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The Senate confirmed the following Executive Nominations: Steven Chu, to be Secretary of Energy; Arne Duncan, to be Secretary of Education; Janet Napolitano, to be Secretary of Homeland Security; Peter Orszag, to be Director of OMB; Kenneth Salazar, to be Secretary of Interior; Eric Shinseki, to be...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

S.Res.15, Griffin Bell; S.Res.16, National School Counseling Week; S.Res.17, Recognizing the pilot, crew and passengers of US Airways flight 1549 and the first responders that came to their aid.

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following Leader remarks, Senator Salazar will give his farewell speech. 11:00am swearing in of Senator-appointee Kaufman (DE)

S.Res.14, Staff Funding S.273, Regula Federal Office Building and Courthouse

On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Result: Rejected (42-52, 3 members not voting, 2 members voting live pair, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Result: Rejected (42-52, 3 members not voting, 2 members voting live pair, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to 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...

On Passage of the Bill: S.22 as Amended.; A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Result: Passed (73-21, 4...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to 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...

On Passage of the Bill: S.22 as Amended.; A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Result: Passed (73-21, 4...

Morning Business until 12:00 o'clock 12:00 o'clock resume S.22, the Public Lands bill. The following amendments were agreed to in the Managers' package: Bingaman-Murkowski amendment #23 Bingaman-Murkowski amendment #24 At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on passage of S.J. Res....

S.Res.13, University of Florida football team

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Result:...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Result:...

Resume consideration of S.22, the Lands bill, with the time until 10:30am equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. The filing deadline for second degree amendments to S.22 is 10:00am.

S.60, a bill to prohibit the sale or counterfeiting of Presidential inaugural tickets.

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the second 30 minutes. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.22, the Lands bill. The Senate...

Morning Business for 1 hour for tributes to the Republican Leader for achieving the status of the longest serving senator from the state of Kentucky. Resume motion to proceed to S.22, the Lands bill, post cloture. Time during any adjournment or period of morning business counts post cloture. The...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 22; A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for...