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The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:00am Friday, December 23, 2011 at 9:30am Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 12:00pm Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00am Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 12:00pm,...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Reid-McConnell substitute amendment #1465 (2-month extension of the payroll tax deduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance) to H.R.3630; Agreed to: 89-10 2)      Passage of H.R.3672, emergency disaster funding; Passed: 72-27 3)      Adoption of H.Con.Res.94, a correcting...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and confirm the following nominations on the Executive Calendar and Senator McConnell objected to the request. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT # 67 Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science...

During Saturday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the Reid motion to proceed to Calendar #70, S.968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, this roll call vote will be at 2:15pm on Tuesday,...

Senator Merkley asked unanimous consent the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.1874, the HUBZone Qualified Census Tract Act of 2011, and the bill be passed. Senator Kyl objected to Senator Merkley's request.  The unofficial transcript of Senators Merkley, Snowe, Landrieu...

There will be no further roll call votes this year.  The next roll call vote will be on Monday, January 23, 2012.

10:44am The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.2055, Omnibus Appropriations; Adopted: 67-32

10:21am The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of H.Con.Res.94, a correcting resolution to provide offsets for the emergency disaster funding; Not Adopted: 43-56

10:02am The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.3672, Emergency Disaster Funding; Passed: 72-27

9:21am The Senate began a roll call vote on the Reid-McConnell substitute amendment #1465 (2-month extension of the payroll tax reduction) to H.R.3630, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act; Agreed to: 89-10

At approximately 9am, there will be a series of 4 roll call votes in relation to the following items: -          Reid substitute amendment to H.R.3630, 2 month extension of the payroll tax reduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance (60-vote threshold);  ((up to 15 minutes for debate)) -         ...

The Senate will convene at 9am on Saturday, December 17. Following any Leader remarks, there will be a series of 4 roll call votes in relation to the following items: -          Reid substitute amendment to H.R.3630, 2 month extension of the payroll tax reduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance...

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. Passed S.2009, the Insular Areas Act of 2011 Passed H.J.Res.94, 1 day CR

The Senate has reached an agreement with respect to the 2 month extension of payroll tax, UI, SGR, and other tax extenders, disaster aid funding, and the Omnibus Appropriations conference report,. As a result of this agreement, senators should expect a series of up to 4 roll call votes at...

The Senate is now in recess subject to the call of the Chair.  When the Senate reconvenes, another message will be sent.

Morning business has been extended until 5:00pm.  This morning, Senator Reid announced Senators should expect roll call votes tomorrow, Saturday, December 17th.  The unofficial transcript of Senators Reid and McConnell's remarks is below. 10:31:16 NSP} (MR. REID) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT } MR....

Convenes: 10:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 12:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the first hour equally divided and controlled between the Leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first 30...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Adoption of the Conference Report to accompany H.R.1540, the Department of Defense Authorization Act; Adopted: 86-13 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #337, the nomination of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit;...

During Thursday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the Reid motion to proceed to H.R.3630, the House Republican Payroll Tax bill.  Unless an agreement is reached, this vote will occur Saturday morning.

There will be no further roll call votes during today's session.  The Senate is now in a period of morning business until 7:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.