The Senate Floor

Senate floor transcript to consider a bill on the floor the senate first must agree to bring it up typically by agreeing to a unanimous consent request or by voting to adopt a motion to proceed to the bill as discussed earlier.

The senate floor.

At a time to be determined thursday the senate will vote on confirmation of young nomination. Schedule for monday sep 28 2020 2 45 p m. Floor proceedings monday sep 28 2020 2 45 p m. The senate convened beginning in 1790 in a second floor chamber in congress hall in philadelphia pennsylvania until moving into the old supreme court chamber in the capitol building in 1800.

Joe biden in a 1993 speech warned of predators on our streets who were beyond the pale and said they must be cordoned off from the rest of society because the justice system did not know how. Only once the senate has agreed to consider a bill may senators propose amendments to it. Stream live senate floor proceedings while a meeting is in progress. A bill to designate the airport traffic control tower located at piedmont triad international airport in greensboro north carolina as the senator kay hagan airport traffic control tower.

2 record votes were taken. Search and watch previous proceedings starting with the 2 nd session of the 112 th congress. This stream may not be used for political or commercial purposes in accordance with the standing rules of the senate. Such a delay may serve one of many purposes.

Often it allows senate leaders to negotiate compromises off the floor or to allow senators time to come to the senate floor to make speeches without having to constantly be present in the chamber while waiting for the opportunity. Live floor debates of the u s. With no deal from the committee the house will resume with the business that was on the floor before it adjourned to try to develop consensus. Continuing appropriations act 2021 and other extensions act.

From 1810 to 1859 the senate utilized the old senate chamber for legislative functions. Daily digest latest issue. Another message will be sent as more is known about the remainder of this week s vote schedule. Floor action on h r 8337 the continuing resolution is expected prior to the end of the fiscal year.

And adjourned at 4 22 p m. The 12 member senate committee formed to develop consensus on the controversial third generation revenue sharing formula did not prepare a report as is the parliamentary practice the sunday nation can. Convene for a pro forma session. During this time the senate nearly doubled in size as new states were admitted to the union.