Schedule for Friday, February 27, 2015
The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Friday, February 27, 2015.
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.240, DHS appropriations.
Prior to adjourning, Senator McConnell yielded back all post-cloture debate time and the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, was agreed to. Senator McConnell then offered Cochran amendment #255 (clean DHS funding), filled the amendment tree with technical amendments, and filed cloture on the underlying bill. He then moved to proceed to S.534 (Collins immigration bill) and filed cloture on the motion. By consent, notwithstanding Rule 22, at approximately 10:10am the Senate will proceed to a series of roll call votes including the following:
Approximately 10:10am-4 roll call votes:
- Cloture on H.R.240, DHS appropriations
- Adoption of Cochran amendment #255
- Passage of H.R.240, Department of Homeland Security appropriations
- Cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 534, a bill to prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain Executive actions related to immigration and for other purposes.