This Saturday, Sept. 13: HRC Seattle Dinner


The HRC Seattle Gala Dinner

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Ally for Equality Award
Saturday, September 13
5:30 p.m. – Registration & Silent Auction
6:45 p.m. – Dinner ProgramThe Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA


Purchase Tickets

Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami
Special Guests

Plaintiffs, Supreme Court Case Proposition 8

Fred Sainz
HRC VP of Communications & Marketing

Featured Speaker

the Senate ~~ CONGRESS 9/10 ~~ the House


capitol21The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, September 10, 2014,

under the provisions of S.Res.539 as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator James M. Jeffords, former United States Senator for the State of Vermont.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.19, post-cloture.

At 2:00pm, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to proceed. We expect a voice vote on the motion to proceed to the constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform.

Shortly after 2:00pm, we expect a roll call vote relative to the Paycheck Fairness bill.

The motion to proceed to S.J.Res.19 (Constitutional amendment on campaign finance) was agreed to by voice vote. Senator Reid then offered amendment #s 3791, 3792, 3973, 3794, 3795, 3796, and 3797 (technical amendments) and filed cloture on the underlying joint resolution.

By voice votes, the Senate agreed to the Reid motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S.2199 (Paycheck Fairness) and the Reid motion to reconsider the same failed cloture vote.

Senator Reid then moved to reconsider the failed cloture vote.

At 2:08pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2199, upon reconsideration (Paycheck Fairness Act); Invoked: 73-25

Senator Cruz asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass Calendar #551, H.R.5272, a bill to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States. Senator Menendez objected.

By consent, notwithstanding Rule 22, following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the S.J.Res.19, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and consider:

Cal. #’S.544, 977, 685, 867, 976, 917, 914, 758.

There will be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees prior to each vote. Upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate will proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed. Any roll call votes, following the first in the series, will be 10 minutes in length.

We expect the nominations considered in this agreement to be confirmed by voice vote.

 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Executive Calendar #544 John Hoover – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Sierra Leone

 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Executive Calendar #977 Anne E. Rung – to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Executive Calendar #685 David Radzanowski – to be Chief Financial Officer, NASA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Executive Calendar #867 Miranda A. A. Ballentine – to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Executive Calendar #976 Joseph L. Nimmich – to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Executive Calendar #914 Judith M. Davenport – to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2020

Executive Calendar #917 Elizabeth Sembler – to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2020

Executive Calendar #758 David J. Arroyo – to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016

WRAP UP

Roll Call Votes

1. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act, upon reconsideration; Invoked: 73-25.

Legislative Business

The motion to proceed to S.J.Res.19 (Constitutional amendment on campaign finance) was agreed to by voice vote.

Passed H.R.1233: Presidential and Federal Records Act of 2014.

Passed S.2323: Gold Star Father Act of 2014.

Passed Calendar #480, S.2154: Emergency Medical Services for Children

Adopted S.Res.466: National Drug Take-Back Week

Passed H.J.Res.120: Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.

Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.5078: To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States.

Executive Business

The Senate conducted no Executive action.

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Last Floor Action:
4:04:41 P.M. -H.R. 3522
DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3522.

Last Floor Action:9/9
7:52:57 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on September 10, 2014.

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the Senate ~~ CONGRESS 9/9 ~~ the House


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The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the next 30 minutes.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.19, post-cloture.

The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm.

All time during any period of morning business, adjournment or recess will count post-cloture.

WRAP UP

Roll Call Votes

The Senate conducted no roll call votes during Tuesday’s session.

Legislative Business

Passed Cal.#423, S.1934: Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse Conveyance Act

Passed Cal.#418, S.898: The New Mexico Federal Land Conveyance

Adopted S.Res.538: Expressing the condolences of the Senate to the families of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and condemning the terrorist acts of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Adopted S.Res.539: Relative to the death of James M. Jeffords, former Senator for the State of Vermont

Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2779, Expatriate Terrorists Act (Cruz)

Executive Business

The Senate conducted no Executive action.

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Last Floor Action:
5:57:34 P.M. -H.R. 4701
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4701.

Last Floor Action:
3:18:40 P.M. -H. Res. 644
DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 644.

When Did Americans Become the Enemy?


Armored tanks. Automatic weapons. Tear gas. In small towns across America.

When did we all become the potential target of hostile military-police aggression? When the federal government decided to spend billions getting police every toy they could possibly want.

To use against our own citizens. With no protocol or training on when such force and intimidation may be justified.

Share this video and join the fight against police militarization.

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But now we have the chance to tell the federal government that this must stop.

Land of the free, home of the brave does not mean non-violent citizens being beaten into submission, SWAT team raiding homes on a regular basis, or armored tanks rolling through towns anytime Americans exercise their right to peaceful protest.

Share this video and join the fight against police militarization.

Thank you for your continued support of Brave New Film’s work around ending excessive militarization, both at home and abroad!

Best,
Robert Greenwald, President
Brave New Films

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