Floor Of Senate

Convene for a pro forma session.

Floor of senate.

Search and watch previous proceedings starting with the 2 nd session of the 112 th congress. 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. The caning of charles sumner or the brooks sumner affair occurred on may 22 1856 in the united states senate when representative preston brooks a pro slavery democrat from south carolina used a walking cane to attack senator charles sumner an abolitionist republican from massachusetts in retaliation for a speech given by sumner two days earlier in which he fiercely criticized. Stream live senate floor proceedings while a meeting is in progress.

By grace segers september 19 2020 12 27 pm cbs news. During this time the senate nearly doubled in size as new states were admitted to the union. Senate floor activity thursday june 18 2020 the president pro tempore called the senate to order at 10 a m the chaplain offered a prayer and the president pro tempore led the senate in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. Schedule for monday sep 28 2020 2 45 p m.

Only once the senate has agreed to consider a bill may senators propose amendments to it. 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. Mcconnell says trump s nominee to replace ruth bader ginsburg will receive a vote on the floor of senate.