7:18 p.m. The Senate adjourned.
7:09 p.m. Senator Perdue spoke on the disaster spending bill.
7:04 p.m. Senator Isakson paid tribute to Woody Woodside.
7:00 p.m. ML McConnell wraps up the Senate for the evening. He filed cloture on the nominations : ML McConell filed cloture on the following: Jeffrey Kessler to be Asst Secretary of Commerce Roy Altman to be US District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. The following was passed by UC: SRes 133, honoring Elizabeth Smith Friedman Kritanalis. UC was also achieved that when the Senate adjourns it reconvene on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S Res 50, and that the Senate recess from 12:30 – 2:15 p.m.
6:59 p.m. Cloture was not invoked on HR 268 by a party line tally of 46-48.
Senators not voting: Burr, Harris, Lee, McSally, Sullivan and Toomey.
6:16 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on HR 268, the emergency supplemental appropriations act.
6:15 p.m. Cloture was not invoked (44-49) on the Shelby substitute amdt to HR 268, the emergency supplemental appropriations bill.
Senators in favor: 43 Republicans, 1 Democrat: Jones.
Senators voting against: 44 Democrats, 4 Republicans (Braun, Enzi, McConnell (only changed vote to no in order to offer motion to reconsider)and Paul); 2 Independents: King and Sanders.
Senators not voting: 6 Republicans: Burr, Cassidy, Lee, McSally, Sullivan and Toomey.
5:30 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the Shelby substitute amendment #201
5:06 p.m. Senators Leahy and Shelby spoke about the disaster spending bill.
4:51 p.m. Senator Isakson spoke about the Senate rules change and the disaster spending bill.
4:39 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the disaster spending bill, healthcare, and the Senate rules change.
4:24 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the rules change.
3:37 p.m. ML McConnell spoke on the disaster spending bill.
3:03 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the disaster spending bill, aluminum and steel tariffs, and nomination holds.
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The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.268, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Cloture has been filed on the Shelby substitute amendment #201 and on the underlying bill H.R.268.
At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Shelby substitute amendment #201. If cloture is not invoked, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R.268.
Cloture has also been filed on the motion to proceed to S.Res.50, related to procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.
If cloture is not invoked on the substitute amendment #201 or H.R.268, the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S.Res.50 will ripen at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 2nd.
At 5:30 p.m., Monday April 1st – up to 2 roll call votes:
1) Motion to invoke cloture on Shelby substitute amendment #201; if cloture is not invoked, then
2) Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.268, Supplemental Appropriations