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  • At 2:30pm the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the proceed to S.3220, Paycheck Fairness Act.
  • Convenes: 10:00am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.  It is his intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Following the remarks of the Majority Leader and the Republican Leader, the time until 12:30pm will...
  • ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of MA, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Confirmed: 88-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the HELP committee and adopted S.Res.462, recognizing National Foster Care...
  • 5:32pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of MA, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Confirmed: 88-1
  • Convenes: 2:00pm Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.  It is the Majority Leader's intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive...
  • State Work Period May 28-June 1, 2012
  • At 12:00pm, the Senate will meet for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted.
  • State Work Period May 28-June 1, 2012
  • State Work Period May 28-June 1, 2012
  • At 11:00am, the Senate will meet for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted.
  • State Work Period May 28-June 1, 2012
  • State Work Period May 28-June 1, 2012
  • At 2:30pm, the Senate will meet for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted.
  • At 5:00pm on Monday, June 4, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be US District Judge for the District of Massachusetts. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to a...
  • ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Bingaman amendment #2111 (generic filings) (60-vote threshold) to S.3187, the FDA user fees bill; Not Agreed to: 28-67 2)      Murkowski amendment #2108 (genetically engineered salmon) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 46-50 3)      Harkin motion to table Paul amendment...
  • Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar #398, H.R.5652; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the language of S.1925, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, as passed by the Senate on April 26th by a vote of 68-31, be...
  • Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.3220, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes., and filed cloture on the motion. The cloture vote on the motion to...
  • There will be no further roll call votes during Thursday's session of the Senate.
  • By unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.5740, Flood Insurance extension, as amended by Johnson (SD) substitute. The Johnson (SD) substitute amendment is a 60-day extension and includes language regarding second homes.
  • 4:02pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.2343, the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act; Not Passed: 51-43-1(present)