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Wrap Up for Monday, April 9, 2018 Wrap Up
April 09, 2018 06:57 PMRoll Call Votes 1. Cloture on Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; Invoked: 96-2 Legislative Business Passed Cal. #304, H.R.3445 - AGOA Passed H.R.3979 - America’s Refuges Operational - Voice Vote Adopted Cal. #355, S.Res.85 - Robert Levinson Adopted Cal. #356, S.Res.432 - Baltic States Executive Business The Senate confirmed the following …
Agreement on Muniz nomination (General Counsel, Dept. of Education) Floor Updates
April 09, 2018 06:13 PMAt a time to be determined, there will be 10 hours for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #376, Carlos G. Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of …
Roll Call Vote on Boom nomination (KY district) Votes
April 09, 2018 05:35 PMAt 5:32pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky;Invoked: …
Schedule for pro formas and Monday, April 9, 2018 Senate Schedule
March 23, 2018 01:01 AMSchedule for pro formas and Monday, April 9, 2018The Senate stands adjourned until 11:30am on Monday, March 26, 2018. There will be pro forma sessions, with no business conducted, on the following dates and times: Monday, March 26th at 11:30amThursday, March 29th at 3:45pmMonday, April 2nd at 12:00 noonThursday, April 5th at 11:30am On Monday, April 9th, the Senate will convene at 3:00pm. Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of …
Wrap Up for Thursday, March 22, 2018 Wrap Up
March 23, 2018 12:59 AMWrap Up for Thursday, March 22, 2018 Roll Call Votes Motion to instruct the SAA to request the presence of absent senators; agreed to: 91-6. Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations; Invoked: 67-30 Motion to concur in House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations bill; Agreed To: 65-32 Legislative Business HR 4851, Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018 with amendment The Senate began the Rule 14 process …
Cloture filed on Boom, Ring, Pizzella, Wheeler, Broomes, and Jennings nominations Floor Updates
March 23, 2018 12:53 AMSenator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations: 1. Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky2. Executive Calendar #728, John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board3. Executive Calendar #605, Patrick Pizzella ,of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor4. Executive Calendar #666, Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to …
Roll Call Vote on the omnibus appropriations bill Votes
March 23, 2018 12:25 AMAt 12:21am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to concur re: HR 1625, omnibus appropriations; Agreed To: 65-32This will be the last vote of the work period. The next vote is expected to be a cloture vote on a nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, April …
Roll Call Vote on cloture on omnibus Votes
March 23, 2018 12:03 AMThe motion to instruct was agreed to by a vote of 91-6. There will now be now 2 roll call votes: - Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations. If cloture is invoked, all time is yielded back- Motion to concur in House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations bill At 12:01am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations;Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on motion to instruct SAA to request the presence of absent senators Votes
March 22, 2018 10:51 PMAt 10:49pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to request the presence of absent senators;Agreed To: …
Senate adopts H.Con.Res.116, as amended Floor Updates
March 22, 2018 10:37 PMBy unanimous consent, the Senate adopted H.Con.Res.116, Enrollment Correction to change the title of H. R. 1625 (Omnibus) w/Risch Amendment #2226 re: naming of a wilderness area. Votes in relation to the omnibus appropriations bill are still possible tonight, but no agreement has been reached …
wrap up, votes still possible tonight Wrap Up Floor Updates
March 22, 2018 09:24 PMVotes with respect to the omnibus appropriations bill are still expected this evening. We could see 3 votes tonight—cloture, motion to waive budget points of order, and motion to concur (passage). Another message will be sent when an agreement comes together. We conducted the following Legislative and Executive Business either by consent or voice votes: Legislative BusinessPassed HR 4851, Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018 with amendment The Senate began the Rule 14 process on …
Objections to stabilization amendments / McConnell files cloture on omni appropriations Floor Updates
March 22, 2018 05:04 PMSenator Collins asked unanimous consent that when the Senate proceeds to the consideration of the House message to accompany HR 1625, omnibus appropriations bill, the Collins-Alexander amendment #2216 (market stabilization) be considered and agreed to. Senator Murray objected. Senator Murray asked unanimous consent that when the Senate proceeds to the consideration of the House message to accompany HR 1625, omnibus appropriations bill, the Murray amendment #2222 (market stabilization) be …
Objection to DREAM Act Floor Updates
March 22, 2018 04:48 PMSenator Durbin asked unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.1615, the Dream Act of 2017, and that the Senate take up and pass the bill. Senator Tillis asked that the request be modified so that the Senate resume consideration of H.R.2579, that the pending amendments be withdrawn with the exception of the Grassley amendment #1959 (“SECURE and SUCCEED Act”); that the Grassley amendment be agreed to; and the bill, as amended, be …
Objection to Grenell Nomination Floor Updates
March 22, 2018 02:47 PMAt 2:10 PM Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and confirm Executive Calendar #42, the nomination of Richard Grenell to be Ambassador to Germany. Senator Merkley objected. The Senate has resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1519, the FY18 National Defense Authorization …
Wrap Up for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Wrap Up
March 21, 2018 04:16 PMRoll Call Votes1. Wyden motion to waive all applicable points of order with respect to Wyden amendment #2213; Not Waived: 21-782. Passage of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA; Passed: 97-2 Legislative BusinessS.Res.438, University of California Executive Business The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYCal. #596 - David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint for a term of five years FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT …
Roll Call Vote on passage of HR 1865 SESTA/FOSTA / Last vote of the day Votes
March 21, 2018 03:35 PMWyden amendment #2212 (Good Samaritan) was withdrawn. At 3:32pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA;Passed: 97-2 There will be no further roll call votes today. Tomorrow we will wait for the House to send us an omnibus appropriations bill. The current CR expires on …
Roll Call Vote on Wyden motion to waive re: Wyden #2213 Votes
March 21, 2018 03:01 PMSenator McConnell made a budget point of order against Wyden amendment #2213 and Senator Wyden made a motion to waive all applicable points of order. At 2:54pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Wyden motion to waive all applicable points of order with respect to Wyden amendment #2213;Not Waived: 21-78 Next: 1. Wyden amendment #2212 (Good Samaritan) (60-vote threshold) 2. Passage of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA, as amended, if …
Schedule for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Senate Schedule
March 20, 2018 06:30 PMThe Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of H.R.1865, SESTA/FOSTA. The only amendments in order are Wyden amendment #2212 and Wyden amendment #2213. There will be up to 4 hours of debate concurrently on the amendments and that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will vote in relation to the amendments, with a 60 vote threshold required for adoption of each amendment. Upon …
Wrap Up for Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Wrap Up
March 20, 2018 06:29 PMRoll Call Votes1. Corker motion to table the Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.54, Yemen; Tabled: 55-44 Legislative BusinessS.Res.434 - AmeriCorpsS.899 - Veterans Health Administration Leave Executive Business The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICECal. #735 - William M. McSwain, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years. Cal. #736 - Matthew D. Harris, of Utah, …
Roll Call Vote on the Corker motion to table the Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.54, Yemen Votes
March 20, 2018 04:35 PMAt 4:34pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Corker motion to table the Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.54, Yemen;Tabled: …