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The following nominations were confirmed: Susan rice-UN Representative; Lisa Perez Jackson-EPA Administrator; Nancy Helen Sutley-Member Council Environmental Quality; Shaun Donovan-Secretary of HUD; Mary Shapiro to be member of SEC; Ray LaHood to be Secretary of Transportation. The Senate reached an...

On Passage of the Bill: S. 181; A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 34: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 34; To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. Result: Agreed to (59-38, 1 member not voting,...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 37: Motion to Table Isakson Amdt. No. 37; To limit the application of the Act to claims resulting from discriminatory compensation decisions that are adopted on or after the date of enactment of the Act. Result: Agreed to (59-38, 1 member not voting, 1/2...

On Passage of the Bill: S. 181; A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 31: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 31; To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. Result: Agreed to (66-31, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 34: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 34; To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. Result: Agreed to (59-38, 1 member not voting,...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 37: Motion to Table Isakson Amdt. No. 37; To limit the application of the Act to claims resulting from discriminatory compensation decisions that are adopted on or after the date of enactment of the Act. Result: Agreed to (59-38, 1 member not voting, 1/2...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 31: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 31; To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. Result: Agreed to (66-31, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click...

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 28: Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 28; To clarify standing. Result: Agreed to (55-41, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 27: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 27; To limit the application of the bill to discriminatory compensation decisions. Result: Agreed to (55-39, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 26: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 26; To provide a rule of construction. Result: Agreed to (53-43, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 28: Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 28; To clarify standing. Result: Agreed to (55-41, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 27: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 27; To limit the application of the bill to discriminatory compensation decisions. Result: Agreed to (55-39, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 26: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 26; To provide a rule of construction. Result: Agreed to (53-43, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 25: Hutchison Amendment No. 25; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Rejected (40-55, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 25: Hutchison Amendment No. 25; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Rejected (40-55, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

Morning Business for 1 hour, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the second 30 minutes. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

S.Res.18, Majority Organizing resolution S.Res.19, Minority Organizing resolution

On the Nomination: Confirmation Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York, to be Secretary of State Result: Confirmed (94-2, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]