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  • On the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 35; A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473. Result: Rejected (47-53, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 1473; A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. Result: Passed (81-19, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 36; A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473. Result: Rejected (42-58, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 35; A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473. Result: Rejected (47-53, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The time until 4pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. When the Senate receives the papers from the...
  • S.Res.135, A resolution remembering the 1 year anniversary of the April 10, 2010, plane crash that claimed the lives of the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and 94 others, while they were en route to memorialize those Polish officers, officials, and civilians who were massacred by the...
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 7pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans controlling the time from 11:30am until 12:30pm for the purposes of a colloquy and the Majority...
  • Confirmed executive calendar #45, the nomination of Vincent Briccetti, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. S.Res.142, congratulating the Lady Aggies of Texas A&M University on winning the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship S.Res.143,...
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-0, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation John A. Kronstadt, of California, 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 until 11am, 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 and...
  • Passed H.R.1363, as amended, Continuing Resolution through Friday, April 15, 2011 ($2 billion in cuts).
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 10:30pm 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 and that any time spent in...
  • Adopted S.Res.136, United States v. Douglas D. Hampton Adopted S.Res.137, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of take our daughters and sons to work day. Passed HR658, as amended with the text of S.223 as a substitute amendment (FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011). Appointed the...
  • Following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business 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 30...
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 273: Coburn Amdt. No. 273; To save at least $5 billion by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping government programs. Result: Agreed to (64-36, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 286: Inouye Amdt. No. 286; To provide for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit recommended rescissions in accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 for Government programs and agencies with duplicative and...
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 281: Coburn Amdt. No. 281; To save at least $20 million annually by ending federal unemployment payments to jobless millionaires and billionaires. Result: Agreed to (100-0, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 183: McConnell Amdt. No. 183; To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change. Result:...
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 273: Coburn Amdt. No. 273; To save at least $5 billion by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping government programs. Result: Agreed to (64-36, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]