6:02 p.m. Senate adjourns

6:01 p.m. ML McConnell wraps up for the evening.  UC that Senate adjourn until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.  At that time, resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization, with no post cloture time remaining.

5:54 p.m. Senators Reed and Lee spoke on NDAA.

5:27 p.m. Senators Flake and Warren spoke on NDAA.

5:03 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about the national defense authorization.

4:49 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about Defense audits.

4:31 p.m. Senator Boozman spoke about former Razorbacks coach John Franklin Broyles.

3:48 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke about the national defense authorization.

3:21 p.m. Senator Paul spoke about unconstitutional authorization of wars.

3:20 p.m. By a vote of 81-16, Kevin Hassett is confirmed to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Senators voting no: Blumenthal, Booker, Cortez Masto, Duckworth, Gillibrand, Harris, Heinrich, Hirono, Markey, Merkley, Sanders, Schatz, Schumer, Udall, Van Hollen and Warren.

Senators not voting: Menendez, Nelson and Rubio.

2:35 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of the nomination of Kevin Hassett to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

2:16 p.m. Senators Warren and Brown spoke on the Hassett nomination.

2:15 p.m. The Senate returned from the recess and proceeded to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Kevin Hassett to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.  Under the previous UC, the vote on the nomination is slated to start at 2:35 p.m.

12:05 p.m. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. to accommodate the weekly caucus luncheons.

10:40 a.m. Senator Kennedy paid tribute to Donna Britt, a Louisiana newscaster who is battling Lou’s Gehrig’s disease.

10:27 a.m. Minority Leader  Schumer spoke about hurricane relief and about the defense bill. He spoke about election integrity.

10:14 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about immigration.

10:02 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the defense authorization.

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The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and following any leader remarks resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; post cloture.  Under unanimous consent, Senator Paul has up to four hours of post cloture debate on the motion to proceed.

The Senate will recess from 12:30-2:15 p.m. to accommodate the caucus luncheons.

At 2:15, proceed to executive session and following twenty minutes of debate, vote on the nomination of Kevin Hassett to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; thus a vote is expected at approximately 2:35 p.m.

7:45 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m.

7:37 p.m. ML McConnell does wrap-up for the night.   UC that Senator Paul has up to 4 hours of post cloture debate on the motion to proceed.  UC that at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the Senate proceed to Executive session to vote on the nomination of Kevin Hassett to be the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors.

Wrap up:

Passed H.R.3732, to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.

Passed S.J.Res.49, condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the family and friends of those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President’s Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups.

Passed S.416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act.

Passed S.327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act, with Warren-Heller amendment and committee-reported amendments.

Passed S.444, Supporting America’s Innovators Act.

Passed S.462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act.

Passed S.484, U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act, with committee-reported amendments.

Passed S.488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act.

Passed S.102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act, with committee-reported amendment.

Passed S.1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, with Cornyn and committee-reported amendment.

Passed S.1312, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, with Grassley and committee-reported amendment.

6:08 p.m. Senator Hoeven paid tribute to the new Miss America, from North Dakota who was an intern in his office last year.

6:07 p.m. Cloture invoked on motion to proceed to the Defense authorization 89-3.

Senators voting against: Paul, Sanders and Wyden.

Senators not voting: Flake, Graham, Isakson, Menendez, Nelson, Rubio, Scott and Strange.

5:30 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

5:07 p.m. Senator McCain spoke about the defense authorization bill.

4:45 p.m. Senator Fischer spoke about September 11 attacks.

3:43 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about Hurricane Irma. He spoke about the September 11 attacks.

3:18 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about immigration.

3:08 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the September 11 attacks.

3:03 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the September 11 attacks and about the defense authorization bill.

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The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m. Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the lives lost in the attacks of September 11^th, 2001.

Following the moment of silence, the Senate will proceed with Leader remarks, and then will resume consideration of the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

At 5:30 p.m. the Senate will vote on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2810.

6:15 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11th.

5:32 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about climate change.

4:56 p.m. Senator Blunt spoke about the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill.

4:50 p.m. Senator McConnell asked u.c. to proceed to consider confirmation of Executive Calendar 250, Col. John K. Muller to be Brigadier General of the Army National Guard; S. Con Res. 24, Providing for correction in the enrollment of H.R. 601; H.Con.Res. 69, Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the DC Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; S. 597, a bill to increase federal Pell grants for children of fallen safety officers; and S. 1165, a bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, WV as the Herschel VA Medical Center.

