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 public access to waters downstream of a dam. …
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 amendment #866 (use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods); Agreed to: 60-36 4) …
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Barrasso amendment #868 (water rights) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 52-44 (60-vote threshold) 2) Sanders #889 (restoration of certain properties impacted by natural disasters); Not Agreed To: 56-40 (60-vote threshold) LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.140, Commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifices made by the Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers…
No ROLL CALL VOTES No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS No EXECUTIVE ITEMS
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #41, the nomination of Nelson Stephen Roman, of New York, to be District Judge for the Southern District of New York Confirmed: 97-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.360, to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to…
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Coburn amendment #805 (Army Corps land/guns) to S.601, the Water Resources Development Act; Not Agreed to: 56-43 (60-vote threshold) 2) Whitehouse amendment #803 (oceans); Agreed to: 68-31 (60-vote threshold) 3) Brown amendment #813, as modified (Asian carp); Agreed to: 95-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.622, an original bill to amend the…
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #42, the nomination of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; Confirmed: 53-45 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.1071, a bill to specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the…
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Enzi-Durbin amendment #741 (perfecting amendment) to S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act; Agreed to: 70-24 2) Passage of S.743, as amended; Passed: 69-27 No additional LEGISLATIVE ITEMS No EXECUTIVE ITEMS
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Motion to invoke cloture on S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; Invoked: 63-30 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.853, a bill to prevent continued flight delays related to furloughs of essential employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and for other purposes. *If the Senate receives a bill from the House…
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Executive Calendar #60, the nomination of Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; Confirmed: 96-0 2) Executive Calendar #64, the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Confirmed: 96-0 3) Adoption of the…