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• Feb. 25, 2020 — Senate Vote 58 Abortion Medical Care — Cloture
  McConnell, R-Ky., motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the McConnell motion to proceed to the bill that would require health care practitioners to provide the same care to a child that is "born alive" after an abortion or attempted abortion as they would for a child born at the same gestational age and to ensure the child is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital. It would establish penalties for any health practitioner who would violate these requirements, in the form of fines, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. It would authorize the woman upon whom the abortion was performed or attempted to seek appropriate relief in a civil action against any individual who would violate these requirements. Motion rejected 56-41. Note: Three-fifths of the total Senate (60) is required to invoke cloture. A "yea" was a vote in support of the president's position. Congressional Record p. S1136-S1137

• Feb. 25, 2020 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess. Congressional Record p. S1136-S1137

• Feb. 25, 2020 — Statement of Administration Policy issued by Office of Management and Budget.

• Feb. 24, 2020 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess.

• Feb. 24, 2020 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess.

• Feb. 24, 2020 — Ernst, R-Iowa, unanimous consent request that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, the Senate vote on the following: one, confirmation of the Molloy nomination; two, cloture on the Carreno-Coll nomination; three, cloture on the MacGregor nomination; further, that if cloture is invoked on the nominations and following the third vote in the series, the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. to accommodate the weekly party luncheons; that following the lunch recess, the Senate resume legislative session and consideration of the motion to proceed to S 3275 and the time from 2:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees; further, that at 3:30 p.m., cloture on the motions to proceed to S 3275 and S 311 ripen and that following the votes on those motions to invoke cloture, the Senate vote on the following: one, confirmation of the Carreno-Coll nomination; two, confirmation of the MacGregor nomination; and, three, cloture on the Greaves nomination; further, that if cloture is invoked on the Greaves nomination, the vote on confirmation occur at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27; further, that if any nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the Senate's action, agreed to by unanimous consent. Congressional Record p. S1113

• Feb. 13, 2020 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess. Congressional Record p. S1062

• Feb. 13, 2020 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, withdrawn by unanimous consent. Congressional Record p. S1062

• Feb. 25, 2019 — Senate Vote 27 Abortion Medical Care — Cloture
  McConnell, R-Ky., motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the McConnell motion to proceed to the bill that would require health care practitioners to provide medical care to any infant that survives an abortion procedure, to the extent legally required for any infant born at the same gestational age. Motion rejected 53-44. Note: Three-fifths of the total Senate (60) is required to invoke cloture. A "yea" was a vote in support of the president's position. Congressional Record p. S1422

• Feb. 25, 2019 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess. Congressional Record p. S1414-S1422

• Feb. 25, 2019 — Statement of Administration Policy issued by Office of Management and Budget.

• Feb. 25, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
  

  Gardner, (R-Colo.)

• Feb. 14, 2019 — McConnell, R-Ky., unanimous consent request that when the Senate completes its business on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 a.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 10 a.m.; and Thursday, Feb. 21; further, that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, Feb. 21, it next convene at 3 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25; and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed; further, that following the closing of morning business, Sen. Fischer, R-Neb., be recognized to deliver Washington's Farewell Address; further, that following the address, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S 311; finally, that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the cloture motions filed during the session on Thursday, Feb. 14 ripen at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, agreed to by unanimous consent. Congressional Record p. S1394

• Feb. 14, 2019 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the McConnell motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess. Congressional Record p. S1364

• Feb. 14, 2019 — McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill, pending at recess. Congressional Record p. S1364

• Feb. 14, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
  

  Shelby, (R-Ala.)

• Feb. 7, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
  

  Paul, (R-Ky.)

  Scott, (R-Fla.)

• Feb. 6, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 1
  

  McSally, (R-Ariz.)

• Feb. 5, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 2
  

  Capito, (R-W.Va.)

  Toomey, (R-Pa.)

• Feb. 4, 2019 — Placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under the provisions of Rule XIV. Congressional Record p. S817, S830

• Feb. 4, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 3
  

  Alexander, (R-Tenn.)

  Lee, M. (R-Utah)

  Sullivan, (R-Alaska)

• Jan. 31, 2019 — Original cosponsor(s): 40
  

  Barrasso, (R-Wyo.)	Ernst, (R-Iowa)	Perdue, (R-Ga.)
  Blackburn, (R-Tenn.)	Fischer, (R-Neb.)	Portman, (R-Ohio)
  Blunt, (R-Mo.)	Graham, L. (R-S.C.)	Risch, (R-Idaho)
  Boozman, (R-Ark.)	Grassley, (R-Iowa)	Roberts, (R-Kan.)
  Burr, (R-N.C.)	Hawley, (R-Mo.)	Romney, (R-Utah)
  Braun, (R-Ind.)	Hoeven, (R-N.D.)	Rounds, (R-S.D.)
  Cassidy, (R-La.)	Hyde-Smith, (R-Miss.)	Rubio, (R-Fla.)
  Cornyn, (R-Texas)	Inhofe, (R-Okla.)	Scott, T. (R-S.C.)
  Cotton, (R-Ark.)	Isakson, (R-Ga.)	Thune, (R-S.D.)
  Cramer, (R-N.D.)	Johnson, R. (R-Wis.)	Tillis, (R-N.C.)
  Crapo, (R-Idaho)	Kennedy, John (R-La.)	Wicker, (R-Miss.)
  Cruz, (R-Texas)	Lankford, (R-Okla.)	Young, T. (R-Ind.)
  Daines, (R-Mont.)	McConnell, (R-Ky.)
  Enzi, (R-Wyo.)	Moran, (R-Kan.)

• Jan. 31, 2019 — Introduced in the Senate and read the first time. Congressional Record p. S800