The Floor
VOTES

On the Nomination: Confirmation Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Result: Confirmed (88-0, 12 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Result: Confirmed (88-0, 12 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

The next roll call vote is expected to occur on Monday, October 31st in relation to a nomination.  The details of the amended consent agreement with respect to H.R.2112 is below. Cloture having been invoked on the Inouye substitute amendment #738, the substitute amendment is agreed to and it is now...

1:19am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Inouye substitute amendment #738 to H.R.2112; Invoked: 83-16

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 738: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Inouye Amdt. No. 738; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Agreed to (82-16, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

1:04am The Senate began a roll call vote on the Ayotte amendment #753 (Article III courts) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 47-52

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 753: Ayotte Amdt. No. 753; To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in Article III courts of the United States. Result: Rejected (47-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

12:46am The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #796 (end lending schemes) (60-vote threshold); Agreed to: 72-27

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 796: Coburn Amdt. No. 796; To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects. Result: Agreed to (73-26, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

12:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #792 (end payments to slumlords) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 59-40

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 792: Coburn Amdt. No. 792, As Modified; To end payments to landlords who are endangering the lives of children and needy families. Result: Rejected (59-40, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 738: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Inouye Amdt. No. 738; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Agreed to (82-16, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 791: Coburn Amdt. No. 791; To prohibit the use of funds to provide direct payments to persons or legal entities with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $1,000,000. Result: Agreed to (84-15, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

12:13am The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #791 (prohibit funds for direct payments to individuals with income over $1M); Agreed to: 84-15

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 753: Ayotte Amdt. No. 753; To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in Article III courts of the United States. Result: Rejected (47-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 810: Sessions Amdt. No. 810; To prohibit the use of funds to allow categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Result: Rejected (41-58, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

11:58pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Sessions amendment #810 (nutrition assistance) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 41-58

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 796: Coburn Amdt. No. 796; To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects. Result: Agreed to (73-26, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

11:35pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Gillibrand amendment #869 (emergency convservation); Agreed to: 58-41

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 869: Gillibrand Amdt. No. 869; To increase funding for the emergency conservation program and the emergency watershed protection program. Result: Agreed to (58-41, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]