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At 1:45pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations with 15 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees: Cal. #408, Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia, to be US District...

The previous order to proceed to Executive Session at 2pm has been vitiated. The Senate will be in  a period of morning business until 5pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and the time equally divided.

By consent, the cloture motions on the judges were vitiated. As a result, we will not have any votes at 2:30pm today. Senator Reid intends to turn to H.R.3606, the IPO bill, next. Cloture was vitiated on the following nominations: Cal.#408, Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia; Cal.#441, David Nuffer,...

12:38pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill; Passed: 74-22

12:10pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Paul motion to waive Budget Act with respect to Paul amendment #1556 (environmental waivers); Not Waived: 42-54

11:37am The Senate began a roll call vote on Boxer amendment #1816 (SoS on expedited emergency environmental reviews); Agreed To: 76-20

The following amendments have been considered to S.1813, the Surface Transportation Act: Johnson-Shelby #1515 (banking title); withdrawn Reid amendment #1633 (Banking, Finance and Commerce titles); withdrawn Reid amendment #1634 (date change); withdrawn Reid motion to commit with instructions (date...

The Senate is in a period of morning business for 1 hour. Following morning business (approx. 10:36am), we will resume consideration of S.1813, Surface Transportation, with the time until 11:30am equally divided. The only remaining first degree amendments in order to the transportation bill are the...

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, there will be one hour of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first half and the Majority will control the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume...

WRAP UP FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012 ROLL CALL VOTES Roberts amendment #1826 (ANWAR,Keystone, etc.) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 41-57 Stabenow amendment #1812 (energy tax extenders) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 49-49 DeMint amendment #1589 (repeal of energy tax subsidies) (60-vote...

The managers' package was agreed to. The Shaheen amendment #1678 (small bus systems) was included in the managers package and will not require a roll call vote. There will be no further roll call votes tonight.

5:08pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Portman amendment #1742 (rest areas); Not Agreed To: 12-86 By consent, the Shaheen amendment #1678 (small bus system) will be considered following the Paul amendment #1556.

4:45pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Corker motion to waive Budge Act with respect to Corker amendment #1785, as modified (discretionary spending caps); Not Waived: 40-58

4:24pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Portman amendment #1736 (gas tax flexiblity)

3:48 pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coats amendment #1517 (apportionment formula); Not Agreed to: 28-70

3:28pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Menendez amendment #1782 (Natural Gas); Not Agreed to: 51-47

3:09pm The Senate began a roll call vote on DeMint amendment #1589 (repeal energy tax credits); Not Agreed To: 26-72

2:50pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Stabenow amendment #1812, as modified (Energy Tax Extenders) Not Agreed To: 49-49

All votes after this vote will be 10 minutes in duration. There will be 2 minutes for debate prior to each subsequent vote. Senators are encouraged to remain on or near the floor during this series of votes.

2:20pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Roberts amendment #1826, as modified (ANWR, Keystone, etc) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 41-57