6:07 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 15th.
5:59 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke on nuclear waste.
5:43 p.m. Senator Cotton began wrap up.
5:35 p.m. Senator Warnock spoke about September 11 and also about Charlie Kirk and political violence.
5:31 p.m. By a party line vote of 53-43, the motion to invoke cloture on S. Res. 377, a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations of the Executive Calendar was agreed to. Not voting: Senators Fetterman, Hassan, Kelly, and Peters
5:10 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on S. Res. 377, a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations of the Executive Calendar. (Simple majority).
5:10 p.m. By a vote of 45-53, the decision of the chair is not sustained. Party line vote; Senators Fetterman and Hassan did not vote.
4:47 p.m. The Senate is now voting on shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate in relation to the cloture threshold in relation to S.Res.377.
4:46 p.m. Majority Leader Thune made a point of order that consistent with the precedent of the Senate November 2013, the consideration of nominations with the calendar number on the executive calendar other level one of the executive calendar under 5USC12 or Article 3 Judges are is simple majority.
4:46 p.m. By a vote of 52-45, the Senate agreed to the motion to reconsider the cloture vote of S. Res. 377, resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations of the Executive Calendar. Senators Fetterman, Hassan, and Mullin did not vote.
4:12 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to reconsider the cloture vote on S. Res. 377, a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations of the Executive Calendar.
4:01 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke about the nominations process and asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to immediate consideration of the Lankford Resolution #384, and then up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided, followed by a vote on Merkley amendment (if offered), and upon disposition of the Merkley amendment, the Senate vote on passage of the resolution, with a 60-vote affirmative threshold. Senator Schatz objected and asked unanimous consent that the cloture vote upon reconsideration with respect to S. Res. 377, occur at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, no later than Monday, September 15, and that if cloture is invoked upon recourse, the post cloture time be expired and that it be in order for the Majority Leader to make a point of order prior to the cloture vote upon reconsideration of S. Res. 377. Leader Thune objected and spoke on the nominations process.
3:57 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about the nominations process.
3:51 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke about the nominations process.
3:46 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke about the nominations process.
3:45 p.m. By a vote of 52-47 the motion to invoke cloture on S.Res.377, a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations of the Executive Calendar was not agreed to. (60-vote threshold). Senator Hassan did not vote. Senator Thune voted no in order to bring it up for reconsideration.
11:00 a.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to invoke cloture on S.Res.377, a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations of the Executive Calendar.
10:44 a.m. Senator Barrasso spoke on Turning Point USA.
10:30 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer paid tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks. He then spoke against political violence.
10:18 a.m. Majority Leader Thune paid tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks. He also spoke on Senate rules in regards to nominations. He then filed cloture Executive Calendar #366, Stephan Miran, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System.
10:00 a.m. The Senate is now in session. It has resumed consideration of S.2296, the NDAA.
The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and following any Leader remarks will resume consideration of S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act. (NDAA).
At approximately 11:00 a.m. the Senate will vote on cloture on S.Res.377, a resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Additional votes are expected.
