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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600: Sessions Amdt. No. 600; To strike the provision relating to the calculation of the 60-day period for application of patent term extension. Result: Rejected (47-51, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

4:04pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Sessions amendment #600 (patent term extensions) Not Agreed to: 47-51

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 599: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 599 as Modified; To amend the provision relating to funding the Patent and Trademark Office by establishing a United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (50-48, 2...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 595: Cantwell Amdt. No. 595; To establish a transitional program for covered business method patents. Result: Rejected (13-85-1, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600: Sessions Amdt. No. 600; To strike the provision relating to the calculation of the 60-day period for application of patent term extension. Result: Rejected (47-51, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

At approximately 4:00pm, there will be 4 roll call votes in relation to the following in the following order: Sessions #600 (strike Section 37 regarding patent term extensions) Cantwell #595 (transitional program for covered business method patents) Coburn #599 (PTO public enterprise fund)...

The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Thursday, September 8, 2011.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the...

Adopted H.Con.Res.74, providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President Adopted S.Res.219, a resolution designating September 13, 2011, as "National Celiac Disease Awareness Day." Adopted S.Res.258, supporting the designation of National Adult Education and Family...

The Senate has entered into a unanimous consent agreement providing for up to 4 roll call votes at approximately 4:00pm during Thursday's session of the Senate including passage of H.R.1249, the America Invents Act, as amended, if amended and an additional roll call vote following the Joint Session...

The Senate is considering H.R.1249, the America Invents Act with the time until 6:30pm for debate only.

By unanimous consent, all remaining post-cloture time on the motion to proceed to H.R.1249, the America Invents Act was yielded back and the motion to proceed to the bill was agreed to. The Senate is now considering H.R.1249 with the time until 5:00pm for debate only.

Convenes: 10:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour 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...

Adopted S.Res.257, a resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former US Senator for the State of Oregon

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

6:05pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1249, the Patent Reform bill; Invoked: 93-5

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1249; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. Result: Agreed to (93-5, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

5:36pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Bernice Bouie Donald to be United States Circuit Judge for the 6th Circuit; Confirmed: 96-0

On the Nomination: Confirmation Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Result: Confirmed (96-2, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1249; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. Result: Agreed to (93-5, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Result: Confirmed (96-2, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]