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There will be no further roll call votes this evening. The Senate is now in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

6:09pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to El Salvador; Not Invoked: 49-37

5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Norman Eisen to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Czech Republic; Invoked: 70-16

As a reminder, at approximately 5:30pm today, there will be up to 3 and at least 2 roll call votes in relation the following: -          Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #360 Norman L. Eisen to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech...

Convenes: 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: #360 Norman L. Eisen - to be...

WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011 ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray, of OH, to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Not Invoked: 53-41-1(present) 2)      Reid motion to proceed to S.1944, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act of...

During Thursday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the following nominations, in the following order: #360 Norman L. Eisen - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic #501 Mari Carmen Aponte - to be Ambassador Extraordinary...

Following the vote on the McConnell motion to proceed to S.1931, there will be no further roll call votes this week.

3:00pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the McConnell motion to proceed to S.1931, Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act; Not Agreed to: 22-76 (60-vote threshold)

2:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Reid motion to proceed to S.1944, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011; Not Agreed to: 50-48 (60-vote threshold)

By unanimous consent, at 2:30pm today there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following motions: -         Reid motion to proceed to S.1944, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (Casey) -         McConnell motion to proceed to S.1931, Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act...

10:30am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Not Invoked: 53-45, 1 voting present

At approximately 10:30am today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #413, the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with the time until 10:30am equally divided and controlled between the two...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1958, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012 by voice vote Adopted S.Res.345, expressing the sense of the Senate on the closure of Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, Oregon. No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

This morning Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.1944, a bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to occur Friday morning.

Convenes: 11:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the first hour equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first 30...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Caitlyn Halligan to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; Not Invoked: 54-45-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Unanimous Consent to print H.R.1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as passed by the Senate...

12:02pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Caitlyn Halligan to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; Not Invoked: 54-45-1 (present)

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #413, the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years.  If no agreement is reached, this vote will occur Thursday morning.