7:27 p.m. The Senate adjourned.
5:58 p.m. Senator Lee spoke on the SAVE Act.
5:57 p.m. Senator Barasso wrapped up for the evening, achieving consent that the Senate adjourn until 12:00 noon on Sunday following the remarks of Senators Lee, King, Kim and Blumenthal.
5:48 p.m. Senator Scott of Florida responded to Senator King on Homeland Security funding.
5:40 p.m. Senator King spoke on Homeland Security Department funding.
5:21 p.m. Senator Scott of Florida spoke on Homeland Security department funding.
4:07 p.m. Senator Reed spoke on the SAVE Act.
3:54 p.m. Senator Marshall spoke on Iran and on the SAVE Act.
3:09 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on the SAVE Act.
3:01 p.m. Senator Budd spoke on the SAVE Act.
2:57 p.m. Senator Rounds spoke on the SAVE Act.
2:42 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke on the SAVE Act.
2:39 p.m. Majority Leader Thune filed cloture on the nomination of Colin McDonald to be an Assistant Attorney General..
We expect one vote at approximately 1:00 p.m. on cloture on the nomination of Senator Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
2:38 p.m. By a party line tally of 41-49, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to suspend. Senators not voting: Coons, Curtis, Daines, Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, Kelly, Paul, Shaheen, and Sheehy.
2:00 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to suspend the operation of Rule VVX, Paragraph N-1, to permit the Committee on Rules and Administration to consider the pending motion with respect to the House message to accompany S. 1383 to fund the TSA.
1:56 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on DHS and TSA funding. He then yielded to Minority Leader Schumer for a question.
1:53 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on DHS funding and TSA workers.
1:52 p.m. By a party-line vote of 49-41, the Senate did not agree to the motion to invoke cloture on the Tuberville-Blackburn amendment #4421 with regards to the House Message to accompany S. 1383, the SAVE America Act. Senators not voting: Coons, Curtis, Daines, Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, Kelly, Paul, Shaheen, and Sheehy.
1:02 p.m. The Senate began a vote on a cloture motion on the Tuberville-Blackburn amendment #4421 with regards to the House Message to accompany S. 1383, the SAVE America Act.
12:49 p.m. Senator Tuberville spoke on his amendment.
12:40 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke on the SAVE America Act.
12:14 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on DHS funding.
12:01 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on the SAVE America Act and on DHS funding.
12:00 p.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 12:00 noon and following any leader remarks will resume consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1383, the Save Act.
We expect a series of two votes at approximately 1:00 p.m. –
- Tuberville Amendment #4421, to the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S. 1383. (re: women and girls in sports).
- Schumer motion to suspend the operation of Rule 25, paragraph n-1 to permit the Committee on Rules and Administration to consider the pending motion with respect to the message to accompany S. 1383 to fund the TSA.
Cloture was filed on Friday on the nomination of Senator Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security. We expect that cloture vote on Sunday.
