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WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the Leahy amendment #1183, as modified (with the Corker-Hoeven language regarding border security) to the committee-reported substitute amendment to S.744; Invoked: 67-27 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.184, Recognizing refugee women and girls on...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS S. Res. 181, Recognizing the sesquicentennial of West Virginia and commemorating its history, people, and culture. S. Res. 182, congratulating the American Dental Hygienists' Association on the 100th anniversary of the profession of dental hygiene and...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to table Cornyn amendment #1251 (border security); Tabled: 54-43 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.179, a resolution making majority party appointments for the 113th Congress. Adopted S.Res.180, a resolution making minority party appointments for the 113th Congress. No...

WRAP UP FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to table the Paul amendment #1200, as modified (border security enhancements); Tabled: 61-37 2)      Manchin amendment #1268 (border security contractor salaries)(60-vote threshold) Agreed to: 72-26 3)      Lee amendment #1208 (fast...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Thune amendment #1197 (permanent resident status after border completion )(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 39-54 2)      Vitter amendment #1228 (US-VISIT system)(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 36-58 3)      Tester amendment #1198 (Border Oversight Task Force to include...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #62 Kenneth John Gonzales to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Confirmed: 89-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.330, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to table the Grassley amendment #1195 (border security) to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act; Tabled: 57-43 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar ##49, Jeffrey L. Schmehl, of Pennsylvania to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.168, Designating June 2013 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia. Adopted S.Res.169, Designating the month of June 2013 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month". No...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Invoked: 82-15 2)      Motion to proceed to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Adopted:...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Leahy amendment #998 (rural broadband pilot program) to S.954; Agreed to: 48-38 2)      Passage of S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; Passed: 66-27 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act....

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act. (Republican request) Began the Rule 14 process of S.1121, the 4th Amendment Restoration Act. (Paul) No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

1) Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill; Invoked: 75-22 2) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn); Not Invoked: 40-57 3) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Con.Res.18, a concurrent resolution providing for the use of the catafalque situated in Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center in connection with memorial services to be conducted in the United States Senate Chamber for the Honorable Frank R....

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Moran amendment #987 (alfalfa) to S.954, the Farm bill; Agreed to: 72-18 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.588, the Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgement Act of 2013 with a Wyden amendment. No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Sanders amendment #965 (GMO food labels) to S.954, the Farm bill; Not Agreed to: 27-71 (60 affirmative-vote threshold) 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #95, the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Inhofe amendment #960 (nutrition assistance block grants) to S.954, the Farm bill; Not Agreed to: 36-60 2)      Adoption of S.Res.65, Iran Sanctions; Adopted: 99-0 3)      Shaheen amendment #965 (federal sugar program reform) to S.954; Not Agreed to: 45-54 LEGISLATIVE...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Roberts amendment #948 (SNAP) to S.954, the Farm bill; Not Agreed to: 40-58 2)      Gillibrand amendment #931 (SNAP funding); Not Agreed to: 26-70 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.45, the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Began the Rule 14 process of...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #45, the nomination of Sheri Polster Chappell, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; Confirmed: 90-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Banking Committee and passed S.309, a bill to award a...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar # 91, the nomination of Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy; Confirmed: 97-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.982, to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking certain actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting...

WRAP UP FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Coburn amendment #815 (beach nourishment) to S.601, the Water Resources Development Act; Not Agreed to: 43-53 2)      Coburn amendment #816 (Infrastructure Deauthorization Commission projects); Not Agreed to: 35-61 3)      Merkley-Brown...