Today --

• The Senate is considering S.3254, the Defense Authorization bill.
• At 9:30 AM, the Senate will conduct up to 4 ROLL CALL VOTES on: 
1. Sessions amendment #3009 (Afghanistan bilateral security agreement);
2. Cardin amendment #3025 (civilian/contract services workforces); 
3. Menendez amendment #3232 (Iran sanctions); and
4. Nelson-FL amendment #3073 (Survivor Benefit Plan).

Vote Results:

1. Not Agreed to, 41-53: Cardin amendment #3025 (civilian/contract services workforces);
2. Agreed to, 94-0: Menendez amendment #3232 (Iran sanctions); and
3. Not Agreed to, 58-34: Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to Nelson-FL amendment #3073 (survivor benefit plan) (60 votes required).

1. Sessions amendment #3009 (Afghanistan bilateral security agreement);
2. McCain amendment #3052 (United States Force Posture Strategy re: Asia);
3. Whitehouse amendment #3075 (Sense of Senate re: Item Unique Identification Initiative);
4. Snowe amendment #3133 (National Veterans Business Development Corporation);
5. Sanders amendment #3182 (report: Federal contracting fraud);
6. Sanders amendment #3183 (employment with defense contractors);
7. Warner amendment #3233 (India);
8. Coburn amendment #3236 (defense business system investment reviews);
9. Sanders amendment #3248 (geothermal heat pumps); and
10. Rubio amendment #3283 (report: Bahrain).

Agreed to by UC:

1. Wyden amendment #2959;
2. Bingaman amendment #2984;
3. Grassley amendment #3079;
4. Barrasso amendment #3082;
5. Vitter amendment #3087, as modified;
6. Klobuchar amendment #3102;
7. Klobuchar amendment #3105;
8. Murkowski amendment #3135;
9. Warner amendment #3145;
10. Collins amendment #3196, as modified;
11. Barrasso amendment #3198;
12. Klobuchar amendment #3234;
13. Reid amendment #3244;
14. McCain amendment #3247, as modified;
15. Alexander amendment #3258;
16. Levin amendment #3280; and
17. Begich amendment #3290.

***Updated: 5:02 PM***