request) Began the Rule 14 process of S.1121, the 4th Amendment Restoration Act. (Paul) No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Friday, June 7, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. The time until 1:30pm will be for debate on the motion to proceed with Senator Sessions, or his...

1) Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill; Invoked: 75-22 2) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn); Not Invoked: 40-57 3) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to...

The Senate has reached an agreement to vote in relation to the pending Leahy amendment #998 (to establish a pilot program for gigabit Internet projects in rural areas), on passage of the Farm bill, to set the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and on...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the Alejandro and Schmehl nominations at a time to be determined, with 30 minutes for debate prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. The agreement is as follows: At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the...

Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.943, the Reed student loan bill, was not invoked 51-46. The Senate is now in a period of morning business until 12:30pm. There will be no further roll call votes today or tomorrow. We expect to be in session tomorrow, Friday, June 7 from the 9:30 until 1:30pm...

10:54am The Senate began a roll call vote on motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed); Not Invoked: 51-46

10:34am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn); Not Invoked: 40-57

10:01am The Senate began a  roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill; Invoked: 75-22

The time until 10:00am is equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. At 10:00am, the Senate will proceed to a series of 3 roll call votes in relation to the following motions: -          Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill, -          Motion to invoke cloture on the...

As a reminder, the filing deadline for second degree amendments to S.954, the Farm bill, is 9:45am today. If your Senator has a germane amendment and would like to preserve his or her ability to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the cloakroom prior to the deadline.  If you have...