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Schedule for Thursday, November 21, 2019

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, November 21, 2019.

 

Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #503, Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy.

 

At 11:30am, the Chair will lay before the Senate the House message to accompany H.R. 3055, Continuing Appropriations.

 

Senator Paul, or his designee, will be recognized to offer a motion to concur with further amendment (re: 1 percent cut), the text of which is at the desk, and Senator Shelby, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion to table the Paul motion.

 

Following disposition of the Paul motion, the Majority Leader, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment. Notwithstanding Rule 22, if cloture is filed on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment, the vote on the cloture motion will occur immediately. If cloture is invoked, the post-cloture time will be yielded back, and the Senate will vote on the motion to concur with no intervening action or debate.

 

During Wednesday’s session, Senator McConnell filed cloture on Executive Calendar #503, Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy. That cloture vote is expected to occur prior to the Thanksgiving recess.

 

Thursday, November 21st  at 11:30am - up to 3 roll call votes:

1.       Motion to table Paul motion to concur with further amendment (re: 1 percent cut) to H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

2.       Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

3.       Motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019