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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, February 13, 2012 Senate Schedule
February 13, 2012 10:00 AMConvenes: 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #437, the nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees . Upon the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, February 9, 2012 Wrap Up
February 09, 2012 06:32 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of CA, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California; Confirmed: 90-6 2) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill; Invoked: 85-11 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.371, designating the week of February 6 through 10, 2012, as "National School Counseling Week". Completed the Rule 14 process of S.2079, a bill to extend the pay limitation for …
Cloture Filed on the Jordan Nomination Floor Updates
February 09, 2012 06:31 PMDuring Thursday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #437, the nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. By unanimous consent, the cloture vote on the Jordan nomination will occur at approximately 5:30pm on Monday, February …
Motion to proceed to S.1813 agreed to Floor Updates
February 09, 2012 04:32 PMAll post cloture time with respect to S.1813, the infrastructure bill, was yielded back and the motion to proceed was agreed to. By consent, the committee reported amendments were agreed to and the bill as amended will be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment. Senator Reid then called up Johnson-Shelby amendment #1515 (Banking title) to the bill. The Senate then turned to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes …
No further roll call votes Floor Updates
February 09, 2012 02:29 PMThere will be no further roll call votes this …
Roll Call Vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1813 Votes
February 09, 2012 02:26 PM2:25pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill; Invoked: …
Roll Call Vote on Bencivengo nomination Votes
February 09, 2012 02:01 PM2:00pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be United States Judge for the Southern District of California; Confirmed: …
2 roll call votes at 2pm--CA judge and cloture vote Floor Updates
February 09, 2012 12:35 PMThe Senate has reached an agreement that results in 2 roll call votes at 2pm. Per the agreement at 1:30pm today, there will be 30 minutes for debate on the nomination of Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of California. Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the nomination, the Senate will resume legislative session and proceed to the cloture vote on the …
2pm cloture vote reminder Floor Updates
February 09, 2012 10:16 AMAt 2pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other …
Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, February 9, 2012 Senate Schedule
February 09, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business 11:00am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill. At approximately 2:00pm, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Wrap Up
February 07, 2012 07:17 PMNo ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.369, congratulating the New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI. Began the Rule 14 process of S.2079, a bill to extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (Heller). EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed Calendar #545, Colonel Bradley D. Spacy to Brigadier General in the Air …
Cloture Filed on the Motion to Proceed to S.1813 Floor Updates
February 07, 2012 07:15 PMDuring Tuesday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to Calendar #311, S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill. By unanimous consent, there will be a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813 at 2:00pm on Thursday, February 9, …
Morning Business extended until 7pm Floor Updates
February 07, 2012 12:28 PMMorning business has been extended until 7:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the time from 4:00-5:00pm and the Majority controlling the time from …
Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Senate Schedule
February 07, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 10am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 12:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the second 30 minutes. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm to 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. We hope to begin consideration of S.1813, the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, February 6, 2012 Wrap Up
February 06, 2012 06:29 PMROLL CALL VOTE 1) Adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011; Adopted: 75-20 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1794, a bill to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code with committee-reported amendments. Passed H.R.347, an Act to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United …
No more votes today Floor Updates
February 06, 2012 06:06 PMThe Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes …
Roll Call Vote on FAA Conference report Votes
February 06, 2012 05:35 PM5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act; Adopted: …
Roll Call Vote at approximately 5:30pm Votes Floor Updates
February 06, 2012 02:18 PMAt approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization Act. This vote will require 60-votes in the …
Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, February 6, 2012 Senate Schedule
February 06, 2012 09:00 AMConvenes: 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 3:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. There will be 2 hours and 30 minutes of debate on the conference report equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back …
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, February 2, 2012 Wrap Up
February 02, 2012 06:47 PMROLL CALL VOTES 1) Paul amendment #1484 (non-trading certification); Not Agreed To: 37-61 2) Paul amendment #1487 (prohibits executive staff rule-making)(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 48-51 3) Lieberman amendment #1511 (extends STOCK Act to senior level executive branch employees); Agreed To: 81-18 4) Shelby amendment #1491, as modified (extends STOCK Act to senior level executive branch employees); Agreed To: 58-41 5) Toomey-McCaskill amendment #1472 …