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Morning business for up to 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 next 30 minutes. Following morning business, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S.3001, the Department of...

H.R.6456, to provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State S.Res.647, Fetal Alcolhol Awareness S.Res.649, ADD Awareness Day S.Res.622, Nationally Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week S.Res.620, Kidney Disease Awareness

On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, 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...

On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, 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...

Resume motion to proceed to S.3001, Defense Authorization.

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session Committees are permitted to report today from 10am-12pm.

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Pro Forma Session

Post Office naming bills were passed: S.3241, CeeCee Ross Lyles (FL); HR4210, Dock M. Brown (NC); H.R.5477, Chi Mui (CA); H.R.5483, Private First Class David H. Sharrett (VA); H.R.5631, Corporal Bradley T. Arms (VA); H.R.6061, Kenneth James Gray (IL); H.R.6085, Gerald R. Ford (CA); H.R.6150, John P....

Resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, Defense Authorization bill, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes today. The next vote is expected to occur Monday, September 8.

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) Details: [click here]

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) Details: [click here]