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Convenes: 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...

ROLL 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;...

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

4:45pm 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: 92-4

12:30pm 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: 92-3

Convenes: 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...

ROLL 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,...

Senator 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...

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

5:30pm 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: 89-3

The 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...

At 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 Act.

Convenes: 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,...

ROLL 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);...

By 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 to.

At 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...

Today 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,...

2:08pm 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: 96-2

1:50pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.3240, the Farm bill, as amended; Passed: 64-35

By consent, the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.1940, Flood Insurance, will occur upon disposition of the Farm bill. Further, it is in order for the Majority Leader to lay before the body the House Message with respect to S.3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act. 1:25pm The Senate began...