The Floor
VOTES

8:01 pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to request the presence of absent senators. The motion to request the presence of absent senators was agreed to 88-3. Following this vote, there will be a vote to appeal the ruling of the chair that the words spoken by...

12:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. invoked: 52-47

At 12:00 noon, there was a constructive convening of the Senate, without adjourning or beginning a new legislative day. At 12:02pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education. confirmed: 51-50, with the vice president having voted in the...

A quorum is not present. At 6:04pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to request the presence of absent senators. Agreed to: 91-4.

6:56am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education. invoked: 52-48

6:34am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.J.Res.41, SEC Resource Extraction Resolution of Disapproval. Adopted: 52-47 Next: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Elisabeth DeVos to be Secretary of Education

5:13pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.41, SEC Resource Extraction Resolution of Disapproval.

4:53pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. agreed to: 52-48 Next: Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.41, SEC Resource Extraction Resolution of Disapproval

4:08pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. agreed to: 52-47 Next - Procedural votes expected: Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury Motion to proceed to Legislative Session Motion to...

4:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury. Agreed to: 51-48 Once in Executive Session, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the...

3:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (for the purpose of filing cloture). Agreed to: 51-48 Once in Executive Session, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the nomination of...

Senator McConnell then filed cloture on the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. As a reminder, yesterday Senator McConnell filed cloture on the nomination of Elisabeth DeVos to be Secretary of Education. The cloture petition on the Sessions nomination will ripen on the next...

3:06pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General (for the purpose of Senator McConnell filing cloture). Agreed to: 53-45 Next - Procedural votes expected: Motion to proceed to Legislative Session Motion...

2:37pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of H.J.Res.38, approving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. Agreed to: 54-45 Following disposition of the joint resolution, we expect Senator McConnell to file cloture on Cabinet...

6:24pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.38, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. Agreed to: 55-42

5:53pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Legislative Session (in order to proceed to H.J.Res.38). Agreed to: 55-42. Next: Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.38, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.

4:11 PM the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #11, Elisabeth DeVos, to be Secretary of Education Agreed to: 52-47

3:47pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on approval of the journal to date. The journal was approved by a vote of 54-44. Next, immediately: Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #11, Elisabeth DeVos, to be Secretary of Education

3:24pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to legislative session. The motion to proceed to legislative session was agreed to by a vote of 53 -44. Next, immediately: Shall the Journal stand approved to date? Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider...

2:59pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on confirmation of the Tillerson nomination. The motion was agreed to 55-43. Next, immediately: Motion to proceed to Legislative Session Shall the Journal stand approved to date? Motion to...