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Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, June 28, 2012 Senate Schedule
June 28, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the second half. The Senate will continue to debate the flood insurance bill on Thursday. We await House action on the transportation bill. We also have to consider the student loan extension before the end of the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Wrap Up
June 27, 2012 05:20 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.511, commending the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes Softball Team for winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Softball Championship. Adopted S.Res.512, recognizing the 100th anniversary of Rice University. Began the Rule 14 process of S.3342, a bill to improve information security and for other purposes. (McCain and others) No EXECUTIVE …
Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Senate Schedule
June 27, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. The Senate will continue to debate S.1940, the Flood Insurance bill on Wednesday's session. The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. We hope to reach an agreement to complete action on the flood insurance bill. We will also consider the transportation …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Senate Schedule
June 26, 2012 06:25 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #652, the nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum, of FL, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; Confirmed: 92-3 2) Adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.3187, the FDA user fees bill; Adopted: 92-4 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Foreign Relations Committee and adopted S.Res.473, commending Rotary International and others for their efforts to prevent and eradicate …
Last vote of the day Floor Updates
June 26, 2012 05:21 PMThere will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the …
Roll Call Vote on motion to concur: FDA bill Floor Updates Votes
June 26, 2012 04:34 PM4:45pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to concur in the House Amendment to S.3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act; Agreed To: …
Roll Call Vote on Rosenbaum nomination Votes
June 26, 2012 12:04 PM12:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #652, the nomination of Robin Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; Confirmed: …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Senate Schedule
June 26, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 10:00am Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.3187, the FDA bill, post-cloture. The first hour of debate will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. At 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #652, the nomination of …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, June 25, 2012 Wrap Up
June 25, 2012 07:08 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.3187; Invoked: 89-3 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.503, designating June 2012 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia. Adopted S.Res.504, expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony the athletes and others killed at the 1972 Munich …
Republicans object to confirming Donna Murphy (Superior Court) Floor Updates
June 25, 2012 06:20 PMSenator Lieberman asked unanimous that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with Republican Leader, the Senate consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #231, Donna Mary Murphy, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. That there be 2 hours for debate equally divided in the usual form and that following the use or yielding back of time the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination. …
No more votes today Floor Updates
June 25, 2012 06:17 PMThere will be no further roll call votes during Monday's session of the …
Roll Call Vote on motion to concur in House Amendment re: 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act Votes
June 25, 2012 05:37 PM5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House Amendment to S.3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation; Invoked: …
Senate adopts motion to proceed to Flood Insurance/Reid offers Johnson (SD)-Shelby substitute and Pryor amendment (residual risk)/moves to proceed to Small Business Jobs bill Floor Updates
June 25, 2012 05:25 PMThe Senate has adopted the motion to proceed to S.1940, Flood Insurance, and Senator Reid filled the amendment tree with the Johnson (SD)-Shelby substitute amendment #2468, Pryor amendment #2469 (residual risk), and the rest of the tree with date changes. Senator Reid then moved to proceed to Calendar #341, S.2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief …
5:30pm Cloture vote re: S.3187, FDA SAfety and Innovation Act Floor Updates
June 25, 2012 02:06 PMAt 5:30pm today the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House Amendment to S.3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, June 25, 2012 Senate Schedule
June 25, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 2:00pm Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1940, the Flood Insurance bill, post-cloture. At a time to be determined but prior to 5:30pm on Monday, the motion to proceed to S.1940 will be adopted. As a reminder to all Senators, cloture was filed on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.3187, the FDA bill on Thursday, June 21st. As a result, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, June 21, 2012 Wrap Up
June 21, 2012 05:41 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Boxer amendment #2456 (aerial inspections)(60-vote threshold) to S.3240, the Farm bill; Not Agreed To: 47-48 2) Johanns amendment #2372 (aerial inspections)(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 56-43 3) Toomey amendment #2247 (water notifications)(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 58-41 4) Sanders amendment #2310 (genetically engineered food)(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 26-73 5) Coburn amendment #2214 (convention funding)(60-vote …
Agreement to proceed to S.1940, Flood Insurance Floor Updates
June 21, 2012 05:40 PMBy unanimous consent, on Monday, June 25, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, but no later than 5:30pm, the motion to proceed to S.1940 will be agreed …
Agreement on Rosenbaum nomination (Southern District of Florida) Floor Updates
June 21, 2012 05:37 PMAt 11:30am on Tuesday, June 26, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar #652, the nomination of Robin Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. There will be 30 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination. Senators should expect the vote to begin at approximately noon on …
Cloture filed on FDA for 5:30pm Monday cloture vote Floor Updates
June 21, 2012 05:34 PMToday Senator Reid moved to concur in the House amendment to S.3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, and filed cloture on the motion to concur. At 5:30pm on Monday, June 25, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation …
Roll Call Vote on Motion to Invoke on the Motion to Proceed to S.1940 Votes
June 21, 2012 02:09 PM2:08pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1940, the Flood Insurance bill; Invoked: …
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