11:40 PM ET
SENATE: Senate is adjourned until 10:00 AM EST, on Thursday, April 16. At 11:00 AM the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the passage of H.J.Res.140

11:39 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Senator Tina Smith closes after nearly 3 hours with a beautiful call to action to protect the Boundary Waters. We are thankful for Senator Smith's leadership and dedication to protecting the Wilderness! 

11:20 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Senator Tina Smith continues to "hold the floor" for over 2.5 hours in protest of  HJ Res. 140, legislation that would allow a copper-nickel mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters. 

10:15 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Votes scheduled: At 11:00 am, on Thursday, April 16, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on passage of H.J.Res.140

10:01 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Debate is still ongoing. Temporary procedural interruption. Tina Smith (MN) continues.

9:35 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Senator Tina Smith (MN) takes the floor again.

9:15 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Senator Martin Heinrich (NM) takes the floor talking about the importance of protecting America’s public lands

9:10 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Senator Klobuchar delivers an incredible speech about family legacy and protecting this unique Wilderness. Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) takes the floor.  

8:55 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) takes the floor.  

8:46 PM ET
Save the BWCA: For the vote on the motion to proceed, Republican Senators Tillis and Collins voted with those challenging the merits of this resolution. Thank you, Senators Collins and Tillis!  

8:44 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Debate has begun. Senator Tina Smith takes the floor.  

8:42 PM ET
Save the BWCA: The motion has been agreed to. The final vote count on the motion to proceed was 51-49. The Senate will now proceed to debate. We expect several hours of debate (limit of 10 hours). This is typically divided evenly between the majority and minority parties. Senators will deliver speeches. Debate time can be shortened if both parties agree to yield back time. 

8:24 PM ET
Save the BWCA: They are now taking a vote to proceed. The final vote count on the motion to table the Point of Order was 51-48. 

8:21 PM ET
Save the BWCA: The motion to table the point of order has passed, meaning Senator Smith's challenge on the applicability of the CRA on the Boundary Waters Public Land Order will not be considered. Next, they will take a vote to proceed, and then debate will begin. 

8:16 PM ET
Save the BWCA: We want NO VOTES on the vote to table the Point of Order, which challenges the Resolution overturning the Public Land Order as not applicable to scrutiny under the Congressional Review Act. 

8:03 PM ET
Save the BWCA: First, they will the Senate will do a procedural vote - Boundary Waters Champions are going to bring a point of order saying that a CRA can’t/shouldn’t be used on a Public Land Order. 

U.S. Senate : Motion to Table the Point of Order with respect to H.J. Res. 140, a joint resolution of disapproval of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management. 

8:01 PM ET
Save the BWCA: The Senate is preparing to take up House Joint Resolution 140 that would overturn the federal mining withdrawal protecting the Boundary Waters watershed. 

6:45 PM ET
Save the BWCA: The Senate is currently taking up other resolutions at this time. 

6:15 PM ET
Save the BWCA: Welcome! We are providing live updates to you from Capitol Hill on the Senate vote for HJ Res 140.