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The Senate will convene at 2:00pm and will be in a period of morning business until 3pm. At 3pm, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3217, Wall Street Reform. There will be no roll call votes on Monday. We expect the next vote to occur Tuesday morning.

The Senate adopted the following resolutions by unanimous consent: Cal. #261, S.Res.297, (Webb-Warner) Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Cal. #262, S.Res.275, (Kerry-Kirk-Brown) Minute Man National Historic Park The Senate passed the following bills by unanimous consent: Cal. #261, S. Res.297...

The Senate will convene at 9:30am and will resume consideration of S.3217, Wall Street Reform. There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session of the Senate.

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3733: Brown (OH) Amdt. No. 3733; To impose leverage and liability limits on bank holding companies and financial companies. Result: Rejected (33-61, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3898: Ensign Amdt. No. 3898; To amend the definition of the term "financial company" for purposes of limits on nondesposit liabilities. Result: Rejected (35-59, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

By unanimous consent, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Larry Robinson, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. The Senate agreed to teh following amendments by consent: Cantwell amendment #3786, as modified, Cardin amendment #3840 Passed HR5160, Haiti...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3733: Brown (OH) Amdt. No. 3733; To impose leverage and liability limits on bank holding companies and financial companies. Result: Rejected (33-61, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3898: Ensign Amdt. No. 3898; To amend the definition of the term "financial company" for purposes of limits on nondesposit liabilities. Result: Rejected (35-59, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from...

On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3826: Shelby Amdt. No. 3826; To establish a Division of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (38-61, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3826: Shelby Amdt. No. 3826; To establish a Division of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (38-61, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3749: Tester Amdt. No. 3749; To require the Corporation to amend the definition of the term "assessment base". Result: Agreed to (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3749: Tester Amdt. No. 3749; To require the Corporation to amend the definition of the term "assessment base". Result: Agreed to (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

The Senate will convene at 9:30am and will resume consideration of S.3217, Wall Street Reform. The time until 10am will be for debate with respect to the Tester-Hutchison amendment #3749 (FDIC insurance premiums). At 10am, the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the amendment. Additional...

Passed S.311, a bill to establish the commission on Freedom of Information Act processing delays. Passed H.R.5148, to clarify the isntances in which the term "census" may appear on mailable matter. Adopted S.Res.514, congratulating the students, parents, teachers, administrators of charter schools...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3827: Shelby-Dodd Amdt. No. 3827; To improve the bill. Result: Agreed to (93-5, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3737: Boxer Amdt. No. 3737; To prohibit taxpayers from ever having to bail out the financial sector. Result: Agreed to (96-1, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Nancy D. Freudenthal, of Wyoming, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (96-1, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3827: Shelby-Dodd Amdt. No. 3827; To improve the bill. Result: Agreed to (93-5, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]