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3 roll call votes at 7:30pm tonight - THUD/MilCon-VA, Zika

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 7:30pm tonight, the Chair lay before the Senate the House message accompanying H.R. 2577, THUD,MilCon, VA, Zika.

Senator McConnell, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion that the Senate disagree to the amendment of the House, agree to the request by the House for a conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees.

Further Senator McConnell, or his designee, will be recognized to offer a motion to invoke cloture on the motion to go to conference and that once a cloture motion is offered, all time be yielded back and the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to go to conference.

Further, that if the motion to go to conference is agreed to, that Senator Nelson, or his designee, will be recognized to offer a motion to instruct conferees; and Senator Sullivan, or his designee, be recognized to offer a motion to instruct conferees; and that the Senate vote with no intervening action or debate on the motions to instruct conferees in the order listed; and that both motions require 60 affirmative votes for adoption.

Finally, that there be no further motions to instruct in order and that there be 4 minutes equally divided prior to each vote on the motions to instruct.

7:30pm - 3 roll call votes

  1. Motion to invoke cloture on the compound motion to go to conference
  2. Nelson motion to instruct re: Zika/Ebola
  3. Sullivan motion to instruct re: Bridges