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On 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 here]

On 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 here]

On 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 here]

Resume 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...

S. 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 Driver

On 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 here]

On 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 here]

On 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 here]

On 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 here]

The 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 S.160.

On 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 here]

On 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 here]

On 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...

On 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...

At 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...

S.Res.52, "Read Across America Day"

At 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 session.

H.Con.Res.35, NAACP H.Con.Res.47, Adjournment Resolution

On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 204(a)(5)(A) of S.Con.Res. 21, 110th Congress; A bill making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal...

On the Conference Report: Conference Report; A bill making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and...