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Month September 2016

Schedule for Pro Forma Sessions and Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The Senate stands adjourned to then convene for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times:   Monday, October 3 at 10:30am Thursday, October 6 at 10:30am Friday, October 7 at 2:00pm Tuesday, October 11 at 9:00am Thursday, October 13 at 2:00pm Monday, October 17 at 11:00am Thursday,…

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Wrap Up for Thursday, September 29, 2016

No Roll Call Votes   Legislative Business Passed Calendar #573, H.R.3004 – to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission.   Passed H.R.5944 – to amend Title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant assurances, and for other purposes.   Passed H.R.5883 –…

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Schedule for Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, September 29, 2016.   Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.   This evening, the Senate reached an agreement that at 5:00pm on Tuesday, November 15, the Senate…

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Wrap Up for Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Roll Call Votes Passage of S.2040, JASTA, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding (veto override); passed: 97-1. Motion to invoke cloture, upon reconsideration, on substitute amendment #5082 (short-term CR) to H.R.5325; invoked: 77-21. Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017; invoked: 77-21. Passage of H.R.5325, as amended (CR…

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Shelby objects to confirmation of McWaters nomination (Ex-Im bank)

Senator Murray asked unanimous consent the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of PN1093, the nomination of John Mark McWaters, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2019, and that the Senate take up and…

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Roll Call Vote on H.R.5325, (CR to December 9, 2016), as amended, upon reconsideration

At 2:39pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R.5325, (CR to December 9, 2016), as amended, upon reconsideration; Invoked: 77-21   Next: passage of H.R.5325, as amended (CR to December 9, 2016)

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Roll Call Vote on passage of S.2040, JASTA

12:00pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of S.2040, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding (veto override) Passed, upon reconsideration: 97-1

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Schedule for Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, September 28, 2016.   Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.5325, the legislative vehicle for the short-term CR, until 10:00am.   At 10:00am, the Senate will resume consideration of the veto message on S.2040, JASTA. Under the previous order, there will be 2…

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Wrap Up for Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on McConnell substitute amendment #5082 (short-term CR) to H.R.5325; not invoked: 45-55. Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017; not invoked: 40-59.   No Legislative Business   No Executive Business

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Roll Call Vote on cloture on H.R.5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations

  2:41pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R.5325, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017. Not invoked: 40-59

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