Roll Call Votes
Legislative Business
Agreed to H.Con.Res.48, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Adopted S.Res.87, a resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the rise of...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.2048, USA Freedom Act; invoked: 83-14.
McConnell second degree SA #1451 (amicus); not agreed to: 42-56.
McConnell first degree to the substitute SA #1450 (12 month transition); not agreed to: 44-54.
McConnell SA #1449 (substitute); not agreed to:...
No Roll Call Votes
Legislative Business
Passed S.184, Native American Children's Safety Act.
Passed S.246, AIyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (with committee substitute).
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R.2048, USA Freedom Act, upon reconsideration; invoked: 77-17.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.188, Craft Beer Week
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations by unanimous consent:
Executive...
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Hatch-Wyden #1411to #1299, as modified (currency); Agreed to 70-29
Portman-Stabenow SA #1299(currency manipulation); Not agreed to 48-51
Warren SA #1327(investor state dispute); Not agreed to 39-60
Brown SA #1251(docking); Not agreed to 47-52
Flake SA #1243(strike TAA); Not agreed...
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Motion to invoke cloture on Hatch amendment #1221(substitute); invoked: 62-38.
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #25, Jill Parish, of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the Utah; confirmed: 100-0.
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #26, Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr. Of Texas, to be...
Legislative Business
H.Con.Res.47, to correct the enrollment of S.178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
The Senate began the Rule 14 process to place on the Calendar of Business H.R.2353, 2 month highway extension.
No Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Legislative Business
Passed H.R.2252, to clarify the effective date of certain provisions of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014.
Adopted S.Res.181, designating May 19, 2015, as "National Schizencephaly Awareness Day".
Adopted S.Res.182, expressing the sense of the Senate...
Roll Call Votes
Brown amendment #1242 (restore TAA funding); not agreed to: 45-41.
Lankford amendment #1237, as modified (religious freedom); agreed to: 92-0.
Legislative Business
Agreed to H.Con.Res.43, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the Capitol, and Emancipation Hall...
Roll Call Votes
Passage of H.R.1295, as amended with S.1267, Preferences (60-affirmative vote threshold); passed: 97-1.
Passage of H.R.644, as amended with S.1269, Customs (60-affirmative vote threshold); passed: 78-20.
Motion to invoke cloture, upon reconsideration, on the motion to proceed to...
Roll Call Votes
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #80, Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General; confirmed: 84-12.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Con.Res.10, supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the "International Year of Soils" and supporting locally led soil...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1314, legislative vehicle for trade legislation; not invoked: 52-45.
Legislative Business
Passed H.R.1075, Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry
Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Adoption of S.Con.Res.16 (policy on release of United States citizens in Iran); adopted: 90-0.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #67, S.136: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015
Passed Calendar #69, S.179 and Calendar #70, S.994, en bloc: postal naming bills
Passed Calendar #71,...
Roll Call Votes
Motion to invoke cloture on Corker-Cardin amendment #1140 (substitute) to H.R.1191; invoked: 93-6.
Passage of H.R.1191, as amended; passed: 98-1.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.175, recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States.
Executive Business
Roll Call Votes
Legislative Business
Passed by voice vote Calendar #32, S.125, Bulletproof Vest Grant Program Reauthorization Act, with Lee amendment #1214 (reduces the authorization from $30 million to $25 million).
Passed Calendar #61, S.1124, WIOA Improvement Act, with Alexander/Murray substitute...
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Motion to proceed to the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res.11, Budget; agreed to: 53-44.
Adoption of the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res.11, the concurrent resolution on the Budget; adopted: 51-48.
Motion to table the veto message on S.J.Res.8, a joint resolution...
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Confirmation of Executive Calendar # 76, Willie E. May, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology; confirmed: 93-0.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.166, expressing the sense of the Senate that domestically grown flowers support the farmers,...
Roll Call Votes
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #33, S.665: Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015
Adopted S.Res.136, expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2015, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day"
Adopted the following resolutions, en bloc:
S.Res.158, Cinco de...
Roll Call Votes
Johnson amendment #1150 (treaty treatment)[60 vote threshold]; not agreed to: 39-57.
Legislative Business
Passed Calendar #36, S.304: to improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the sharing of certain information.
Adopted S.Res.153, recognizing the importance of the U.S.-Japan...