The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 17  Time until 11:00 a.m. has been designated leader time or morning business,

6:38 p.m. Senator Daines spoke about cybersecurity.

6:35 p.m. ML McConnell did wrapup.  The Senate passed three resolutions n bloc by unanimous consent.

H Con Res 70 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run

H Con Res 73  Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 2nd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony

H Con Res 74 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March

6:17 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about Planned Parenthood.

6:02 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about climate change.

5:14 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about student debt.

5:10 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke on the Iran nuclear deal.

4:48 p.m. Senator Capito spoke on the Iran nuclear deal.

4:45 p.m. Senator Crapo spoke on the Iran nuclear deal.

3:46 p.m. Senator Enzi spoke about the Iran nuclear agreement.

3:31 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the Iran nuclear agreement.

3:14 p.m. Senator King spoke about the state of the Senate and the Iran nuclear agreement.

2:45 p.m. Senator Sessions spoke on the Iran nuclear agreement.

2:30 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on the Iran nuclear agreement.

2:15 p.m. Senator Markey spoke on the bill lifting the ban on oil exports.

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

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12:41 p.m. The Senate has recessed for weekly caucus lunches until 2:15 p.m.

12:30 p.m. S.Res. 242, 25th Anniversary of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institute of Health,  was agreed to by a voice vote. Amendment #2663 to S.Res. 242 was also passed by voice vote.  The Mikulski/Collins amendment was passed by unanimous consent.

Senators Mikulski and Collins spoke on S.Res. 242.

12:22 p.m. Senator Cotton spoke on the Iran deal.

11:56 a.m. Senator Boxer spoke about the Iran deal and abortion.

11:43 a.m. Senator Stabenow spoke about the Iran deal. She also spoke about American hostages.

11:20 a.m. Senator Corker spoke about the Iran nuclear deal.

11:14 a.m. Senator McCaskill spoke about Ex-Im Bank.

11:04 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the debates on financing government operations and on Iran.

10:56 a.m. Senator Cantwell spoke in support of renewing the authority of the Export-Import Bank.

10:52 a.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke about renewing the Ex-Im bank’s authority.

10:40 a.m. Senator Toomey spoke against the Iran agreement.

10:15 a.m. Senator Thune spoke in favor of a Senate up-or-down vote on the Iran agreement.

10:00 a.m. Senator Reid spoke about the week ahead.

• The Senate will convene at 10:00am and proceed to a period of morning business for one hour.

• Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.J.Res. 61 [the legislative vehicle for a Congressional resolution of disapproval relative to the JCPOA/Iran Nuclear Agreement].

• The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus luncheons.

• During Tuesday’s session, Senator McConnell tabled the amendment tree relative to H.J.Res. 61 and offered a new substantive first degree amendment to the pending substitute [McConnell amendment to prohibit the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran (#2656)]. He then re-filled the amendment tree and filed cloture on McConnell amendment #2656, McConnell substitute amendment #2640, and the underlying joint resolution.

o As a result, absent a time agreement, a cloture vote on McConnell amendment #2656 will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, September 17, 2015. If cloture is not invoked, there would be an immediate cloture vote on McConnell substitute amendment #2640. If cloture is not invoked on the substitute amendment, there would be an immediate cloture vote on H.J.Res.61.