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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]

At approximately 5:30pm today, the Senate will conduct two roll call votes on the following: -          Confirmation of Calendar #109, the nomination of Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be US Circuit Judge for the 6th Circuit -          Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to...

Convenes 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will be in Executive Session to consider Calendar #109, Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to...

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1249, the Patent Reform bill.  By unanimous consent, this cloture vote will occur on Tuesday, September 6th following the roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #109, Bernice Bouie Donald...

Senate committees will be permitted to file reported legislative and executive matters on Tuesday, August 30th from 10am until 12pm.

The Senate will meet on the following dates and times for pro-forma sessions only with no business conducted: -          Friday, August 5th at 10:00am, -          Tuesday, August 9th at 11:00am, -          Friday, August 12th at 12:00pm, -          Tuesday, August 16th at 11:00am, -          Friday,...

Adopted H.Con.Res.70, correcting the enrollment of S.365, which is a title amendment. Passed S.710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act Passed S.1302, a bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City of...

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Boxer asked unanimous consent that the Senate pass H.R.2553, the FAA extension with a Rockefeller-Hutchison substitute amendment (which is a clean extension of the program).  Senator Coburn then objected to the request. Senator Coburn then asked...

12:16pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Reid motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.365, the debt limit compromise (60-vote threshold); Agreed to: 74-26