7:23 p.m. The Senate adjourned.

7:21 p.m. Senator Portman wrapped up for the evening.

6:48 p.m. Senator Portman spoke on retirement security.

6:35 p.m. Senators Scott of Florida and Menendez spoke on H.R. 549 and his amendment regarding Venezuela refugees; and objected to each others unanimous consent requests.

6:34 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary of Labor on a party line vote of 52-42.

6:11 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary of Labor.

6:10 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Hyten nomination, 73-21.

Senators in favor: 51 Republicans, 21 Democrats, 1 Independent: King.

Senators voting against: 20 Democrats: Baldwin, Blumenthal, Brown, Cantwell, Cardin, Casey, Duckworth, Gillibrand, Hirono, Klobuchar, Markey, Menendez, Merkley, Murray, Peters, Schumer, Stabenow, Udall, Van Hollen and Wyden; 1 Republican: Ernst.

Senators not voting: 4 Democrats: Bennet, Booker, Harris and Warren; 1 Republican: Rubio; 1 Independent: Sanders.

5:56 p.m. The cloture vote began on the nomination of Gen. John E. Hyten to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

5:54 p.m. The McConnell/Ernst on FMLA motion passed by a vote of 55 to 39. Yes votes included Democrats Jones, Manchin and Sinema and independent King. Not voting: Booker, Burr, Harris, Rubio, Sanders, Warren.

5:32 p.m. Roll call vote began on the Ernst (#336) motion to instruct regarding FMLA.

5:31 p.m. The McSally motion to instruct was agreed to 53-42. Republican voting against: Paul.  Democrats voting in favor: Jones and Sinema. Not voting: Booker, Harris, Rubio, Sanders, Warren.

5:13 p.m The Senate began a roll call vote on the McSally (related to repayment of military funds )motion to instruct (#335).

5:12 p.m The Senate agreed to the the Peters (on the hazardous chemicals known as PFAS) motion to instruct (#334) by voice vote.

5:10 p.m.  By a vote of 47 to 48,  the Senate did not agree to the Schatz motion regarding medical leave.

Republicans voting in favor: Capito, Collins, Murkowski, Portman. Not voting: Booker, Harris, Rubio, Sanders, Warren.

4:53 p.m. Vote began on the Schatz (on the Family and Medical Leave Act)  (#333) motion to instruct.

4:49 p.m. The Senate agreed to the Jones motion (#332) to instruct NDAA conferees on Widows Tax by a vote of 94 to 0. Not voting: Booker, Burr, Harris, Rubio, Sanders, Warren.

4:34 p.m. A roll call vote began on the motion to instruct the defense authorization conferees #332 from Jones (on a widows tax).

4:31 p.m. The Senate agreed to the Cotton/Schumer motion (#331) to instruct NDAA conferees on Huawei, 91-4. Voting no: Crapo, Enzi, Paul and Risch.

4:02 p.m. A roll call vote began on the motion to instruct the defense authorization conferees #331 from Senator Cotton-Schumer (relating to Huawei).

4:00 p.m. The Senate passed via a voice vote on the Van Hollen motion (#330) to instruct defense authorization conferees on foreign interference in our elections.

3:35 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke on two motions to instruct, the first regarding Huawei and the second on foreign interference in our elections.

3:32 p.m. Senator Gillibrand spoke on President Trump and Ukraine before discussing the Schatz motion to instruct regarding family and medical paid leave.

3:30 p.m. The Senate returned from recess.

2:47 p.m. The Senate recessed until 3:30 p.m. for a briefing on Iran.

2:35 p.m. Senator Menendez made a unanimous consent request to proceed to S. 2537-actions involving Ukraine should not be kept from the Senate.  Senator Risch objected.

2:27 p.m. Senator Menendez spoke about President Trump and impeachment.

2:15 p.m Senator Whitehouse gave his weekly climate change speech.

1:58 p.m. Senator Brown spoke on recent changes in overtime rules.

1:45 p.m. Senator Cotton spoke in favor of the Scalia nomination.

1:28 p.m. Senator Brown spoke about funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI).

1:16 p.m. Senator Shaheen spoke on “dark money”, particularly in relation to surprise medical bill flyers in New Hampshire.

1:06 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke about funding diverted to pay for a wall on the southern border.

12:54 p.m. Senator Alexander achieved UC that the Senate recess from 2:30-3:30 p.m. for an all Senators briefing.  He then spoke about the Clinton 12, the country music documentary and later on the nomination of Eugene Scalia.

12:54 p.m. The motion to instruct the defense authorization resolutions were introduced by number , S. Res 330 – S Res 336; see below for links.

12:53 p.m. The Senate agreed to S.J. Res. 54, to terminate the president’s emergency declaration regarding a border wall, 54-41.

Voting in favor 42 Democrats, 11 Republicans: Alexander, Blunt, Collins, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, Portman, Romney, Toomey and Wicker; 1 Independent: King.

Senators voting against: 41 Republicans.

Senators not voting: 3 Democrats: Booker,Harris and Warren; 1 Republican: Rubio; 1 Independent: Sanders.

12:17 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on S.J. Res. 54, to terminate the president’s emergency declaration regarding a border wall.

12:13 p.m. Senator Collins spoke supporting S.J. Res. 54, to terminate the president’s emergency declaration regarding a border wall.

11:54 a.m. Senator Warner spoke on election security and on protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions.

11:31 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about Speaker Pelosi’s movement on impeachment and on the Debbie Smith Act.

11:16 a.m. Senator Leahy spoke about border wall funding.

10:58 a.m. Senator Blackburn spoke about a recent telephone town hall.

10:40 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the House impeachment inquiry. He spoke about the resolution on the border wall emergency declaration.

10:35 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the defense authorization bill.

10:09 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the House impeachment inquiry. He spoke about the resolution on the border wall emergency declaration. He filed cloture on the nomination of Eugene Scalia nomination to be secretary of the Labor Department.

10:02 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. and will consider S.J. Res. 54, to terminate the president’s emergency declaration regarding a border wall.

At 12:15 p.m., the Senate will vote on passage of the measure to termi

nate the emergency declaration.

The Senate will then resume consideration of these motions concerning the 2020 defense authorization:

• Van Hollen (on Russia) Van Hollen MTI;
• Senator Cotton-Schumer (relating to Huawei);
• Jones (on a widows tax);
• Schatz (on the Family and Medical Leave Act);
• Peters (on the hazardous chemicals known as PFAS)
• McSally (on the “backfill” for medical providers)
• McConnell or his designee (on the FMLA)

At 3:45 p.m., the Senate will begin votes on passage of these resolutions, with minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote.