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The Senate is in Executive Session considering Treaty 112-7, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with debate only until 6:30pm. The time until 5pm is equally divided and controlled between the proponents and opponents.

2:35pm The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of Treaty 112-7, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Agreed to: 61-36

Convenes: 10:00am 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 final half. The Senate will...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Tester motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Tester substitute amendment #2875 to S.3525, the Sportsmen's Act; Not Waived: 50-44 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary committee and passed H.R.6063, the Child Protection Act of 2012. Began the Rule 14 process...

The motion to waive the Budget point of order was not agreed to 50-44. The point of order was well taken and the Tester substitute amendment fell. The Senate then reached an agreement that the Reid amendment #2878 (technical) was withdrawn, the vote on passage of the bill was vitiated, and the bill...

5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Tester motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Tester substitute amendment #2875 to S.3525, the Sportsmen's Act of 2012; Not Waived: 50-44

Senators should expect up to 2 roll call votes to begin at approximately 5:30pm today. Those votes would be in relation to the following items: -          Motion to waive Budget Act point of order with respect to Tester amendment #2875 (substitute) (if point of order is raised as...

Convenes: 2:00pm Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It will be in order for Senator Sessions or his designee to recognized to make a Budget Act point of order with respect to S.3525, the Sportsmen's Act of 2012.  Subsequently, it will be order for Senator Reid...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on S.3525, the Sportsmen's Act of 2012; Invoked: 84-12 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1440, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act with a committee-reported substitute amendment and an Alexander amendment by voice vote. Passed H.R.6570, an Act to amend the...

If the House does not adopt S.Con.Res.60, the adjournment resolution, the Senate will convene on the following dates and at the following times for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted: -          Friday, November 16th at 9:30am -          Tuesday, November 20th at 12:00pm -         ...

There will be no further roll call votes during this week's session of the Senate.

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in up to 2 roll call votes at 5:30pm on Monday, November 26. Those votes would be in relation to the following items: -       Motion to waive Budget Act, with respect to Reid for Tester substitute amendment #2875, if a point of order is raised;...

9:20am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.3525, Sportsmen's Act of 2012; Invoked: 84-12

Convenes: 9:00am Following the prayer and the pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. The filing deadline for second degree amendments to S.3525, the Sportsmen's Act of 2012 is 9:10am on Thursday. At 9:15am, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.3525.

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, upon reconsideration; Not Invoked: 51-47 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.6118, the Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act of 2012 (TEST Act). Passed H.R.6131, a bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And...

5:36pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, upon reconsideration; Not Invoked: 51-47

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 4:30pm today the motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, be agreed to; the motion to reconsider be agreed to; and that there be 60 minutes for debate divided between...

The filing deadline for first degree amendments to S.3525, Sportsmen's Act of 2012, is 4:00pm today. If your senator has a germane amendment and would like to preserve their ability to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the cloakroom prior to the deadline so that we may file it at...

Convenes: 2:30pm Following the prayer and pledge, 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. The filing deadline for first degree amendments to S.3525,...

The Senate adopted the motion to proceed to S.3525, Sportsmen's Act of 2012, by a vote of 92-5. Senator Reid then offered the Tester substitute amendment #2875 and a series of technical amendments to the bill. He also filed cloture on the underlying bill. Senators should expect the cloture vote to...