Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #357, Brian Martinotti, to be US District Judge for the district of New Jersey; confirmed: 92-5.
Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to S.3100, Sanctuary Cities; not invoked: 53-44.
Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.2328, Puerto Rico legislation; invoked: 68-32.
Menendez motion to table the Motion to Concur with Amendment #4865 re: S.2328; not agreed to: 44-54.
Motion to waive Budget Point of Order re: S.2328; waived:...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on the Conference Report to accompany H.R.2577, MilCon-VA/Zika; not invoked: 52-48.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #318, H.R.3766 - Foreign Aid Transparency, with Rubio substitute amendment.
Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #358, Robert F Rossiter, to be US District Judge for the district of Nebraska; confirmed; 90-0.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar # 518, S. 1479 - to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
Began...
Roll Call Votes
McConnell motion to table Collins SA #4858; not tabled: 46-52.
McConnell motion to table Johnson SA #4859; tabled: 67-31.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #472, H.R.3114 - an act to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans.
Passed Calendar #506, S.795 with...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on McCain amendment #4787 (lone wolf/NSA letters); not invoked: 58-38.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.509, congratulating the Cleveland Cavaliers for winning the 2016 National Basketball Association Finals.
Began the Rule 14 process to place on the...
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Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.507, designating July 8, 2016 as Collector Car Appreciation Day and recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on compound motion to go to conference on S.524, CARA; 95-1.
Shaheen motion to instruct the conferees re:S.524; agreed to: 66-29.
Whitehouse motion to instruct the conferees re:S.524; agreed to: 70-24.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.495 - recognizing...
Roll Call Votes
Passage of S.2943 as amended, NDAA; passed: 85-13.
Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations; invoked: 94-3.
Legislative Business
Agreed to the following amendments by voice vote
McCain amendment #4607 (IT)
Nelson...
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Legislative Business
Concurred in the House amendment to S.2276, SAFE PIPES Act.
Executive Business
Confirmed by voice vote Executive Calendar #487, Jennifer O'Connor, of Maryland, to be General Counsel at the Department of Defense.
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on S.2943, NDAA; invoked: 68-23.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.488, recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear," a 220-mile walk down Highway 51 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson,...
Roll Call Votes
Reed SA #4549 (non-defense increase) to McCain amendment #4229; not invoked: 43-55.
McCain SA #4229 (OCO defense increase); not invoked: 56-42.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.487 - 100th anniversary of the ROTC program of the Army.
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on the compound motion to go to conference re: H.R.2577, THUD,MilCon, VA, Zika; Invoked: 93-2.
Nelson motion to instruct re: Zika/Ebola; Not agreed to: 46-49.
Sullivan motion to instruct re: Bridges; Not agreed to: 56-38.
No Legislative Business
No...
Roll Call Votes
Durbin amendment #4369 (medical research); agreed to: 66-32.
Inhofe amendment #4204 (commissaries); agreed to: 70-28.
Legislative Business
Concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.2576, TSCA Modernization Act.
Passed S.2487, Female Veteran Suicide Prevention...
Roll Call Votes
Fischer amendment #4206 (TRICARE); agreed to: 91-0.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.484, authorizing the taking of a photograph in the Senate Chamber.
Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.3011, Bolster Accountability to Drive...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #463, Laura Holgate, to be Representative of the US to the International Atomic Energy Agency; confirmed: 67-29.
Legislative Business
Adopted by voice vote S.Res.462, urging the United States Soccer Federation to immediately eliminate gender pay...
Roll Call Votes
Passage of S.J.Res.28, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes (catfish); passed: 55-43.
Motion to invoke...
Roll Call Votes
Adoption of H.J.Res.88, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary"; adopted: 56-41.
Motion to proceed to S.J.Res.28, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule...