7:11 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15th.
7:06 p.m. Senator Lummis spoke on the Clarity Act and then wrapped up for the evening.
Wrap up:
**Adopted S.Res.849 – Patriot Week.
**Notwithstanding Rule 22, the Senate will vote on the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed to S.4668 at time to be determined by the Majority Leader no earlier than September 15th and no later than September 23rd.
**Notwithstanding Rule 22, , no later than Friday, October 2nd, H.Con.Res.89 ; directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran will be discharged from the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Senate will proceed to its consideration; there will be 6 hours for debate only, and following the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate vote on adoption of the concurrent resolution.
6:56 p.m. Senator Blumenthal joined Senator Warren speaking about crypto and the Trump family.
6:35 p.m. Senator Warren spoke on the Clarity Act, crypto and the Trump family and asked UC to take up and pass S. 5389 on that topic. Senator Lummis objected.
6:35 p.m. By a vote of 47-46, the Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Matthew Byrne to be a District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Party-line vote with Senators Coons, Cramer, Marshall, Murkowski, Risch, Schmitt, and Tillis not voting.
5:30 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Matthew Byrne to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.
5:00 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke on the need for strong AI standards.
4:37 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke on Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding party.
3:56 p.m. Senator Padilla spoke on the Department of Homeland Security whistleblower complaint.
3:25 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on AI, Department of Homeland Security whistleblower complaint, mail-in voting, and the economy.
3:12 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on the 25th anniversary of September 11th and filed cloture on the nomination of Kasdin Miller Mitchell to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
3:03 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the 25th anniversary of September 11th.
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The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m. and following any Leader remarks will be in a period of morning business.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. the Senate will vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #902, Matthew Byrne to be a US District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.
Please note: the cloture motion with respect to H.R.3633 – Digital Asset Market Clarity Act will ripen on Tuesday, September 15th at 2:15 p.m.
