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  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S.1038, a bill to provide for the extension of expiring...
  • Passed Calendar #51, S.990, Small Business Extension w/Landrieu-Snowe substitute amendment (1yr extension through May 31, 2012) Discharged Judiciary and adopted S.Res.184, recognizing the life of Hubert Humphrey w/ a Sessions amendment Adopted S.Res.192, designating May 21, 2011, as "National Kids...
  • On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Result: Rejected (52-43-1, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Result: Rejected (52-43-1, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 11am with Senators permitted 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 and the Republicans...
  • Adopted Calendar #49, S.Res.174, resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that effective sharing of passenger information from inbound international flight manifests is a crucial component of our national security and that the Department of Homeland Security must maintain the information...
  • On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 953; A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected...
  • On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 953; A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected...
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 10:30am for debate only 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. At 10:30am, the Senate will resume...
  • Adopted S.Res.186, honoring the 100th anniversary of the School of Fire for the Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Adopted S.Res.187, supporting national minority health awareness in order to bring attention to the severe disparities faced by minority populations such as American Indians and...
  • On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 940; A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (52-48, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 940; A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (52-48, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Result: Confirmed (71-28, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Result: Confirmed (71-28, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #31, the nomination of Susan Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. There will be up to 2 hours for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the...
  • Passed S.349, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the "Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office". Passed S.655, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in...
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for debate only until 5pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes on Monday. The Senate has reached the following agreement with respect to the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act...
  • Passed S.498, the Independent Task and Delivery Order Review Extension Act of 2011 Discharged Intelligence and adopted S.Res.86, recognizing the Defense Intelligence Agency on its 50th Anniversary Adopted S.Res.181, designating May 15, 2011, as "National MPS Awareness Day"; Adopted S.Res.182,...
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia Result: Confirmed (94-0, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia Result: Confirmed (94-0, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]