8:36 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the Warnock motion to commit (Medicaid FOIA).
8:26 p.m. Senators Thune, Schumer, Durbin, and King paid tribute to Senator Collins on her 10,000th consecutive vote in the Senate.
8:24 p.m. By a party-line vote of 46-53 the motion to waive the Budget Act with Respect to the Kim amendment #5545 was not agreed to. Senator Bennet did not vote.
7:35 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to waive the Budget Act with Respect to the Kim amendment #5545.
7:30 p.m. By a vote of 51-47, the Senate did not agree to the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Hickenlooper Amendment #5501.(60-vote threshold). Senators Bennet and Ernst did not vote. GOP Senators Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, Sullivan, and Tillis voted aye.
6:49 p.m. The Senate began a vote on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Hickenlooper Amendment #5501.
6:40 p.m. By a vote of 48-50, the Senate did not agree to the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Graham Amendment #5779 in relation to the SAVE Act of 2026. Senators Bennet and Ernst did not vote. GOP Senators voting no: Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, and Tillis.
6:08 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Graham Amendment #5779 in relation to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act of 2026.
6:05 p.m. By a vote of 49-49, the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Warner amendment #5556 (prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency) was not agreed to. Republicans voting aye: Cassidy, Collins, and Murkowski. Not voting: Senators Bennet and Ernst.
5:20 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Warner amendment #5556 (prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency).
5:16 p.m. By a party-line vote of 46-52, the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Hassan amendment #5535 (building new homes) was not agreed to. Senators Bennet and Ernst did not vote.
4:41 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to waive the Budget act with respect to the Hassan amendment #5535 (building new homes).
4:38 p.m. By a vote of 47-50, the Motion to Commit the Ossoff amendment was not agreed to. Senator Collins voted aye. Senators Bennet, Ernst, and Tillis did not vote.
3:50 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the Motion to Commit the Ossoff Amendment (prior authorization).
3:49 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke against the Ossoff motion to commit.
3:48 p.m. Senator Ossoff spoke on his motion to commit S. 2, with instructions.
3:47 p.m. Senator Cassidy asked unanimous consent to change his vote to AYE (not changing the outcome of the vote) on roll call vote #139 the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Merkley amendment #5512 making the tally 53-46, not agreed to.
3:46 p.m. By a vote of 46-53, the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Reed amendment #5514 (regarding affordable housing) was not agreed to. This was a party line vote. Senator Bennet did not vote.
3:10 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Reed amendment #5514
3:09 p.m. Senator Scott (SC) spoke against the Reed amendment #5514, regarding affordable housing.
3:08 p.m. Senator Reed spoke in favor of his amendment #5514, regarding affordable housing.
3:07 p.m. By a vote 52-47, the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Merkley amendment #5512 (use of funds for the White House Ballroom) to the Graham substitute amendment #5453, was not agreed to.
Republicans voting aye: Collins, Husted, Moran, Murkowski, Sullivan and Tillis. Not voting: Senator Bennet.
2:22 p.m. The Senate began a vote on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Merkley amendment #5512, use of funds for the White House Ballroom, to the Graham substitute amendment #5453.
2:21 p.m. By a vote of 15-84, the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Tillis amendment #5452 (reallocate funds that would have been used for the Anti-Weaponization Fund to fraud enforcement), to Graham substitute amendment #5453 to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation was not agreed to.
Voting aye: 12 Republicans: Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Curtis, Ernst, Husted, Moran, Murkowski, Rounds, Sullivan, Tillis & Young. 3 Democrats: Cortez Masto, Hassan & Klobuchar. Not voting: Senator Bennet.
1:39 p.m. The Senate began a vote on the motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Tillis amendment #5452, to Graham substitute amendment #5453 to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation.
1:36 p.m. Senators Tillis, Merkley, and Graham spoke on the amendment.
1:35 p.m. Senator Tillis called up his amendment #5452 (reallocate funds that would have been used for the Anti-Weaponization Fund to fraud enforcement) to the Graham substitute amendment #5453.
1:35 p.m. By a vote of 49-50, the Senate did not agree to the Schumer motion to commit. Not voting: Senator Bennet.
10:30 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the Schumer motion to commit S. 2, Secure America Act, to the Judiciary Committee with instructions.
10:28 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke against S. 2, Secure America Act.
10:20 a.m. Senator Moreno spoke against the Schumer motion to commit.
10:18 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on his motion to commit S. 2, Secure America Act.
10:11 a.m. Senator Graham spoke on S.2, Secure America Act.
10:02 a.m. Senator Merkley spoke on S.2, Secure America Act.
9:51 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on the DOJ weaponization fund and the Blanche nomination to AG.
9:41 a.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on S.2, Secure America Act and the importance of funding DHS.
9:30 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene today at 9:30 a.m. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.2, Secure America Act.
Senators Graham and Merkley will be recognized to speak up to 5 minutes each, and upon yielding back of all time, debate on S.2, the Secure America Act, will be expired.
The vote-a-rama is expected to start at approximately 10:00 a.m.