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10:00am the Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit; Invoked: 74-22

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1323; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Result: Agreed to (74-22, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Calendar #93, S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit, with the time until 10:00am equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their...

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1323; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Result: Agreed to (74-22, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

There will be no roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

Senator Reid announced there will be no roll call vote on Monday, July 25th.

Convenes: 10am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1323, to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit with the time until 12:30pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their...

5:03 pm 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: 83-8

On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Result: Agreed to (83-8, 9 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Result: Agreed to (83-8, 9 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.20, the Kerry-McCain resolution regarding Libya was vitiated and the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.20 was withdrawn. Senator Reid announced there will be a roll call vote at 5pm on the motion to instruct Sergeant...

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1323, to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Unless an agreement is reached, a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.1323 will occur during...

At approximately 5:00pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.20, the Kerry-McCain resolution regarding Libya.  Senator Reid announced this vote will be longer than usual to accommodate Senators who are returning from the...

The Senate will convene at 11:30am on Friday, July 1st for a pro-forma session only, with no business conducted. The Senate will re-convene at 2pm on Tuesday, July 5, 2011.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #88, S.J.Res.20, the...

Discharged Judiciary and adopted S.Res.165, designating July 23, 2011 as National Day of the American Cowboy. Discharged Commerce and adopted S.Res.170: Honoring Admiral Thad Allen of the U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.) for his lifetime of selfless commitment and exemplary service to the United...

During Thursday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #88, S.J.Res.20, regarding Libya, and filed cloture on the motion to proceed.  At 5:00pm on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to...

There will be no further roll call votes this week.  The next roll call vote is expected to occur on Tuesday, July 5th at approximately 5:30pm.

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to allow the Finance committee to meet today to review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, as well as the proposed...

2:00pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of David H. Petraeus to be Director of the CIA

On the Nomination: Confirmation David H. Petraeus, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Result: Confirmed (94-0, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]