At 9:30am, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3217, Wall Street Reform.
The Senate will recess from 10:40am until 12:00 noon for a Joint Meeting of Congress. At 11 a.m., His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, the President of Mexico, will address a Joint Meeting of Congress from the Hall of...
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Brigadier General Michael J. Walsh to be Major General.
Passed S.920, the Information Technology (IT) Oversight and Waste Prevention Act (with a Carper-Collins amendment).
Adopted S.Res.534, a resolution designating May 1, 2010, as "Silver STar SErvice Banner...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3746: Whitehouse Amdt. No. 3746 As Modified Further; To restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.
Result: Rejected (35-60, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3746: Whitehouse Amdt. No. 3746 As Modified Further; To restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.
Result: Rejected (35-60, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3739: Motion to Invoke Cloture On Dodd Amdt. No. 3739; In the nature of a substitute.
Result: Rejected (57-42, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3739: Motion to Invoke Cloture On Dodd Amdt. No. 3739; In the nature of a substitute.
Result: Rejected (57-42, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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There will be a period of morning business for 1hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the final 30 minutes.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3217, Wall...
Passed HR5014, a bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
Passed S.736, the Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act (with Commtitee-reported substitute amendment)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4072: Grassley Amdt. No. 4072; To provide for the independence of Inspectors General of certain designated Federal entities, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (75-21, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4114: Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4114; To ban naked credit default swaps and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (57-38, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4072: Grassley Amdt. No. 4072; To provide for the independence of Inspectors General of certain designated Federal entities, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (75-21, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4114: Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4114; To ban naked credit default swaps and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (57-38, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4071: Carper Amdt. No. 4071; To address the applicability and preservation of certain State authorities, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (80-18, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4034: Corker Amdt. No. 4034; To address the applicability of certain State authorities with respect to national banks, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (43-55, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4071: Carper Amdt. No. 4071; To address the applicability and preservation of certain State authorities, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (80-18, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4034: Corker Amdt. No. 4034; To address the applicability of certain State authorities with respect to national banks, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (43-55, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4051: Gregg Amdt. No. 4051 As Modified; To prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments.
Result: Rejected (47-50, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4051: Gregg Amdt. No. 4051 As Modified; To prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments.
Result: Rejected (47-50, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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At 10:00am, there will be a period of morning business for 1 hour with senators permitted to speak there in for up to 10 minutes each. The Majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the final 30 minutes.
This morning, Senator Menendez asked unanimous consent that the...