Wrap Up for Monday October 30, 2023

Roll Call Votes

1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #306, Matthew James Maddox, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland; agreed to: 54-40.

Legislative Business

Passed S.1146 – Find and Protect Foster Youth Act

Began the Rule 14 process to place S. 3168 making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, on the Legislative Calendar of Business.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will resume consideration of Cal. #198, H.R.4366, Minibus Appropriations. During the consideration of Cal. #198, H.R.4366, Murray-Collins substitute amendment #1092 will be considered an Appropriations Committee amendment for purposes of Rule XVI, with no other Rule XVI points of order waived by this agreement. H.R.4366, H.R.4368, as reported in the House of Representatives on June 27, 2023, and H.R.4820, as reported in the House of Representatives on July 24, 2023, will serve as the basis for defense of germaneness under Rule XVI for any floor amendments. It will be in order for floor amendments to amend the substitute in more than one place.

The only remaining amendments in order to the Murray-Collins substitute amendment #1092 are the following amendments, if offered:

1.      Ernst #1177

2.      Hawley #1200

3.      Cruz #1296

4.      Blackburn #1349

5.      Budd #1243

6.      Cramer #1241 (60 vote threshold)

7.      Paul #1217 (60 vote threshold)

8.      Paul #1347 (60 vote threshold)

9.      Cruz #1249 (60 vote threshold)

10.  Lee #1121 (60 vote threshold)

At times to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will vote on the amendments. Floor updates will be sent as each vote series is locked in with respect to amendments in the list.

Upon disposition of the amendments, the Senate will vote on adoption of substitute amendment #1092, as amended, with a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for adoption. The bill, as amended, will be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, with a 60 vote affirmative threshold required for passage.

Upon disposition of the bill, the Committee on Appropriations will be discharged from further consideration, and the Senate will proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R.662, the Scott (FL)-Rubio substitute amendment #1357 be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, with a 60 affirmative vote threshold required for passage, without intervening action or debate.

No Further Executive Business