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4:45pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Vitter amendment #1744, to prohibit housing assistance benefits for individuals convicted of aggravated sexual abuse; Agreed To: 99-1

At 4:45pm today the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to Vitter amendment #1744, prohibit housing assistance benefits for individuals convicted of aggravated sexual abuse. No second degree amendments are in order prior to the vote.

The Senate is considering S. 1243, THUD Appropriations. Senator Vitter has offered amendment #1744, prohibit housing assistance benefits for individuals convicted of aggravated sexual abuse.

12:01pm The Senate  began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; Invoked: 73-26 The Senate then adopted the motion to proceed by voice vote.

At 12:00 noon today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.  Under the previous order, if cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time...

The 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...

The Senate will convene for a pro forma session only with no business conducted at 12:15pm on Friday, July 19, 2013.

ROLL 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...

Senator 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...

By 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...

The Senate has resumed Legislative Session. The motion to proceed to S.1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, is the pending question.

3:23pm 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: 59-40

Cloture 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 it.

2:31pm 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: 69-31

12:16pm 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: 54-46

By 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...

Senator 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...

The 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...

ROLL 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...

Senator 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....