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At 2pm today, there will be a moment of silence to honor the victims and their families of the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT.

Convenes: 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of 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 H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the emergency...

The Senate has reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of the Olguin and Durkin nominations at 5:30pm on Monday, December 17. We expect a roll call vote on the Olguin nomination and a voice vote on the Durkin nomination. The agreement is as follows: On Monday, December 17, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.,...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to S.3637, the transaction account guarantee (TAG) extension legislation; Not Waived: 50-42 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #830, Lorna G. Schofield, of NY, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of...

The Schofield nomination was confirmed by a roll call vote of 91-0. The Senate then confirmed the Geraci nomination by voice vote. Senator Reid then moved to proceed to H.R. 1, the legislative vehicle for the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental. We are working on an agreement to adopt the motion...

2:18pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #830, Lorna G. Schofield, of NY, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Confirmed: 91-0

The motion to waive the budget points of order was not agreed to 50-42. Cloture on the TAG extension bill was vitiated. The point of order was sustained and the bill was sent back to committee. At 2:15pm the Senate will proceed to votes on confirmation of the following nominations: -         ...

12:01 noon The Senate began a roll call vote on the Johnson (SD) motion to waive all applicable budget points of order with respect to S.3627, TAG extension; Not Waived: 50-42

Senator Toomey raised a budget point of order {302(a) allocation of new authority and outlays deemed by the budget control act} against S.3637, the FDIC TAG program (transaction account guarantee) extension. Senator Johnson (SD) moved to waive all applicable budget points of order. At 12:00 noon,...

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:30am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the first hour equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republican...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.2838, an act to reauthorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes by voice vote. Passed H.R.3783, the Countering Iran in Western Hemisphere Act...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with until 6:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10- minutes each.

The Senate has reached an agreement that when the Senate receives the papers with respect to H.R.4310, the Senate's passage of H.R.4310, as amended, be vitiated; that adoption of the Senate amendment be vitiated; that the amendment, the text of S.3245, as amended by the Senate, be modified with the...

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 2:00pm.  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...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3637, the transaction account guarantee (TAG) extension legislation; Invoked: 76-20 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #762 John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of...

The Bernal nomination was confirmed by voice vote. There will be no further roll call votes during today's sessions of the Senate.

4:32pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #762 John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; Confirmed: 95-0

At 4:00pm today, the Senate will execute the order with respect to the Dowdell and Bernal nominations. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. We expect a roll call vote on confirmation of the Dowdell nomination and a voice vote on confirmation of...

Under the previous order, the motion to proceed to S.3637, TAG bill, was agreed to. Senator Reid then filled the "amendment tree" with technical amendments and filed cloture on the bill. The cloture vote is expected to occur on Thursday. For the information of senators, at 4:00pm today, the Senate...

2:17pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3637, a bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program  (TAG program); Invoked: 76-20