9:45 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned for a pro forma session only with no business conducted on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 10:00am.
When the Senate adjourns on April 26 it will next convene at 3:00pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of Executive Calendar #598, Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
At approximately 5:30pm the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Alexakis nomination.
During Tuesday’s Session cloture was also filed on the motion to proceed to Cal. #211, H.R.3935, An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other purposes.
Tuesday, April 30th at approx. 5:30pm – 1 roll call vote:
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #598, Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
WRAP UP:
Legislative Business
Passed, en bloc the following Post Office naming bills:
Calendar #326 – S. 3639, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2075 West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the “Robert Hayden Post Office.”
Calendar #328 – H.R. 292, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the “William L. Reynolds Post Office Building.”
Calendar #327 – S. 3640, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the “Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office.”
Calendar #331 – H.R. 3944, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the “Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office.”
Calendar #361 – S. 3851, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan, as the “Sojourner Truth Post Office”.
Calendar #320 – S. 2143, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the “Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building.”
Calendar #329 – H.R. 996, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office.”
Calendar #321 – S. 2274, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the “Dessie A. Bebout Post Office.”
Calendar #330 – H.R. 2379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the “Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office.”
Calendar #322 – S. 2717, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as the “Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office.”
Calendar #324 – S. 3357, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5120 Derry Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Hettie Simmons Love Post Office Building.”
Calendar #323 – S. 3267, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the “First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building.”
Calendar #325 – S. 3419, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1765 Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as the “John Charles Traub Post Office.”
Calendar #363 – H.R. 3865, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the “Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building”.
Calendar #362 – H.R. 2754, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”.
Calendar #364 – H.R. 3947, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the “Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building”.
Adopted the following resolutions:
S.Res.661, Osteopathic Medicine Week
S.Res.662, Legal Counsel
S.Res.663, Columbine 25th Anniversary
9:00 p.m. The Senate is currently voting on final passage of the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.815, the Supplemental Appropriations Act. It was passed by a roll call vote of 79-18. Senators voting no: Barrasso, Blackburn, Braun, Budd, Cruz, Hagerty, Hawley, Johnson, Lee, Lummis, Marshall, Merkley, Rubio, Sanders, Schmitt, Scott (FL), Vance, and Welch. Senators Paul, Scott (SC), and Tuberville did not vote.
8:18 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Lee Budget Point of Order (regarding Emergency Designation) to H.R.815, the National Security Supplemental. (60-vote affirmative threshold) The vote was agreed to by vote of 75-20.
8:18 p.m. Senator Lee spoke on the supplemental and raised a budget point of order. Senator Murray made a motion to waive the Budget Act.
8:16 p.m. Senator Murray spoke on the supplemental.
7:43 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke on the supplemental.
7:00 p.m. Senator Lee spoke on the supplemental and asked unanimous consent for the Senate to set aside any pending amendments and motions in order to call-up his motion to concur with amendment #1902. Senator Murray objected. Senator Lee asked unanimous consent for the Senate to set aside any pending amendments and motions in order to call-up his motion to concur with amendment #1857. Senator Murray objected. Senator Lee asked unanimous consent for the Senate to set aside any pending amendments and motions in order to call-up his motion to concur with amendment #1882. Senator Murray objected. Senator Lee asked unanimous consent for the Senate to set aside any pending amendments and motions in order to call-up his motion to concur with amendment #1860. Senator Murray objected.
6:21 p.m. Senator Lummis spoke on the supplemental.
5:40 p.m. Senator Graham spoke on the supplemental.
5:11 p.m. Senator Scott (FL) spoke on the war in Israel.
4:38 p.m. Senator Vance spoke on Ukraine.
4:20 p.m. Senator Carper spoke on Ukraine.
4:11 p.m. Senator Ricketts spoke on the supplemental.
3:54 p.m. Senator Rubio spoke on the supplemental.
3:41 p.m. Senator Markey spoke on Tik Tok.
3:32 p.m. Senator Budd spoke on the supplemental
3:23 p.m. Senator Tuberville spoke on the supplemental.
3:07 p.m. Senator Warner spoke on the supplemental.
3:00 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke on the supplemental.
2:50 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the supplemental.
2:49 p.m. By a vote of 80-19, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 815, the Supplemental Appropriations Act. Senators voting no: Barrasso, Blackburn, Braun, Budd, Cruz, Daines, Hagerty, Hawley, Johnson, Lee, Lummis, Marshall, Merkley, Rubio, Sanders, Schmitt, Scott (FL), Tuberville, and Vance. Not voting: Paul.
2:16 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 815, the Supplemental Appropriations Act.
2:15 p.m. By a vote of 48-50, the Senate did not agree to the motion to table the motion to refer regarding H.R. 815, the Supplemental Appropriations Act. Senator Sanders voted in favor. Senators Hawley and Paul did not vote.
1:25 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to table the motion to refer with regards to the the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.815, Supplemental Appropriations.
1:24 p.m. Senator Lee spoke on the national security supplemental and made a motion to table the motion to refer with regards to the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 815, Supplemental Appropriations.
1:23 p.m. Senator Murray spoke on the national security supplemental.
1:21 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke on the national security supplemental.
1:13 p.m. Senator Lee spoke on the national security supplemental.
1:07 p.m. Senator Schmitt spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:58 p.m. Senator Murray spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:45 p.m. Senator Collins spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:35 p.m. Senator Kelly spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:26 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:16 p.m. Senator Thune spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:04 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the national security supplemental.
11:54 a.m. Senator Moran spoke on national security.
11:27 a.m. Senator Sanders spoke about the national security supplemental and Gaza.
11:03 a.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the national security supplemental.
10:31 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke on Ukraine and Russia.
10:14 a.m. Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the supplemental, international relations in general and Ukraine specifically.
10:06 a.m. Majority Leader Schumer requested the Chair lay the message to accompany H.R.815, Supplemental Appropriations, before the Senate. He then filed cloture on the motion to concur and filled the amendment tree. He then spoke briefly on the supplemental.
10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and following any leader remarks will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3935 to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.
We expect the Majority Leader to request that the Chair lay the message accompanying H.R.815, Supplemental Appropriations, before the Senate. Then he is expected to fill the amendment tree and file cloture with respect to the message. The cloture motion will ripen upon disposition of a Lee or designee motion to table a pending amendment if such motion is made, or at 1:00 p.m. .
Thus we expect two votes beginning at 1:00 p.m.:
1. Lee or designee motion to table an amendment on the amendment tree.
2. Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.815, Supplemental Appropriations
Additional roll call votes are possible during today’s session.