Leader McConnell asked that when the Senate completes its business today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11th. Further that following the prayer and pledge the Senate observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the lives lost in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Following the moment of silence and Leader remarks, the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018 and at 5:30 p.m. the Senate will vote on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2810.

4:25 p.m. Senator Portman spoke about Backpage and trafficking.

4:03 p.m. Senator Perdue spoke about disaster funding.

3:47 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke about DACA.

3:30 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about the nomination of Amy Kony Barrett.

3:11 p.m. Senator Udall spoke about DACA.

3:03 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about DACA.

2:54 p.m. Senator Leahy spoke about DACA.

2:42 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke about wildfires.

2:40 p.m. ML McConnell called up and filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the Defense Authorization.  This vote is expected to occur on Monday, September 11 at at 5:30 p.m; but that has NOT been agreed to yet.

2:39 p.m. Motion to concur agreed to 80-17.

‪Voting no: ‬
‪1. Corker‬
‪2. Daines‬
‪3, Enzi ‬
4. ‪Ernst ‬
‪5. Fischer ‬
‪6. Flake‬
‪7. Graham‬
8. ‪Grassley ‬
9. ‪Johnson ‬
‪10. Lankford ‬
11. ‪Lee‬
12. ‪McCain‬
13. ‪Moran‬
‪14. Paul‬
‪15. Risch

16. Sasse‬
‪17. Toomey‬

2:23 p.m. Roll call vote began on motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 601 with Senate amendment #808. This is the final vote of the day.

2:22 p.m. Cloture was invoked on motion to concur, 79-18.‬
‪Voting no: ‬‪Corker‬, ‪Daines‬, Enzi, ‪Ernst‬, ‪Fischer‬, ‪Flake‬, ‪Inhofe,‬  Johnson, Kennedy, Lankford‬, ‪Lee‬, ‪McCain‬, ‪Moran‬, ‪Paul‬, ‪Risch‬, ‪Sasse‬, Strange and Toomey.

Senators not voting: Menendez, Rubio and Sullivan.

1:45 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the motion to concur with further amendment #808 to the House message to accompany H.R. 601.

1:42 p.m. Senator Leahy spoke in favor of H.R. 601.

1:33 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about wildfires.

1:32 p.m. Senator Thune announced that at 1:45 p.m. there would be a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the House message to accompany H.R. 601. If cloture is invoked then they will immediately vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 601.

1:31 p.m The motion to table the Sasse motion to refer was agreed to 72-25.

Senators voting against, all GOP: Barrasso, Corker, Enzi, Ernst, Fischer, Flake, Gardner, Grassley, Hatch, Heller, Inhofe, Johnson, Kennedy, Lankford, Lee, Moran, Paul, Perdue, Portman, Risch, Sasse, Strange and Toomey.

Senators not voting: Menendez, Rubio and Sullivan.

1:11 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to table the Sasse motion to refer.

1:10 p.m. The motion to table the Paul motion to refer was agreed to by a vote of 87-10. Senators voting no: Cruz, Flake, Heller, Inhofe, Lankford, Lee, Paul, Risch, Scott and Toomey.  Senators not voting: Menendez, Rubio and Sullivan.

12:39 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to table the motion to refer.

12:32 p.m. Senator Sasse spoke on CR/debt/ Harvey relief funding.

12:22 p.m. Senator Paul about foreign spending and disaster spending.

There will be 2 votes beginning at 12:30 p.m. in relation to the House message to accompany H.R. 601:

• Paul motion to refer with instructions (offset the disaster spending)
• Sasse motion to refer with instructions (consider the House disaster request without additional provisions on the CR/debt limit/ Harvey money)

12:15 p.m. Senator McCain spoke about military funding.

12:05 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell made a motion to refer the House message to accompany H.R. 601 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back with a Paul amendment #816, agreed to by unanimous consent. Then he filled the amendment tree.

11:51 a.m. Senator Casey spoke about immigration supporting the DACA program.

11:42 a.m. Senator Hatch spoke about the polarization of the Senate and the need to set aside partisan differences.

11:20 a.m. Senator Donnelly spoke about North Korea and the NDAA.

11:04 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about disaster relief.

10:57 a.m. Senator Peters spoke about immigration.

10:42 a.m. Senator Cardin spoke about immigration.

10:32 a.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the deal to pass the hurricane aid, debt limit extension and federal spending package.

10:24 a.m. Senator Nelson spoke about the prospective landfall of Hurricane Irma in Florida.

