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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

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...