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Senate Roll Call Vote #00104 Votes
March 19, 2009 11:06 AMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 677: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 677; To require Federal agencies to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by each Federal agency and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land. Result: Agreed to (58-39, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00105 Votes
March 19, 2009 10:37 AMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 683: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 683; To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects. Result: Agreed to (70-27, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00104 Votes
March 19, 2009 10:06 AMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 677: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 677; To require Federal agencies to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by each Federal agency and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land. Result: Agreed to (58-39, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Thursday, March 19, 2009 Senate Schedule
March 19, 2009 05:30 AMMorning Business for up to 1 hour (10 minute limitations) The Majority controls the first 30 minutes and the Republicans control the final 30 minutes. Following Morning Business, resume H.R.146, Lands bill. There will then be up to 20 minutes for debate, equally divided and controlled between Senators Bingaman and Coburn, or their designees, prior to a series of votes in relation to the following amendments: Coburn # 677 re: annual report (15 minute vote) Coburn #682 re: Subtitle D …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Wrap Up
March 18, 2009 07:59 PMH.R.1512, FAA Extension Act (Extends through September 30, 2009) S. Res.78, National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00103 Votes
March 18, 2009 03:27 PMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 675: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 675; To prohibit the use of eminent domain and to ensure that no American has their property forcibly taken from them by authorities granted under this Act. Result: Agreed to (63-35, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00102 Votes
March 18, 2009 02:53 PMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 679: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 679; To provide for the future energy needs of the United States and eliminate restrictions on the development of renewable energy. Result: Agreed to (65-33, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00101 Votes
March 18, 2009 02:32 PMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 680: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 680; To ensure that the general public has full access to our national parks and to promote the health and safety of all visitors and employees of the National Park Service. Result: Agreed to (79-19, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00103 Votes
March 18, 2009 02:27 PMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 675: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 675; To prohibit the use of eminent domain and to ensure that no American has their property forcibly taken from them by authorities granted under this Act. Result: Agreed to (63-35, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00100 Votes
March 18, 2009 02:03 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be U.S. Trade Representative Result: Confirmed (92-5, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00102 Votes
March 18, 2009 01:53 PMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 679: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 679; To provide for the future energy needs of the United States and eliminate restrictions on the development of renewable energy. Result: Agreed to (65-33, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00101 Votes
March 18, 2009 01:32 PMOn the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 680: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 680; To ensure that the general public has full access to our national parks and to promote the health and safety of all visitors and employees of the National Park Service. Result: Agreed to (79-19, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00100 Votes
March 18, 2009 01:03 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be U.S. Trade Representative Result: Confirmed (92-5, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Senate Schedule
March 18, 2009 05:30 AMMorning Business for up to 1 hour, with 10 minute limitations. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the final 30 minutes. Following Morning Business, proceed to Executive Session to consider Ronald Kirk, to be U.S. Trade Representative, for up to 90 minutes for debate. Following the debate on the Kirk nomination, resume consideration of H.R.146, the Lands bill. The following amendments are pending to H.R.146: Bingaman #684 (Substitute) Coburn #677 …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Wrap Up
March 17, 2009 07:59 PMIntroduced/passed S.620, Member pay raise; Passed H.R.1541, Small Business extension (extends to July 31, 2009); Passed S.303, Federal Financial Assistance Managemeng Improvement Act; Adopted H.Con.Res.39, Use of Capitol Grounds; Passed S.J.Res. 8, appointment of David M. Rubinstein, to be citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; Passed S.J.Res. 9, appointment of France A. Cordova, as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian …
Senate Floor Schedule For Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Senate Schedule
March 17, 2009 06:00 AMMorning business for up to one hour with the Majority controlling the 1st half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.146, the legislative vehicle for the omnibus lands bill, post cloture. 12:30pm Recess until 2:15pm for the weekly party …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00099 Votes
March 16, 2009 05:31 PMOn the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 146; An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (73-21, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00099 Votes
March 16, 2009 04:31 PMOn the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 146; An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (73-21, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Monday, March 16, 2009 Senate Schedule
March 16, 2009 10:00 AMPeriod of morning business until 3pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. 3:00pm the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.146, the legislative vehicle for the Omnibus Lands package. 5:30pm Roll Call Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Thursday, March 12, 2009 Wrap Up
March 12, 2009 07:59 PMS.338, Omnibus Indian Advancement Act S.39, "Bennett Freeze" S.Res.60, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland - NATO S.Res.75, 150th Anniversary of Philadelphia Zoo H.Con.Res.37, Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soapbox …