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Senate Roll Call Vote #00196 Votes
July 31, 2008 09:15 PMOn the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. Result: Agreed to (48-40, 12 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00195 Votes
July 31, 2008 08:54 PMOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (51-39, 10 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00194 Votes
July 31, 2008 08:26 PMOn the Conference Report: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (83-8-1, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00196 Votes
July 31, 2008 08:15 PMOn the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. Result: Agreed to (48-40, 12 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00193 Votes
July 31, 2008 08:01 PMOn the Conference Report: H.R. 4040 Conference Report; A bill to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Result: Agreed to (89-3, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Thursday, July 31, 2008 Wrap Up
July 31, 2008 07:59 PMS.3370, Libya S.Res.642, Permanent Subcommittee on …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00195 Votes
July 31, 2008 07:54 PMOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (51-39, 10 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00194 Votes
July 31, 2008 07:26 PMOn the Conference Report: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (83-8-1, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00193 Votes
July 31, 2008 07:01 PMOn the Conference Report: H.R. 4040 Conference Report; A bill to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Result: Agreed to (89-3, 8 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Thursday, July 31, 2008 Senate Schedule
July 31, 2008 05:30 AMPeriod of morning business until 10:30am with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. 10:30am Resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, the DOD Authorization bill. 10:30am - 5:00pm 30-minute alternating blocks of time with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the next 30 minutes. At 5:30pm, there will be up to 130 minutes for debate prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report. …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Wrap Up
July 30, 2008 07:59 PMS.2617 Vets Compensation COLA Act of 2008 w/ committee substitute amendment & committee title amendment H.R.5938 Former Vice Presidents Protection Act w/ Leahy-Specter Amendment S.Res.635, Minority Party Committee …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00192 Votes
July 30, 2008 11:50 AMOn the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (51-43, 6 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00191 Votes
July 30, 2008 11:18 AMOn the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Result: Rejected (51-43, 6 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00192 Votes
July 30, 2008 10:50 AMOn the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (51-43, 6 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00191 Votes
July 30, 2008 10:18 AMOn the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Result: Rejected (51-43, 6 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Senate Schedule
July 30, 2008 06:00 AMResume motion to proceed to S.2035, Media Shield. 11:10am cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.2035. If cloture is not invoked, the Senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.3335, Tax Extenders There will be no further Roll Call Votes during today's session. 6:25pm Senator Reid made a motion to proceed to S.3001, the DOD Authorization bill and filed …
Senate Floor Wrap Up For Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Wrap Up
July 29, 2008 07:59 PMH.R.4137, Higher Education Reauthorization w/ Substitute amendment which is text of S.1642, requested a conference and appointed …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00190 Votes
July 29, 2008 03:02 PMOn the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (53-43, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Roll Call Vote #00190 Votes
July 29, 2008 02:02 PMOn the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (53-43, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click …
Senate Floor Schedule For Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Senate Schedule
July 29, 2008 06:00 AMPeriod of morning business until 12:30pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the next 30 minutes. 12:30pm - 2:15pm recess for the weekly party conferences 3:30pm Consideration of the motion to proceed to S.2035, the Media Shield bill. There will be no more roll call votes today. Senate stands adjourned until 10am …