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Offering deadline for all amendments to S.679; no further roll call votes Floor Updates Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 03:01 PMAll first degree amendments to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act, must be offered by end of today's session of the Senate. If your Senator has a relevant first degree amendment he or she would like to offer, he or she should come to the floor to call up the amendment as soon as possible. There will be no further roll call votes this week. As previously announced, there will be no roll call votes on Monday. The next roll call vote will be prior to the …
Carper offers amendment to S.679 Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 02:46 PMSenator Carper offered his amendment #517 (GAO report) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00096 Votes
June 23, 2011 02:02 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 510: DeMint Amdt. No. 510; To strike the provision relating to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Result: Rejected (41-57, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Roll call vote on the DeMint amendment Votes Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 02:01 PM2:01pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the DeMint amendment #510 (Burueau of Justice Statistics) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act; Not Agreed to: …
Toomey offers amendment #514 (IMF Nominees) Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 01:40 PMSenator Toomey offered his amendment #514 (strikes the provision relating to the Governors and alternate governors of the IMF and the International Bank for Reconstruction and …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00096 Votes
June 23, 2011 01:02 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 510: DeMint Amdt. No. 510; To strike the provision relating to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Result: Rejected (41-57, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Roll call vote on the Vitter amendment Votes Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 12:31 PM12:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Vitter amendment #499 (czars) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act (60-vote threshold); Not agreed to: …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00095 Votes
June 23, 2011 12:31 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 499: Vitter Amdt. No. 499; To end the appointments of presidential Czars who have not been subject to the advice and consent of the Senate and to prohibit funds for any salaries and expenses for appointed Czars. Result: Rejected (47-51, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
VOTE UPDATE: 1 roll call vote @ 12:30pm; 1 roll call vote @ 2pm Votes Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 12:00 PMThe previous order with respect to the votes in relation to the Vitter and DeMint amendments was modified. At approximately 12:30pm, there will be one roll call vote in relation to the Vitter amendment #499 regarding czars (60-vote threshold). At approximately 2pm, there will be an additional roll call vote in relation to the DeMint amendment #510 regarding the Bureau of Justice Statistics (majority-vote …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00095 Votes
June 23, 2011 11:31 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 499: Vitter Amdt. No. 499; To end the appointments of presidential Czars who have not been subject to the advice and consent of the Senate and to prohibit funds for any salaries and expenses for appointed Czars. Result: Rejected (47-51, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
2 roll call votes at approximately 12pm on Thursday, June 23 Votes Floor Updates
June 23, 2011 09:05 AMAt 11:30am on Thursday, June 23rd, the Senate will resume consideration of S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act with the Vitter amendment #499 regarding czars and the DeMint amendment #510 regarding Bureau of Justice Statistics debated concurrently with up to 30 minutes of debate, with Senators Vitter, DeMint, Reid, and McConnell, or their designees, each controlling 7 ½ minutes. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 12pm), the Senate will …
Schedule for Thursday, June 23, 2011 Senate Schedule
June 23, 2011 09:00 AMConvenes: 10am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 11:30am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees, with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act with the …
Consent agreement on Cole, Monaco and Seitz nominations Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 07:23 PMAt a time to be determined by the Majority and Republican Leaders, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations, en bloc: Calendar #62 James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney Genera Calendar #145 Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney Genera Calendar #110 Virginia A. Seitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General There will be 2 hours for concurrent debate …
No roll call votes Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 06:02 PMThere will be no roll call votes during today's session of the …
Cornyn offers amendment to S.679 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 05:59 PMSenator Cornyn offered amendment #504 (strike provisions re: Comptroller of the Army, Navy and Air Force) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining …
Portman offers amendment to S.679 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 05:07 PMSenator Portman offered amendment #509 (Comptrollers of Navy, Army, Air Force; Controller of OMB and department CFOs) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining …
Coburn offers amendment to S.679 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 04:28 PMSenator Coburn offered his amendment #500 (duplicative Federal programs) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining …
Vitter offers amendment to S.679 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 04:00 PMSenator Vitter called up amendment #499 (czars) to S.679, the Presidential Appointment …
DeMint offers 3 amendments to S.679 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 03:59 PMSenator DeMint called up the following amendments to S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: DeMint amendment #501 (IMF bailouts) DeMint amendment #510 (Bureau of Justice statistics) DeMint amendment #511 (legislative & public …
Consent agreement with respect to S.679 Floor Updates
June 22, 2011 11:51 AMBy unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed to Calendar #75, S.679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act was vitiated, the Senate adopted the motion to proceed to the bill and is now considering S.679. The Senate then entered into the following consent agreement with respect to S.679. The committee substitute amendment was agreed to and will be considered original text for the purpose of further amendment. The time until 3pm …