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Guilty or Not Guilty: Article III, Articles of Impeachment v. Judge G. Thomas Porteous; A resolution impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Result: Guilty (88-8, 4 members not voting, 2/3...

Guilty or Not Guilty: Article II, Articles of Impeachment v. Judge G. Thomas Porteous; A resolution impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Result: Guilty (69-27, 4 members not voting, 2/3...

Guilty or Not Guilty: Article I, Articles of Impeachment v. Judge G. Thomas Porteous ; A resolution impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Result: Guilty (96-0, 4 members not voting, 2/3...

On the Motion: Motion to Disaggregate the Articles of Impeachment Against Judge Thomas G. Porteous; A resolution impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Result: Rejected (0-94, 6 members...

Following any Leader remarks, there will be a live quorum to resume the court of impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. Once a quorum is established, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 5 roll call votes in relation to the impeachment motions and articles.

Passed S.3199, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act. Passed S.3984, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2010. Passed H.R.2480, Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010. Passed H.R.6184, a bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to extend and modify the program allowing the...

At 10:00am there will be a live quorum to begin the Court of Impeachment for the trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. Senators are asked to be on the floor at 10:00am. At 12:30pm, the Senate will proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with Senator LeMieux recognized to speak for...

Passed S.4010, a bill for the relief of Shigeru Yamada. ADopted H.Con.Res.259, a concurrent resolution recognizing the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Adopted S.Res.695, a resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the NIH Office of Research on Women's...

Following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes during Monday's session of the Senate. This evening, Senator Reid moved to proceed to the following bills and filed cloture on the...

Passed S.3860, a bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetary (with McConnell-Brown-McCaskill (MA) amendment). Passed HR6399, an Act to improve certain adminsitrative operations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4728: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 4728; Of a perfecting nature. Result: Rejected (53-37, 10 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4727: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. With Amdt. No. 4727 to H.R. 4853; To change the enactment date. Result: Rejected (53-36, 11 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4728: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 4728; Of a perfecting nature. Result: Rejected (53-37, 10 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4727: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. With Amdt. No. 4727 to H.R. 4853; To change the enactment date. Result: Rejected (53-36, 11 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

By unanimous consent, at 10:30am Saturday, December 4, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to concur with the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.4853, with the Baucus amendment #4727 (tax cut extension for those making up to $250,000, plus...

H.R.3237, a bill to enact certain laws relatnig to national and commercial spece programs as title 51, US Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs" S.3817, CAPTA Reauthorization Act H.R.5281, the Removal Classification Act with a Leahy amendment S.1774, a bill for the relief of Hotaru Nakama...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session of the Senate.

Passed H.J.Res. 101, Continuing Appropriations (to December 18, 2010) Passed H.R.1107, a bill to enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, USC "Public Contracts". The Senate passed the following posal naming bills: Cal. #665, S.3784 is a bill to designate the facility of the U.S....

Following Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the next 30 minutes. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 3:30pm to allow for the...

Passed S.3998, Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act. Passed S.987, International protecting Firls by Preventing Child Marriage ACt (with Durbin amendment). Passed Cal. #658, H.R.4387 is an act to designate the Federal building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, FL,...