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6:21pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on motion to waive the budget act with respect to Nelson amendment #13 to S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. Not agreed to: 47-51 All votes after the first will be 10 minutes in length. Next (Republican side by sides to amendments offered are...

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution, with 3 hours of debate remaining on the resolution for the Republicans and 3 hours for Democrats. Senators should expect a long series of roll call votes beginning at approximately 6:00pm. Another message will be sent...

The Senate stands adjourned until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution, with 3  hours of debate remaining on the resolution for the Republicans and 3 hours for Democrats. Senators should...

Roll Call Votes Motion to waive the budget act re: Flake amendment #52 (side by side to Sanders); not agreed to: 31-67. Motion to waive the budget act re: Sanders amendment #19 (no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid); not agreed to: 49-49. No Legislative Business   No Executive Business

3:05pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Sanders motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Sanders SA #19 to S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. Not agreed to: 49-49

2:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Flake motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Flake SA #52 to S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. Not agreed to: 31-67 Next: Sanders SA #19 (no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) [expected motion to waive]

The Senate stands adjourned until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. At 2:30pm, the Senate will vote on Flake amendment #52 and Sanders amendment #19. Further roll call votes are...

Roll Call Votes Paul amendment #1 (substitute); not agreed to: 14-83 Motion to waive the budget act with respect to Hirono-Donnelly amendment #20 (protecting Medicare and Medicaid); not agreed to: 49-47. No Legislative Business   No Executive Business

The Senate has reached an agreement that it be in order to call up the Flake amendment #52; at 2:30pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, the Senate vote in relation to the Flake amendment #52; upon disposition of the Flake amendment, there will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote in relation...

Senator Enzi made a point of order against the Hirono-Donnelly amendment #20; Senator Hirono moved to waive the budget act and asked for the yeas and nays. At 6:08pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to wave the budget act with respect to Hirono-Donnelly amendment #20. Not...

5:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Paul amendment #1 to S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. Not agreed to: 14-83. Next: Hirono-Donnelly amendment #20 (expected motion to waive the budget act)

The Senate stands adjourned until 12:45pm on Friday, January 6, 2017. Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will stand in recess, to then proceed as a body to the Hall of the House of Representatives under the provisions of S.Con.Res.2, for the counting of the electoral ballots. Upon...

Roll Call Votes Motion to waive the budget act with respect to Kaine-Murphy SA#8; not agreed to: 48-52. Legislative Business Agreed to S.Res.7, to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the 115th Congress. Agreed to S.Res.8, to constitute the minority party's...

2:47pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to waive the budget act with respect to Kaine-Murphy amendment #8 to S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. Not agreed to: 48-52.

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 2:45pm today, the Senate vote in relation to Kaine-Murphy amendment #8 to S.Con.Res.3.

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. Senator Kaine called up amendment #8 (don't make America sick again) to S.Con.Res.3, budget resolution.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget resolution. As a reminder, today the Senate adopted the motion to proceed to the consideration of S.Con.Res.3. Under the law...

Roll Call Votes Motion to proceed to S.Con.Res.3, FY2017 budget; agreed to: 51-48. No Legislative Business   No Executive Business

Budget Resolution By a vote of 51-48, the Senate adopted the motion to proceed to the consideration of S.Con.Res.3, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2018 through 2026. Under...