The Floor
WRAP UP

Roll Call Votes Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Not invoked: 54-42 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #585, Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; Confirmed 95-0 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #586,...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #585, Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; Invoked: 58-39 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #586, Stanley Allen Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge for...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #574, Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: 51-40 2)     Cloture on Executive Calendar #613, David Weil, Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division,...

Wrap Up for Friday, April 11, 2014 NO Roll Call Votes Legislative items S. Res. 423, Designating April 2014 as "Financial Literacy Month" Notwithstanding the Senate's recess, committees are authorized to report Legislative and Executive matters on Friday, April 25th, from 10am until noon. Additional...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #574, the nomination of Michelle Friedland, to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Invoked: 56-41 2)     Reid motion to instruct the SAA to request the presence of absent Senators; Agreed to: 55-37 Legislative...

Wrap Up for Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Roll Call Vote 1)     Motion to proceed to S.2199, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex; Not Invoked: 53-44 2)     Executive Calendar #649, Wanda...

Roll Call Vote 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #556 Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management; Confirmed: 71-28 Legislative items Adopted S.Res.361, a resolution recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression in the People's Republic of...

Wrap Up for Monday, April 7, 2014 Roll Call Vote 1)     Passage of H.R.3979, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, as amended: Passed: 59-38 Additional Legislative items Discharged the Judiciary committee and passed S.2195, to deny admission to the US to any representative...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Murray motion to waive on the Sessions Budget point of order with respect to the Reed substitute amendment #2874 to H.R.3979; Waived: 60-37 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.3979, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act, as amended;...

Roll Call Votes 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Reed substitute amendment #2974 (Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act) to H.R.3979; Invoked: 61-38 2)      Motion to table the Reid amendment to H.R.3979, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act; Not...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #532, Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Colombia; Confirmed: 99-0 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #687 John P. Carlin, of New York, to...

Roll Call Votes 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #573, John B. Owens, of CA, to be US Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: 56-42 2)      Motion to waive applicable budget points of order with respect to H.R.4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (SGR/Doc Fix)  (if point...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Adoption of the Menendez-Corker substitute amendment #2867 to H.R.4152, the Ukraine bill; Agreed to: 98-2 2)     Cloture on Executive Calendar #573, John B. Owens, of CA, to be US Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Invoked: 54-44 3)     Cloture on motion to proceed to...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #581 Christopher Reid Cooper - to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; Invoked: 56-43 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #582 M. Douglas Harpool - to be United States District Judge for...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative items Passed H.R.3771, the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act. Passed H.R.4275, the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act. Adopted S.Res.396, designating March 25, 2014, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day". Adopted S.Res.397,...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine; Invoked: 78-17 Legislative items Began the Rule 14 process of S.2149, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (Reed) in order to place the bills...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Coburn amendment #2830, as modified (no credits for millionaires) to S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act; Agreed to: 100-0 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #686, the nomination of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia,...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Confirmed: 98-0 2)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #577, Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the...

Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #577, Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Invoked: 55-43 Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #578,...

Roll Call Votes 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Invoked: 62-34 2)      Passage of S.1917, Victims Protection Act of 2014; Passed: 97-0 Additional Legislative items Completed the Rule 14...