On 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...
On 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)
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On 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)
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On 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...
On 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...
On 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)
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On 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...
Period 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...
On 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)
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On 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:...
On 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)
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On 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:...
Resume 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...
On 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...
On 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...
Period 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...