Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3979, the legislative vehicle for the Unemployment Insurance Extension bill.

The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.

During Monday's session, cloture was filed on the Reed-Heller substitute amendment #2874 and on H.R.3979. Under Rule 22, the cloture vote on the substitute amendment (UI) will occur on Wednesday. Senators will be notified when the cloture vote is scheduled. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate time prior to a vote on adoption of the substitute amendment. Upon disposition of the substitute, the Senate would then proceed to a cloture vote on the underlying bill. If cloture is invoked on the underlying bill, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate on prior to passage of the bill, as amended, if amended.