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On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. With Amdt. No. 4885 to H.R. 3082; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3082 With Amdt. No. 4885; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3082 With Amdt. No. 4885; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for...

Following any Leader remarks, Senator Alexander will be recognized to speak for up to 10 minutes in morning business. Following his remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur with respect to H.R.3082, which is the legislative vehicle for the Continuing Resolution (CR...

Passed HR81, Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (with Kerry-Snowe amendment, International Fisheries). Passed H.R.1746, Predisaster Mitigation ACt of 2010 (with Lieberman substitute). Passed H.R.4748, Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010 (with Schumer substitute). Passed H.R.6412,...

On the Amendment: LeMieux Amdt. No. 4847; To amend the Treaty to require negotiations to address the disparity between tactical nuclear weapon stockpiles. Result: Rejected (35-62, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: Thune Amdt. No. 4841; To modify the deployed delivery vehicle limits of the Treaty. Result: Rejected (33-64, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: Inhofe Amdt. No. 4833; To increase the number of Type One and Type Two inspections allowed under the Treaty. Result: Rejected (33-64, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: LeMieux Amdt. No. 4847; To amend the Treaty to require negotiations to address the disparity between tactical nuclear weapon stockpiles. Result: Rejected (35-62, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: Thune Amdt. No. 4841; To modify the deployed delivery vehicle limits of the Treaty. Result: Rejected (33-64, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: Inhofe Amdt. No. 4833; To increase the number of Type One and Type Two inspections allowed under the Treaty. Result: Rejected (33-64, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive session and resume consideration of the New START Treaty. The Senate will recess at 1:30pm and reconvene in closed session at 2:00pm in the Old Senate Chamber. Following the closed session, the Senate will reconvene in open session...

Confirmed by voice vote Carlton W. Reeves, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi. Confirmed Darrell James Bell to be U.S. Marshal (Montana) Confirmed Edwin Sloane to be U.S. Marshal (District of Columbia) Passed H.R.2751, as amended by the text...

On the Nomination: Confirmation Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Result: Confirmed (92-0, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: Risch Amdt. No. 4839; To amend the preamble to the Treaty to acknowledge the interrelationship between non-strategic and strategic offensive arms. Result: Rejected (32-60, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Result: Confirmed (92-0, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment: Risch Amdt. No. 4839; To amend the preamble to the Treaty to acknowledge the interrelationship between non-strategic and strategic offensive arms. Result: Rejected (32-60, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume Executive Session to consider the New START Treaty. There will then be 3 hours of debate with respect to the Risch amendment #4839 with the time divided as follows: one hour under the control of Senator Kerry or his designee and 2 hours under the...

Confirmed the nomination of Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit Confirmed the nomination of Edmond E-Min Chang, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois Confirmed Leslie Kobayashi, of Hawaii, to be...

On the Amendment: McCain Amdt. No. 4814 to Treaty Doc. 111-5; To amend the preamble to strike language regarding the interrelationship between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms. Result: Rejected (37-59, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]