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Senate Roll Call Vote #00071 Votes
February 26, 2009 02:30 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 573: DeMint Amdt. No. 573; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. Result: Agreed to (87-11, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00070 Votes
February 26, 2009 02:04 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 591: Durbin Amdt. No. 591; To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest. Result: Agreed to (57-41, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00071 Votes
February 26, 2009 01:30 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 573: DeMint Amdt. No. 573; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. Result: Agreed to (87-11, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00070 Votes
February 26, 2009 01:04 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 591: Durbin Amdt. No. 591; To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest. Result: Agreed to (57-41, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00069 Votes
February 26, 2009 10:31 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 585: Kyl Amdt. No. 585; To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (30-67, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00069 Votes
February 26, 2009 09:31 AMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 585: Kyl Amdt. No. 585; To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (30-67, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Thursday, February 26, 2009 Senate Schedule
February 26, 2009 05:30 AMResume consideration of S.160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act. The time until 10:30am will be equally divided. The following amendments are pending to S.160: Ensign amendment #575 (DC Guns) The Senate is currently in a period of morning business. There will be no further Roll Call Votes …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Wrap Up
February 25, 2009 07:59 PMS. Res.53, authorizing a plaque commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol S. Con. Res.8, expressing support for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the memory of Deamonte …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00068 Votes
February 25, 2009 05:46 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 581: Coburn Amdt. No. 581; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Rejected (7-91, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00068 Votes
February 25, 2009 04:46 PMOn the Amendment S.Amdt. 581: Coburn Amdt. No. 581; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Rejected (7-91, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00067 Votes
February 25, 2009 02:11 PMOn the Point of Order: Is The Constitutional Point of Order Well Taken?; A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. Result: Not Well Taken (36-62, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00067 Votes
February 25, 2009 01:11 PMOn the Point of Order: Is The Constitutional Point of Order Well Taken?; A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. Result: Not Well Taken (36-62, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Senate Schedule
February 25, 2009 05:30 AMThe Senate will resume consideration of S.160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009. Senator McCain raised a constitutional point of order on the grounds that it violates Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution. Senator Reid filed cloture on …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00066 Votes
February 24, 2009 04:30 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation Hilda L. Solis of California, to be Secretary of Labor Result: Confirmed (80-17, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00066 Votes
February 24, 2009 03:30 PMOn the Nomination: Confirmation Hilda L. Solis of California, to be Secretary of Labor Result: Confirmed (80-17, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00065 Votes
February 24, 2009 11:16 AMOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 160; A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. Result: Agreed to (62-34, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00065 Votes
February 24, 2009 10:16 AMOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 160; A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. Result: Agreed to (62-34, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Senate Schedule
February 24, 2009 06:00 AMAt 10am, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.160, the DC Voting Rights Act. At 11:15am, the Senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.160, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act. If cloture is invoked all post-cloture debate time will be yielded back and the motion to proceed will be adopted. The Senate will then proceed to Executive Session and consider the nomination of Hilda Solis to be Secretary of Labor. At 12:30pm, the …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Monday, February 23, 2009 Wrap Up
February 23, 2009 07:59 PMS.Res.52, "Read Across America …
Senate Floor Schedule For Monday, February 23, 2009 Senate Schedule
February 23, 2009 10:00 AMAt 2:00pm Senator Johanns will deliver Washington's Farewell Address. Following the Address, the Senate will resume consideration of S.160, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act. There will be no roll call votes on Monday's …