Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, May 5, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session, and there will … Continue Reading
Today, Monday, September 9, the Senate will convene at 2:00 pm. The Senate will proceed to Executive Session at 5:00 pm to consider the following: Executive Calendar #184 – Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; and Executive Calendar #185 – Nomination of Vernon … Continue Reading
The Senate will convene today, Monday, July 29, at 2:00pm. After any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:30 pm, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. After morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1243, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies … Continue Reading
The Senate will convene at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 23. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to renew his motion to proceed on the FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill (S. 1243). The time until 12:00 pm will be equally divided and controlled between Majority Leader … Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to renew the motion to proceed to the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 (S. 1238) at 2:00pm on Monday, July 15 following any leader remarks. The time until 5:30pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. On July 11, … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate The Senate initiated its debate on S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act last week. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) invoked cloture on a motion to proceed and began accepting amendments to the bill on Tuesday, June 11. Last Wednesday, June 12 the process got bogged down with … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Farm Bill Timeline Today at 2:00 pm is the deadline the House Rules Committee has set for members to file amendments to the Farm Bill (H.R. 1947). The House Rules Committee will then meet at 5:00 pm to consider rules for floor debate on the bill. The Farm Bill is scheduled for floor … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Farm Bill Timeline Last Thursday, the Senate passed a motion to invoke cloture on the Farm Bill (S. 954) by a vote of 75-22. Today, the Senate will resume consideration of the Farm Bill at 5:00 pm. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will only vote on one amendment – an amendment filed by … Continue Reading
