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Senate Floor Schedule For Thursday, March 17, 2011 Senate Schedule
March 17, 2011 05:30 AMFollowing any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 10:30am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.493, SBIR and STTR Reauthorization. At 12:00pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of H.J.Res.48, the continuing resolution through April 8, 2011 with up to …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Wrap Up
March 16, 2011 07:59 PMAdopted H.Con.Res.27, a concurent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of Gerald R. Ford from the people of Michigan for placement in the United States Capitol. Adopted S.Res.94, a resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of reducing its budget by at least five percent. Adopted S.Res.103, a resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. The Senate confirmed the …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00043 Votes
March 16, 2011 05:25 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 216: Casey Amdt. No. 216; To require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00043 Votes
March 16, 2011 04:25 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 216: Casey Amdt. No. 216; To require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00042 Votes
March 16, 2011 11:02 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 193: Snowe Amdt. No. 193; To strike the Federal authorization of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00041 Votes
March 16, 2011 10:34 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 182: Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 182; Of a perfecting nature. Result: Agreed to (98-1, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00042 Votes
March 16, 2011 10:02 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 193: Snowe Amdt. No. 193; To strike the Federal authorization of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00041 Votes
March 16, 2011 09:34 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 182: Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 182; Of a perfecting nature. Result: Agreed to (98-1, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Senate Schedule
March 16, 2011 05:30 AMFollowing any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 10:30am 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 S.493, the SBIR and STTR Reauthorization bill and proceed to 2 roll call votes in relation to the following: Nelson (NE) amendment #182 (SoS reduce Senate budget by …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Wrap Up
March 15, 2011 07:59 PMAdopted S.Res.96, congratulating the Army Dental Corps on its 100th Anniversary. Passed S.J.Res.7, reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Board of Regents. Passed S.J.Res.8, appointment of Stephen M. Chase as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Board of Regents. Passed S.J.Res.9, reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Board of …
Senate Floor Schedule For Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Senate Schedule
March 15, 2011 06:00 AMFollowing any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 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 proceed to the consideration of S.493, SBIR and STTR Reauthorization. The following amendments are pending to S.493, SBIR and STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011: Nelson (NE) #182 (Sense of …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Monday, March 14, 2011 Wrap Up
March 14, 2011 07:59 PMAdopted S.Res.100, Designating March 11, 2011, as "World Plumbing Day". Adopted S.Res.101, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00040 Votes
March 14, 2011 05:58 PMOn the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 493; A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (84-12, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00039 Votes
March 14, 2011 05:32 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation James Emanuel Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00040 Votes
March 14, 2011 04:58 PMOn the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 493; A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (84-12, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00039 Votes
March 14, 2011 04:32 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation James Emanuel Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Monday, March 14, 2011 Senate Schedule
March 14, 2011 10:00 AMFollowing any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 4:30pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive session to consider the nomination of calendar #10, the nomination of James Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia. There will be up to 1 hour for debate equally divided prior to a vote on the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Thursday, March 10, 2011 Wrap Up
March 10, 2011 07:59 PMConfirmed Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00038 Votes
March 10, 2011 02:55 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00038 Votes
March 10, 2011 01:55 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …