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No Roll Call Votes   Legislative Business Passed Cal. #114, H.R.23, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015. Passed Cal. #149, H.R.2499, To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes with a...

The Senate continues to debate the motion to proceed to H.R.22, post-cloture. Under regular order, the post-cloture time would expire at 2:00am. Senator McConnell announced that we will vote on adoption of the motion to proceed at 9:00am tomorrow, Friday, July 24. We expect that to be a roll call...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, July 23, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.22, post-cloture. All time during adjournment of the Senate will count post-cloture.

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.22, the legislative vehicle for the Highway bill, upon reconsideration; invoked: 62-36. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #151, S.1599, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015, with a committee-reported...

Cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.22, the legislative vehicle for the highway bill, upon reconsideration, was invoked by a vote of 62-36. There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate. There will be no further roll call votes today.

7:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.22, the legislative vehicle for the highway bill, upon reconsideration; Invoked: 62-36 The Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider and the motion to...

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans controlling the first hour and the Democrats controlling...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.22, the legislative vehicle for the Highway bill; not agreed to: 41-56. Legislative Business Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.3038, Highway bill. Adopted S.Res.227, condemning...

4:18pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.22, the legislative vehicle for the Highway legislation; Not Invoked: 21-56 Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote at a later time.

The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. There is a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2, the legislative vehicle Senator McConnell intends to use for a highway bill, scheduled to begin at 2:15pm today, but we expect it to be delayed until 4:00pm.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 21. Following any leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each until 12:30pm. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus...

17The Senate stands adjourned until 10:40am tomorrow, Friday, July 17, 2015 for a pro forma session only. The Senate will not be in session on Monday, July 20. The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 21. Following any leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business, with...

Roll Call Votes: Cruz SA #2180 (state-determined assessment); not agreed to: 40-58 Sanders SA #2177 (youth jobs) (60-vote threshold); not agreed to: 43-55 Coons SA #2243 (American Dream accounts) (60-vote threshold);  agreed to: 68-30 Burr SA #2247, as modified (formula); agreed to: 59-39 Brown SA...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes this week.

2:20pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of S.1177, as amended (Every Child Achieves Act); Passed: 81-17

1:45pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act, as amended; Invoked: 79-18 Following the vote, there will be 4 minutes for debate equally divided prior to a roll call vote on passage of the bill.

The Senate agreed to the remaining pending amendments, including the Peters and substitute amendments, by voice votes. At 1:45pm, there will be a cloture vote on S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act, as amended. If cloture is invoked, there will be 4 minutes for debate equally divided prior to a vote on...

12:45pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Casey SA #2242 (universal pre-k) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 45-52

12:25pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Brown SA #2100 (full-service community schools grant); Not Agreed To: 53-44