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Senator Cantwell asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass Calendar #282 H.R. 597, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015. Senator McConnell objected.

The House Message on H.R.1314, the Debt Limit/Budget, was laid before the Senate. Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.1314 and filed cloture on the motion to concur. He also filled the amendment and motion trees. Unless an agreement can be reached,...

Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R.3819, the short term transportation extension through November 20, 2015; that the bill be read a third time and passed; and that the Senate confirm Executive Calendar #356, the nomination of Sarah...

Senator Merkley asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass Calendar #270, S.2165, a bill to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lankford reserved the right to object and asked that the consent be modified to pass S.2169 with a Lankford amendment...

Morning Business has been extended until 8:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minute each and with the time equally divided. There will likely be an effort to consider the short term transportation bill, H.R. 3819, and possibly nominations today. Therefore, roll call votes...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

The Senate then reached an agreement to withdraw the cloture motion on the bill; that prior to adoption of the Burr-Feinstein substitute amendment, the managers amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; and that notwithstanding adoption, the Flake amendment #2582 be modified with the technical...

By a vote of 88-0, the Senate confirmed the Vilardo nomination. The next votes are scheduled to begin at 11:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27. Those votes will be in relation to the following amendments: Wyden amendment #2621, as modified; Heller amendment #2548, as modified; Leahy amendment...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a vote on confirmation of the Vildardo nomination (NY district judge) at 5:30pm on Monday. Under the order, at 5:00pm on Monday October 26, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #140, the nomination of Lawrence Joseph...

The Senate confirmed the Furuta-Toy nomination by a vote of 93-0. There will be no further roll call votes this week. We anticipate a roll call vote on the nomination of Lawrence Vilardo (NY district judge) on Monday evening, October 26. The Senate confirmed the following Executive nominations by...

Senator Cruz asked unanimous consent that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of S.Res.224, Liu Xiaobo Plaza, and the resolution be agreed to. Senator Feinstein objected to the request. Unofficial Transcript: MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU....

This evening there was an attempt to make pending to S.754, Cyberseurity, amendments to extend the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for 6 months, 1 year, and permanently. In each case, there were objections. Below you will find the sequence of the requests and objections and text of the...

At 11:00am on Thursday, October 22, there will be two roll call votes with 10 minutes equally divided between the votes. Those votes will be on: Motion to invoke cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) to S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; if cloture is invoked, then (10...

By unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.208, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm Sandy, with a Vitter amendment. The Senate then passed H.R.774, Illegal,...

Senator Udall asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar number 121, S. 697, TSCA. Further, that the only amendment to be offered by Senator Inhofe; that there be up to...

Senator Baldwin asked unanimous consent to take up and pass HR 3594, Higher Education Extension Act (Perkins loans). Senator McCain objected on behalf of Republican leadership.

Senator McConnell filed cloture on Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) and S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Unless an agreement can be reached, the cloture vote on the substitute would occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, October 22. The filing deadline...

The following amendments are pending to S.754, Cybersecurity -             Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) -             Cotton #2581 (FBI/Secret Service), as modified to correct instruction line -             Coons #2552 (Personal ID information scrub), as modified to correct...

Senator Burr and Senator Feinstein have called up several additional amendments to S.754, Cybersecurity. Below you will find a complete list of the pending amendments. Senator Burr then asked unanimous consent that on Thursday, October 22 at 11:00am, the Senate vote on the pending amendments to the...

The Senate is now considering S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Senator Burr offered the Burr-Feinstein amendment #2716 (substitute) and the Cotton amendment #2581, as provided for under the previous order. We expect additional amendments to be offered this afternoon, also as...