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  • Convenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and the pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is the Majority Leader's intention to begin consideration of the motion to proceed Calendar #400, S.3187, the FDA user fees bill with the time until 10:30am equally divided and controlled between the two...
  • Cloture on the Federal Reserve nominations has been vitiated. At 10:30am tomorrow, Thursday. May 17, there will be 90 minutes for debate equally divided and controlled prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. Each nomination is subject to a 60-vote threshold. As a result, at approximately...
  • ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to proceed to Calendar #357, S.Con.Res.41, A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 (Sessions's...
  • There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.
  • 5:25pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.Con.Res.44, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 (Senators Lee,...
  • 5:01pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.Con.Res.42, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate...
  • 4:41pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.Con.Res.37, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 (Senator...
  • 4:22 pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to H.Con.Res.112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 (Congressman Ryan); Not Agreed to: 40-59
  • 3:55pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.Con.Res.41, A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022...
  • If all time is used, there will be up to 5 roll call votes at approximately 3:50pm today. Those votes will be on motions to proceed to the following Budget resolutions: - Calendar #357, S.Con.Res.41 (Senator Sessions-his interpretation of the Obama budget); - Calendar #354, H.Con.Res.112...
  • Convenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of motions to proceed to the following budget resolutions, en bloc: Calendar #357, S.Con.Res.41 (Senator Sessions-his interpretation of...
  • ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Lee amendment #2100 (terminate Ex-Im Bank) to H.R.2072, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act; Not Agreed To: 12-87 2)      Paul amendment #2101 (debt instruments); Not Agreed To: 9-89 3)      Corker amendment #2102 (private sector financing); Not Agreed To:...
  • Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to take up and pass Legislative Calendar #366, S.2344, an extension of National Flood Insurance program through December 31, 2012. Senator Coburn objected.
  • Following passage of Export-Import Bank Reauthorization (78-20), Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.2343 (Student Loans). The Senate then turned to Executive Session and Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: -       Executive Calendar #646, Jeremy C. Stein, of Massachusetts, to be...
  • There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.
  • 4:38pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.2072, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act; Passed: 78-20
  • 4:14pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Toomey amendment #2104 (lending authority); Not Agreed to: 35-63
  • 3:54pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Vitter amendment #2103 (energy products); Not Agreed to: 37-61
  • 3:34pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Corker amendment #2102 (private sector financing); Not Agreed To: 36-62
  • 3:13pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Paul amendment #2101 (U.S. debt instruments); Not Agreed To: 9-89