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No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.304, Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the date of the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, November 22, 1983. Adopted S.Res.305, Recognizing National...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Ayotte amendment #2255 (Guantanamo) to S.1197, the National Defense Authorization Act; Not Agreed to: 43-55 (60 affirmative votes required) 2)      Levin amendment #2175 (Guantanamo); Not Agreed to: 52-46 (60 affirmative votes required) Additional LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar ##381, the nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; Not Invoked: 53-38-1 present 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Concurred in the House amendments to S.252, Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act' or the "PREEMIE Reauthorization Act"; National Pediatric Research Network; and Care for NIH chimpanzees. Adopted...

WRAP UP FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.293, designating the week beginning on November 18, 2013, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week." Adopted S.Res.294, Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #346, the nomination of Cornelia T. L. Pillard, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; Not Invoked:56-41 (1 voted present) 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Toomey amendment #2013 (broadens the number of groups covered under the religious exemption); Not Agreed To: 43-55 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, as amended; Invoked: 64-34 3)      Passage of S.815, ENDA, as amended; Passed:...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.287, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes with a committee-reported substitute amendment, a...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.2747, to amend title 40, United States Code, to transfer certain functions from the Governmental Accountability Office to the Department of Labor relating to the processing of claims for the payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #329, the nomination of Debra M. Brown, of MS, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Confirmed: 90-0 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Executive Calendar #209, the nomination of Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; Not invoked: 56-42 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #327, Patricia Millett,...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #53, Alan Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; Invoked: 91-8 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #307, Katherine Archuleta, of Colorado, to be Director of the...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      McConnell motion to proceed to S.J.Res.26, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit; Not Agreed to: 45-54 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #344, the nomination of Richard F....

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.893, a bill to provide for an increase effective December 1, 2013, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.2775, the No Subsidies Without Verification Act, as amended (Reid-Mikulski substitute amendment); Invoked: 83-16 2)      Passage of H.R.2775, as amended; Passed: 81-18 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.272, designating the week beginning October...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.J.Res.80, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014. No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #207, the nomination of Madeline Haikala, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; Confirmed: 90-0 No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed Executive Calendar #206, the nomination of Andrea...

WRAP UP FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2013 No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Completed the Rule 14 process of H.J.Res.76, National Nuclear Security Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014; Not Invoked: 53-46 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Energy Committee and passed S.812, a...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.J.Res.79, Border Security and Enforcement Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 No EXECUTIVE ITEMS