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Roll Call Vote on the Murkowski amendment #2108 Votes
May 24, 2012 12:36 PM12:36pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Murkowski amendment #2108 (genetically engineered salmon) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: …
Roll Call Vote on the Bingaman amendment #2111 Votes
May 24, 2012 12:08 PM12:08pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Bingaman amendment #2111 (generic filings) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: …
Votes in relation to S.3187, the FDA bill, as early as 12:15pm Floor Updates
May 24, 2012 11:21 AMThere is a strong effort have 2 votes at 12:15pm, break for the DPCC lunch and then resume voting at 2:00pm. We hope to vote in relation to Bingaman amendment #2111 and Murkowski amendment #2108 before lunch. The following amendments were agreed to by consent: - Leahy amendment #2142, as modified; - Portman amendment #2145, as modified; and - Coburn amendment #2131. Coburn amendment #2132 was withdrawn. Portman amendment #2146, as modified, was agreed to by …
Amendments to S.3187, the FDA user fees bill Floor Updates
May 24, 2012 11:15 AMThe following amendments have been considered to S.3187, the FDA user fees bill: Harkin-Enzi amendment #2122 (substitute); agreed to by unanimous consent Cardin amendment #2125 (health benefits/risks); agreed to by unanimous consent Cardin amendment #2141 (FDA report-small business); agreed to by unanimous consent Grassley amendment #2121 (whistleblower protections III); agreed to by unanimous consent Grassley amendment #2129 (GAO report - clinical trials) Manchin amendment #2151, as …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, May 24, 2012 Senate Schedule
May 24, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3187, the FDA user fees legislation. The amendments below are the only remaining amendments in order to the bill. At 2:00pm, all debate time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote in relation to the amendments listed below and on passage of the bill, as amended. There will be 2 minutes of debate prior to each vote. All votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Wrap Up
May 23, 2012 06:42 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Banking committee and passed S.2367, a bill to strike the word "lunatic" from Federal law, and for other purposes. Passed H.R.4097, the John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012. Completed the Rule 14 process of S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. (Mikulski and others) Completed the Rule 14 process of S.3221, the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act. (Rubio and others) No EXECUTIVE …
Agreement on S.3187, FDA Floor Updates
May 23, 2012 02:35 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement to limit amendments to S.3187, the FDA bill, to those amendments listed below. No other amendments are in order. There will be 30 minutes for debate on each amendment, except for the McCain amendment, and 60 minutes on the bill, both equally divided in the usual form. There will be 2 hours equally divided on the McCain amendment #2107. At 2pm on Thursday, May 24, all debate time will be considered expired and the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to …
Adoption of motion to proceed delayed until 2:15pm Floor Updates
May 23, 2012 12:45 PMBy consent, the previous order to adopt them motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, has been delayed until 2:15pm today. The Majority Leader will be recognized prior to adoption of the motion to proceed. As a reminder, the previous order is to adopt the motion to proceed and agree to the Harkin-Enzi substitute amendment by …
Adoption of the motion to proceed to S.3187 delayed until 12:30pm Floor Updates
May 23, 2012 10:59 AMBy consent, the previous order to adopt them motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, has been delayed until 12:30pm today. The Majority Leader will be recognized prior to adoption of the motion to …
Senate Schedule for Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Senate Schedule
May 23, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is his intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA user fees legislation. Following the remarks of the Majority Leader and the Republican Leader, the first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two sides with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. At 11:00am, the motion to proceed to S.3187 will be …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Wrap Up
May 22, 2012 06:29 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. (Mikulski and others) Began the Rule 14 process of S.3221, the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act. (Rubio and others) No EXECUTIVE …
No more votes Floor Updates
May 22, 2012 04:14 PMThere will be no roll call votes during Tuesday's session of the …
Adoption of motion to proceed delayed until 11:00am Wednesday, May 23 Floor Updates
May 22, 2012 04:13 PMBy consent, Senator Reid has delayed the execution of the order to adopt the motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, until 11:00am tomorrow, Wednesday, May …
Adopt motion to proceed to S.2187, FDA, at 4:00pm today Floor Updates
May 22, 2012 02:30 PMThe previous order to adopt the motion to proceed S.3187, the FDA bill, at 2:15pm has been delayed until 4pm, with all other provisions under the previous order remaining in effect at that …
Objection to S.577, a bill to eliminate the child tax credit for U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents. Floor Updates
May 22, 2012 12:15 PMSenator Vitter asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass S.577, a bill to eliminate the child tax credit for U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents. Senator Reid objected. Below you will find the unofficial transcript of Senator Reid's response to Senator …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Senate Schedule
May 22, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 10:00am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is his intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #400, S.3187, the FDA user fees legislation. Following the remarks of the Majority Leader and the Republican Leader, the first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two sides with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, May 21, 2012 Wrap Up
May 21, 2012 06:50 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit; Confirmed: 61-34 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.468, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month. Adopted S.Res.469, honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, …
Senate passes H.R.1905, Iran Sanctions, as amended Floor Updates
May 21, 2012 06:25 PMFollowing the vote, the Senate discharged the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of H.R.1905, Iran Threat Reduction Act, and the Senate proceeded to its consideration. The Johnson(SD)-Shelby substitute amendment #2123, which is the text of Calendar #320, S.2101, the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, as reported by the Banking Committee, was amended by the Johnson(SD)-Shelby amendment #2124, and then the substitute, as amended, was agreed to. The …
No more roll call votes today Floor Updates
May 21, 2012 06:24 PMThere will be no further roll call votes during Monday's session of the …
Roll Call Vote on Watford nomination Votes
May 21, 2012 05:35 PM5:27pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: …
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