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The Senate has resumed consideration of S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act.

Senator McConnell made a compound motion to go to conference on H.R.1735, NDAA, and filed cloture on the motion. There will be 2 roll call votes at 1:45pm on the following motions: Cloture on the McConnell compound motion to go to conference on H.R.1735, NDAA Reed motion to instruct conferees on...

The following amendments were agreed to by voice votes: Portman SA#2147 (recovery support services) Manchin SA #2103 (volunteerism and community service) Kaine SA#2096 (career and technical education) Heller SA #2121 (consultation with governors) Feinstein SA #2087 (homeless certification) Fischer...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 4 roll call votes and 6 voice votes at 11:30am today. 11:30am vote series-#'s 1-4 will be roll call votes and 5-10 voice votes: Daines SA #2110 (Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act) (60-vote threshold) Warren SA #2120 (cross...

The Alexander amendment was not agreed to by a vote of 45-52. The Murray and Bennet amendments were agreed to by voice votes. There will be no further roll call votes tonight. The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 3 roll call and 2 voice votes at 4:30pm today. We expect roll call votes on Hirono SA #2109, Tester SA #2107 and Alexander SA #2139 and voice votes on Murray SA #2124 and Bennet SA #2115. The time until 4:30pm is equally divided between...

The Reed amendment was agreed to by a vote of 98-0. The Warner and Rounds amendments were agreed to by voice votes. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm.

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act. The Senate then reached an agreement to vote at noon today on the following amendments: Reed SA #2085 (school libraries) (roll call vote) Warner SA #2086 (fiscal support teams) (voice vote) Rounds SA #2078 (tribal study)...

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 today.

The following amendments have been offered to the substitute to S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act: Fischer SA #2079 (local control) Peters SA #2095 (financial literacy) Rounds SA #2078 (tribal study) Reed SA #2085 (libraries) Warner SA #2086 (school efficiency) It is in order for Senator Toomey to...

The Senate has begun consideration of Calendar #63, S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. The Alexander-Murray amendment #2089 (substitute) is pending. Text of the substitute is attached. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #81, the nomination of Kara...

This morning the House blue slipped H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act. As a result, the papers will be returned to the Senate. By unanimous consent, the Secretary of the Senate has been authorized to re-engross the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R.1735, with the following change: Strike...

The Senate has reached an agreement that following leader remarks on Tuesday, July 7th, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #63, S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. At 5:30pm on Tuesday, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #81, the nomination of...

By voice votes, the Senate adopted the motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295 (AGOA/Preferences) with an amendment (TAA), adopted the motion to go to conference on H.R.644 (Customs Enforcement), and confirmed the Adams, Phee, Petit, Delawie, Kelly, Noyes, and Wall nominations. The Senate is in a...

Upon disposition of the Customs motion to go to conference, there will be a series of voice votes to confirm the following nominations: Executive Calendar #129, Charles C. Adams, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of...

Cloture on the motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295, with an amendment (AGOA/Preferences with TAA amendment) was invoked 76-22. The cloture motion with respect to the compound motion to go to conference on H.R.644 (Customs Enforcement) was withdrawn. We'll be able to process the remaining votes...

By voice vote, the Senate adopted S.Res.212, condemning the attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal in Charleston, South Carolina, and expressing encouragement and prayers for all affected by this evil assault.

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of up to 5 votes at 4:00pm today. The vote sequence is as follows: 4:00pm votes: Adoption of the motion to concur with respect to H.R.2146 (TPA); Cloture on motion to concur with respect to H.R.1295 (AGOA/Preferences) with an amendment...

Cloture on the motion to concur with respect to TPA was invoked 60-37. There will now be up to 30 hours for debate prior to a vote on the motion to concur. Senators will be notified when the next vote is scheduled. The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus...

This morning, Senator McConnell made a motion to go to conference on the Customs Enforcement bill, H.R.644, and filed cloture on the motion. Under the rules to go to conference with the compound motion, there is up to 2 hours for debate equally divided prior to the cloture vote. Then, if cloture is...