7:18 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
7:16 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.
7:14 p.m. Senator Rounds spoke in memory of South Dakota fire fighter Dave Fisher.
7:01 p.m. ML McConnell filed cloture on the Conference Report to accompany H.R.6157, Minibus Appropriations (DoD/LHHS).
7:00 p.m. The Senate passed H.R. 6 Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act by a vote of 99-1. Senator Lee voted no.
6:35 p.m. The Senate began voting on passage of H.R. 6. Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act.
6:34 p.m. By a vote of 98 to 2, the drug price bill passed. NAY: Lee and Paul.
6:20 p.m. The vote has begun on passage of the drug price bill.
6:15 p.m. By a vote of 11 to 89, the Lee Amendment failed (#4011 to S. 2554, the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act). YEAS: Republicans Crapo, Daines, Flake, Hatch, Hyde-Smith, Johnson, Lee, Risch, Sasse, Scott and Toomey. NAYS: 47 Democrats, 40 Republicans, both independents.
5:43 p.m. The Senate began voting on adoption of Lee amendment #4011 to S.2554.
5:41 p.m. Senator Collins spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.
5:36 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about his amendment to S. 2554.
5:28 p.m. Senator Manchin spoke about the opioid crisis and Jesse’s Law.
5:14 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the opioid epidemic and asked u.c. that when the Senate proceeds to S. 2554, Amendment 4011 be made pending.
5:04 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke about the opioid crisis.
4:55 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Act.
4:48 p.m. Senator McCaskill spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Act and the opioid crisis.
4:35 p.m. Senator Collins spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.
4:32 p.m. Senator Cassidy spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.
4:15 p.m. Senator Portman spoke about the opioid crisis.
4:02 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.
3:43 p.m. Senator Daines spoke about the opioid crisis.
3:33 p.m. ML McConnell spoke on Hurricane Florence on H.R. 6 and S.2554, and on the Kavanaugh nomination.
3:22 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke about the opioid crisis.
3:16 p.m. Senator King spoke about the opioid crisis.
3 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about opioid addiction.
2:47 p.m. Senator Peters spoke about opioid addiction.
2:19 p.m. Senator Boozman spoke about opioid addiction.
2:04 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke in observance of Constitution Day. He spoke about the signing of certain tariff measures. He spoke about the pending measure to combat opioid addiction.
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The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will proceed to the consideration of H.R.6, with debate time on H.R.6 (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act) and S.2554 (Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act) running concurrently.
Three roll call votes at 5:30 p.m.:
- Lee amendment #4011 to S. 2554
- Passage of S. 2554, as amended, if amended
- Passage of H.R.6, as amended with Alexander amendment #4013