This evening Senator McConnell filed cloture on Murkowski
amendment #2953 (substitute) and
S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote on the substitute would occur 1 hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, February 4
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The filing deadline for first degree amendments to the substitute and bill is 1:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3. Amendments must be germane and timely filed to be considered in order if cloture is invoked.