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  • 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]
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for debate only until 1pm 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...
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for debate only until 1pm 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...
  • adopted S.Res.179, making minority committee appointments
  • S.Res.179, making minority committee appointments
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only 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...
  • adopted S.Con.Res.16, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the CVC for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha adopted S.Res.178, expressing support for the designation of May1, 2011, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day".
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California Result: Confirmed (56-42, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California Result: Confirmed (56-42, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 5:00pm 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 Majority...
  • Discharged Foreign Relations and adopted S.Res.153, recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with a Lugar amendment.