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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, December 20, 2012 Wrap Up
December 20, 2012 09:29 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted H.J.Res.122, a joint resolution establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 (moves the date for counting from Sunday, January 6th to Friday, January 4th). Passed H.R.443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, Alaska with a Murkowski substitute amendment. Passed H.R.4053, the …
NDAA Agreement Floor Updates
December 20, 2012 09:20 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2013; that there be up to an hour of debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report. We expect to begin consideration of the NDAA conference report at …
Agreement on Brann, Mannion and Tigar nominations Floor Updates
December 20, 2012 09:15 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: Executive Calendar # 834, 835, 877 that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on Cal. #834, 835 and 877 in that order; the motions to …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, December 20, 2012 Senate Schedule
December 20, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 11:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. During Wednesday's session, cloture was filed on the Reid substitute amendment #3395 and on H.R1. The filing deadline for all first degree amendments is 1:00pm on Thursday. We will continue to work on an agreement for amendments in order to complete action on the bill. Senator Inouye will lie in state in the Capitol …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Wrap Up
December 19, 2012 10:21 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged Veterans' Affairs and passed H.R.4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 with a Murray substitute amendment. Passed H.R.6029, the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act with a Kohl-Lee substitute amendment. Discharged Homeland Security and Government Affairs and passed the following Postal Naming bills: H.R.3477, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service …
Cloture filed re: Emergency Supplemental Floor Updates
December 19, 2012 10:04 PMThis evening Senator Leahy withdrew the Leahy substitute amendment #3338 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations), and, as a result, the pending first degree amendments fell along with it. Then Senate Reid offered a new substitute amendment #3395 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations), filled the amendment tree with date change amendments, and filed cloture on the substitute amendment #3395 and underlying bill, H.R. 1. The text of the new substitute can be found at …
Recess subject to the call--Coburn amendment modified and divided Floor Updates
December 19, 2012 05:29 PMThe Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair. We expect to reconvene around 8:30pm. Prior to the recess, Senator Coburn modified his pending amendment #3371 and then divided his amendment. The divisions are as follows: Division I (per capita damage indicator) Division II (seriously delinquent tax debt) Division III (return of unused emergency funds) Division IV(competitively awarded contracts use of funds) Division V (public notification and website posting of grant …
Bingaman amendment #3344 is pending (Palau) Floor Updates
December 19, 2012 12:09 PMSenator Bingaman has called up amendment #3344 (Approval of 2010 U.S.-Palau Agreement in response to Super Typhoon …
Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Senate Schedule
December 19, 2012 09:00 AMThe Senate stands in adjournment under the provisions of S.Res.624, as a further mark of respect to the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. Convenes: 9:30am The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, December 18, 2012 Wrap Up
December 18, 2012 07:52 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.622, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore. Adopted S.Res.623, notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore. Adopted S.Con.Res.63, a concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of S.2367 the 21st Century Language Act of 2012. Adopted S.Con.Res.64, a concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of …
Objection to consideration of FISA bill Floor Updates
December 18, 2012 06:39 PMSenator Reid made the following unanimous consent request for consideration of S.3276, the FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012 . Senator Chambliss objected to the request. The text of the request and the unofficial transcript of their remarks are below. At time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar #463, S.3276 and the only first degree amendments in order be the following: - Judiciary …
McCain and Tester amendments pending Floor Updates
December 18, 2012 06:38 PMThe McCain amendment #3355 (strike emergency funding for forest restoration program) and the Tester amendment #3350 (additional funds for wildland fire management) are now pending to H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the emergency supplemental appropriations …
disaster relief for agriculture amendment pending to Supplemental Floor Updates
December 18, 2012 04:28 PMThe Senate has resumed consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. Senator Merkley called up the Merkley-Stabenow amendment #3367 (disaster relief for …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, December 18, 2012 Senate Schedule
December 18, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 10:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, December 17, 2012 Wrap Up
December 17, 2012 07:13 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1792, the Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011. Passed S.1793, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes with a Whitehouse substitute amendment. Passed H.R.2076, to …
No roll call votes this evening Floor Updates Votes
December 17, 2012 06:06 PMThere will be no roll call votes this …
Olguin and Durkin nominations confirmed by voice vote Floor Updates
December 17, 2012 06:05 PMThe Senate confirmed the nominations of Executive Calendar #833, Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Executive Calendar #875 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, by voice …
Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Floor Updates
December 17, 2012 03:40 PMThe Senate has begun consideration of H.R. 1, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011. Senator Leahy, for Senator Inouye, offered a substitute amendment #3338 (the text of the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations). Text and a summary of the amendment can be found on the Senate Appropriations Committee's website (http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/). Senator Leahy, for Senator Inouye, then offered amendment #3339 …
5:30pm votes on Olguin and Durkin nominations Floor Updates
December 17, 2012 02:13 PMAt 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 votes on confirmation of the nominations listed below. We expect a voice vote on confirmation of the Olguin nomination and a roll call vote on confirmation of the Durkin nomination. - Executive Calendar #833 Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; and - Executive Calendar #875 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District …
2pm moment of silence re: tragic shooting in CT Floor Updates
December 17, 2012 01:46 PMAt 2pm today, there will be a moment of silence to honor the victims and their families of the tragic shooting in Newtown, …
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