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Morning Business until 2:30pm with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. The time during morning business is dedicated for tributes to the late Senator Edward Kennedy. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and will...

Passed H.R.1243, Arnold Palmer Adopted S.Res.257, Majority party committee assignments

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, to be Administrator of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget Result: Agreed to (63-35, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On Passage of the Bill: S.1023 As Amended; A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States. Result: Passed (79-19, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, to be Administrator of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget Result: Agreed to (63-35, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On Passage of the Bill: S.1023 As Amended; A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States. Result: Passed (79-19, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

Period of morning business for 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1023, the Travel Promotion Act,...

H.Con.Res.179, concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress, on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 to receive a message from the President of the United States. S. Res.255, a resolution relative to the death of Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator from the Commonwealth of...

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1347: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature. Result: Agreed to (80-19, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1347: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature. Result: Agreed to (80-19, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

Morning Business until 4:30pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:30pm, resume consideration of S.1023, Travel Promotion Act, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed...

S.Res.241, National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week S.Res.251,expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the international community, should fulfill its obligations to ensure that women fully participate as candidates and voters in the August...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session of the Senate. The next vote will occur at 5:30pm on Tuesday, September 8.

Passed H.R.1016, as amended by S.423, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 (w/subsitute amendment which is the text of S.423) Passed H.R.3325, work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program and the Protection and Advocacy of Beneficiaries of Social...

On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Result: Passed (60-37, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 403(e)(1), S. Con. Res. 13 of 111th Congress re: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Result: Agreed to (60-37, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 2306: Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2303: Vitter Amdt. No. 2303; To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Result: Rejected (41-56, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Result: Passed (60-37, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion S.Amdt. 2304: Motion to Waive CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2304; To provide assistance to charities and families in need. Result: Rejected (41-56, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]