Senate Floor Schedule For Friday, March 04, 2011
- Morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
- 1:00pm Filing deadline for all first degree amendments to S.23, the America Invents Act
- There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session.
- This afternoon Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that upon disposition of S.23, the America Invents Act, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R.1, Defense Appropriations and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; the Majority Leader be recognized to offer a substitute amendment (Inouye amendment #149); there be 4 hours for debate prior to a vote in relation to the substitute amendment; upon disposition of the substitute amendment, the Senate proceed to vote on passage of HR1, as amended, if amended; with no motions or amendments in order to the substitute amendment or to the bill prior to the votes; and the substitute amendment and the bill be subject to a 60-vote threshold.
- Senator McConnell objected for the time being and said that his caucus needs more time to review the substitute amendment.
- Senator Reid then asked unanimous consent that upon disposition of S.23, the America Invents Act, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R.1, the Defense Appropriations and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; .
- Senator McConnell also objected to this request.
- Senator Reid then moved to proceed to HR1 and filed cloture on the motion.