10:18 a.m. Senator Flake recalled the heroics of Joe George, a sailor during the Pearl Harbor attacks. He secured consent for the adoption of S.Res. 243, recommending the posthumous award of the Navy Cross to George.

10:03 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell completed Rule XIV proceedings to place directly on the Senate calendar the measure to condemn the recent violence in Charlottesville.

Senator McConnell spoke in favor of the Senate measure to deal with hurricane aid, debt extension, and continued federal spending.

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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m.  and will resume consideration of the House-passed measure to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief.

Cloture has been filed on the McConnell substitute amendment #808, which adds to the Harvey package: federal debt limit extension and the continuing resolution for federal appropriations.

Votes are expected today but have yet to be scheduled.

11:32 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Thursday.

11:29 p.m. Senator McConnell  laid before the Senate the House message to accompany H.R. 601, as amended to include disaster aid for the recovery from Hurricane Harvey. He moved to concur in the House amendment, with a further Senate amendment, #808. He filed cloture on the measure.

9:04 p.m. Senator Gardner began Rule XIV proceedings to bring to the floor S.J. Res. 49, decrying the recent violence in Charlottesville. By consent, the Senate adopted these measures:

— S.Con.Res. 23, permitting the use of the Congressional Visitors Center for a World War II medal ceremony;

— S.Res. 160, honoring the service of military war dogs;

— S.Res. 652, to promote the early treatment of deafness in children;

— S. 849, to promote mosquito control programs;

— S. 920, to create a national clinical care commission;

— H.R. 624, restricting the use of Social Security account numbers in certain mailings;

— S. 1359, to authorize spending for the Kennedy Center and other arts programs.

7:56 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke about immigration.

7:21 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about immigration.

7:13 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about immigration.

6:44 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about immigration.

6:30 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about immigration.

6:14 p.m. Senator Reed spoke about immigration.

6:07 p.m. Senator Stabenow spoke about immigration.

5:57 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke about immigration.

5:50 p.m. Senator Carper spoke about immigration.

5:36 p.m. Senator Warren spoke about health care, taxes and immigration.

4:59 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke supporting the DACA program.

4:49 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke about North Korea and the NDAA.

4:17 p.m. Senators Feinstein, Hirono, Democratic Leader Schumer and Senator Murray spoke in support of the DACA program.

4:15 p.m. The Senate returned from the recess.

3:00 p.m. The Senate recessed to accommodate an all Senators briefing on North Korea.

2:40 p.m. Senator Thune spoke about the economy.

2:33 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke about wildfires and health care.

2:17 p.m. Senator Daines spoke on wildfires in Montana.

2:15 p.m. Senator Daines achieved a UC agreement to extend morning business until 3:00 p.m., at which time the Senate recess until 4:15 p.m. to accomodate an all Senators briefing on North Korea.

2:15 p.m. The Senate returned from the recess.

12:17 p.m. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. for weekly party lunches.

12:05 p.m. Senator Tester spoke about wildfires.

11:28 a.m. Senator Cruz spoke about the hurricane.

11:15 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the hurricane.

10:33 a.m. Senator Warner spoke about the events in Charlottesville, the budget and tax reform.

10:23 a.m. Senator Gardner spoke on North Korea.

10:20 a.m. Senator Schumer spoke about DACA.

10:05 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about Hurricane relief funding and the debt ceiling.

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The Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. and will be in Morning Business until 12:30 p.m.

From 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., the Senate will recess for weekly policy lunches.

No votes have been scheduled.

The Senate adjourned at 6:45 p.m. and will reconvene tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

6:30 p.m. Senator Bennett and Cantwell spoke about DACA.

6:25 p.m. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Timothy Kelly 94-2. Senators Gillibrand and Warren voted no. Senators Cochran, Menendez, Moran, and Shaheen did not vote.

5:30 p.m. The Senate began voting on confirmation of the Timothy Kelly nomination.

5:18 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke supporting the nomination of Timothy Kelly to be US District Judge for the District of Colombia.

5:04 p.m. Senator Cotton spoke about Hurricane Harvey.

3:42 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the hurricane and about immigration.

3:27 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about Hurricane Harvey.

3:17 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the hurricane and North Korea.

3:03 p.m. Majority Leaders McConnell acted under Rule XIV to have S.1757, a border security measure, placed directly on the Senate calendar. He spoke about Hurricane Harvey and legislative priorities including disaster relief, a federal budget, and extension of the debt limit.

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The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business until 5:00 p.m.

At 5:00 p.m., the Senate will proceed to consideration the nomination of Timothy Kelly to be US District Judge for the District of Columbia, with a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.