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At noon today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the Reid motion concur in the House message to accompany S.365, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit compromise with a 60-vote threshold.

Convenes: 9:30am Following Leader remarks, Senator Reid is expected to make a motion to concur in the House amendments and the time until noon will be for debate on the motion to concur, equally divided, between the two Leaders, or their designees. At noon, the Senate will proceed to vote on the...

Passed S.1466 Faster FOIA Act of 2011 Passed H.R.2715, a bill to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws.

The Senate has reached a unanimous consent agreement to conduct a roll call vote at 12:00pm on Tuesday, August 2nd on the Reid motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.365, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase with a 60-vote threshold. The details of the agreement are...

Senator Rockefeller asked unanimous consent the Senate pass H.R.2533 with a Rockefeller-Hutchison amendment, which is at the desk and is a clean extension of the Federal Aviation Administration.  Senator Hatch objected to Senator Rockefeller's request. Senator Hatch then asked unanimous consent the...

Convenes: 10:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.627, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase. The Senate will recess from 11:00am until 12:30pm to accommodate a Democratic caucus meeting. At...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 627, with Amdt. No. 589; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. Result: Rejected (50-49, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

1:00 pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase; Not Invoked: 50-49 (Senator Reid changed his vote to no in order to enter a motion...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 627, with Amdt. No. 589; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. Result: Rejected (50-49, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

At approximately 1:00pm today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase.

Convenes: 12:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.627 with the Reid amendment with the time until 1:00pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At approximately 1:00pm,...

Adopted S.Res.246, recognizing and commending the 2011 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania August 1 through August 6, 2011.

The Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.627 with the Reid amendment at 1:00PM (tomorrow afternoon) on Sunday, July 31, 2011.

Senator Reid asked consent that an up-or-down vote occur on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589. Senator McConnell objected. Senator McConnell asked consent that the cloture vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid...

5:339pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to instruct the Sergeant At Arms to request the presence of absent Senators; Agreed to: 75-20

On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. Result: Agreed to (75-20, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. Result: Agreed to (75-20, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

The Senate is now expecting a live quorum and a motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators around 5:30pm.

Senator Paul asked unanimous consent that the cloture vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589 occur immediately or as early as 5:00pm today. Senator Durbin asked to modify Senator Paul's request so that it would be a vote on the amendment with a...

Convenes: 1:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.627, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase. The time from 1:30pm until 7:30pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders...