There will be no further roll call votes tonight.
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This Month
5:45pm vote in relation to Brown amendment #813, as modified (Asian Carp)
May 8, ’13
5:32 PM
At 5:45pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote in relation to the Brown amendment #813, as modified (Asian Carp). No amendments are in order to the amendment prior to the vote.
Objections to sense of the Senate resolutions
May 8, ’13
5:27 PM
This afternoon, Senator Lee asked consent to adopt a Senate Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices. Senator Blumenthal then asked consent to adopt an alternative resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary,…
McConnell objects to going to conference on the Budget resolution, again
May 8, ’13
3:02 PM
Senator Warner asked consent that the Senate go to conference on the Budget resolution. Senator McConnell asked that the request be modified so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling. Senator Murray objected…
Agreement on next amendments in order to WRDA
May 8, ’13
3:02 PM
The next amendments in order to S.601, Water Resources Development Act, are the following: Blunt #800 (resilient construction techniques for extreme weather) Pryor #806 (provide work-in-kind credit) Inhofe #835 (rural water infrastructure projects) No second degree amendments are in order prior to votes in relation to the amendments. We will work on time…
2 votes at 2pm
May 8, ’13
1:49 PM
Senator Coburn has indicated he will not offer amendment #804. As a result, there will only be 2 roll call votes at 2pm. - Coburn amendment #805 (Army Corps lands/guns); and - Whitehouse amendment #803 (oceans).
Agreement to consider first 3 amendments to WRDA/agree to substitute amendment/3 votes at 2pm Wednesday
May 7, ’13
6:33 PM
The Senate has reached an agreement that provides for the consideration of the first 3 amendments to the WRDA legislation. At 11:30am tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8th, the Senate will resume consideration of S.601 and the following amendments will be the first amendments in order to the pending Boxer-Vitter substitute amendment #799: - Coburn #804…
Debate only until 6:30pm
May 7, ’13
4:26 PM
The Senate is in a period for debate only until 6:30pm on S.601, WRDA, while we figure out the first amendments to be considered to the bill.
Boxer-Vitter substitute amendment is pending
May 7, ’13
2:54 PM
The Senate has begun consideration of S.601, Water Resources Development Act. Senator Boxer withdrew the committee reported substitute amendment and called up Boxer-Vitter substitute #799. The managers are now giving their opening statements. We are working on lining up the first amendments in order to the bill.
McConnell objects to going to conference on Budget resolution
May 7, ’13
12:42 PM
Senator Murray asked consent to go to conference on the Budget resolution. Senator McConnell asked that the request be modified so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling. Senator Murray declined to modify…