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  • The Senate has reached an agreement to vote on up to 18 amendments tomorrow. On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 2:30pm, the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed: Cardin amendment #75 (local water supplier) Peters amendment #70 (pipeline...
  • Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2015 Executive Business
  • The following amendments have been called up to S.1, Keystone: -Boxer amendment #130 (preserve existing permits) -Peters amendment #70 (pipeline safety) -Collins amendment #35 (school building efficiency) -Murkowski amendment #166 (wilderness study areas) Negotiations continue on a path forward. At...
  • The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, with the time until 12:30pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees, with...
  • Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Murkowski amendment #2; Not agreed to: 53-39. Motion to invoke cloture on S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; Not agreed to: 53-39. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.41, congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for...
  • There will be no further roll call votes during Monday's session of the Senate.
  • 5:58pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone pipeline; Not Invoked: 53-39 Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote.
  • 5:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Murkowski amendment #2 (substitute) to S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline; Not invoked: 53-39 Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote.
  • The Senate stands adjourned under the provisions of S.Res.38 until 4:30pm on Monday, January 26, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1. The filing deadline for first degree amendments to the bill is 3:00pm on Monday, with the second degree amendment deadline...
  • Roll Call Votes Boxer amendment #113; not agreed to: 55-44 Fischer amendment #18, as modified; not agreed to: 54-45 Murkowski motion to table Manchin amendment #99; tabled: 53-46 Murkowski motion to table Sanders amendment #24; tabled: 56-42 Lee amendment #71; not agreed to: 51-47 Murkowski...
  • As a reminder, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the Murkowski amendment #2 (substitute) and the underlying bill, S. 1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. The filing deadline for first degree amendments is 3:00pm on Monday and the filing deadline for second degree amendments is 5:00pm...
  • The Reed amendment was tabled 49-45. Senator McConnell then filed cloture on the Murkowski amendment #2 (substitute ) and the underlying bill, S. 1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Senator McConnell then asked consent to vote on a series of Republican amendments and the Cardin amendment...
  • 11:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to table Reed amendment #74 (LIHEAP funding); Tabled: 49-45
  • Senator McConnell moved to table Whitehouse amendment #28. Senator Whitehouse asked unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute to defend his amendment. Senator McConnell objected. At 10:50pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Whitehouse amendment #28 (campaign finance disclosure) Tabled:...
  • 10:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on McConnell motion to table Carper amendment #121 (8 cent per barrel gas excise tax for land and water conservation fund); Tabled: 57-38
  • At 10:06pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to table Markey amendment #25 (tar sands excise tax); Tabled: 53-42
  • Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that the Senate vote in relation to the following amendments. Murkowski amendment #2 (substitute) (pending but not included in McConnell's request) Vitter amendment #80, as modified (OCS) (pending but not included in McConnell's request) Sullivan amendment...
  • 9:28p The Senate began a roll call vote on the McConnell motion to instruct the SAA to request the presence of absent senators; Agreed To: 89-5
  • 01.22.2015

    live quorum

    The Senate is in a live quorum call. If a quorum is not present, we expect Senator McConnell will make a motion to request the attendance of absent senators. That would be a roll call vote.
  • There is a chance that Senator McConnell, or his designee, moves to table one of the pending amendments this evening. This vote could come quickly. We could also have a live quorum. Murkowski amendment #2 (substitute) Vitter amendment #80, as modified (OCS) Sullivan amendment #67 (prohibit arming...