Friday, February 9, 2024

8:45 p.m. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 10. They will resume consideration of H.R. 815, the legislative vehicle for the National Security Act. If no time agreement is reached, the next vote is expected to occur around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 11.

During wrap-up:

  • Passed, S. 1147-Amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended
  • Agreed to en bloc: S. Res. 555, 556, 557, 558

7:52 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer filled the tree, including filing cloture on the substitute and the underlying bill.

7:51 p.m. The Senate adopted the motion to proceed to H.R. 815, 64-19.
Republicans voting in favor: Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Grassley, McConnell, Mullin, Murkowski, Romney, Rounds, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Wicker & Young. Senators not voting: Barrasso, Braun, Budd, Cornyn, Cruz, Daines. Ernst, Hagerty, Hyde-Smith, Johnson, Kennedy, Lankford, Lummis, Marshall, Moran, Risch, Scott of Florida.

Ind voting no: Sanders

7:10 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to proceed to H.R. 815.

7:08 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the national security supplemental.

7:05 p.m. Senator Murray spoke about the national security supplemental.

6:48 p.m. Senator Collins spoke about the national security supplemental.

5:53 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about national security supplemental.

5:32 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the national security supplemental.

4:45 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke about the humanitarian crisis in Palestine.

4:35 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke about the national security supplemental.

3:45 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about humanitarian aid to Gaza.

3:18 p.m. Senator Young spoke about Abraham Lincoln.

2:36 p.m. Senator Rubio spoke about the national security supplemental.

1:30 p.m. Senator Brown spoke about the bipartisan tax proposal.

12:52 p.m. Senator Tester spoke about the southern border and the national security supplemental.

12:22 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the supplemental and on border security.

12:14 p.m. Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the supplemental.

12:07 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the supplemental.

12:00 p.m. The Senate convened.

The Senate meets at 12pm and will resume debate on the motion to proceed to H.R. 815, legislative vehicle for National Security Act, post-cloture.

All time during adjournment, Leader remarks, recess, and morning business will count post-cloture on the motion to proceed.

If all post-cloture debate time is used and no agreement is reached, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Senate will vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to the bill.