Thursday: Cyber hurdle, minerals

by Jordain Carney - 10/22/15 9:18 AM ET

A long-stalled cyber bill will face its first procedural test in the Senate on Thursday.

Senators are expected to take a cloture vote to end debate on a package of amendments to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), at 11 a.m. Sixty votes will be needed to move forward.

{mosads}If that’s successful, senators would then take a vote on a separate amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a Republican presidential candidate, which would end liability protections for companies that break user or privacy agreements with customers.

Senators are also expected to vote on four ambassador nominations at 1:45 p.m.

Meanwhile, the House will take up the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, which has drawn pushback from the administration over concerns that the legislation would undercut federal decision-making.

Votes in the House are expected between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

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