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During Leader remarks, Senator McConnell moved to proceed to H.R.240, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2015. The Senate is currently in a period of morning business for 1 hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The...

The Senate has reconvened and is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 20 minutes each.

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 5:00pm on Monday, February 9th, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Michael P. Botecelli to be Director of National Drug Control Policy. There will be 30 minutes of debate, equally divided prior to a vote on...

Senator Burr 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 #10, S.338, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; that there be up to 1 hour...

There will be no further roll call votes during this week's session of the Senate.

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

Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, be agreed to and that it be in order for the Managers, or their designees, to offer amendments in an alternating fashion with the Majority manager, or his designee, being recognized to offer the...

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

The Senate has reconvened and has resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.240, with time until 2:45pm equally divided. At 2:45pm we expect to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.240, DHS appropriations, upon reconsideration. We expect to voice vote the...

During Leader remarks, Senator McConnell moved to proceed to H.R.240, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2015. The Senate is currently in a period of morning business until 12:30pm, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or...

Prior to adjourning today, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #5, H.R.240, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote would occur one hour after...

Senator Shaheen made 3 parliamentary inquiries regarding H.R.240, the DHS Appropriations bill. Shaheen: CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS A CLEAN FULL-YEAR FUNDING BILL WITHOUT ANY CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION RIDERS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GAIN SUPPORT THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY SAID HE'S GOING TO...

The previous order with respect to H.R.203, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, has been modified so that the Senate proceed to its consideration of the bill at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 3. At 11:00am tomorrow, there will be 1 hour for debate equally divided prior to a...

This morning Senator McConnell moved to proceed to Calendar #5, H.R.240, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and filed cloture on the motion. By consent, the cloture vote will occur at 2:30pm on Tuesday, February 3. If...

Passage of S.1 will be the last vote of the week. the next roll call vote will be at 5:30pm on Monday, February 2, on Calendar #6, H.R.203, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.

The Boxer amendment #130 (permit savings clause) was not agreed to by voice vote.

At 4:30pm on Monday, February 2, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #6, H.R.203, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. The time until 5:30pm will be equally divided in the usual form. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of the bill.

The following amendments were withdrawn: Sullivan #67 Murkowski #98 Flake #103 Merkley #174 Tillis #102 Peters #55 2:30pm-up to 6 roll call votes (post-cloture amendments are subject to a majority affirmative vote threshold): Booker amendment #155 (new circumstances) Markey amendment #141 (delay...

The following amendments are pending to S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline: Markey amendment #178 (tar sands) Cantwell amendment #131 (U.S. environmental laws)

The order of the votes has changed. The first vote will be on the Daines amendment. The new order is listed below. After the cloture vote, we may vote on some of the remaining pending and germane amendments before lunch. The Vitter amendment was withdrawn. Approx: 11:30am-up to 6 roll call votes (by...