The Floor
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On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael B. Mukasey of New York, to be Attorney General Result: Confirmed (53-40, 7 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

S.Res.373, a resolution encouraging all employers to target veterans for recruitment S.Res.374, a resolution expressing support for designation of a "National Veterans History Project Week" S.Res.289, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a "Welcome Home Vietnams Veterans Day" should...

On Overriding the Veto: Shall H.R. 1495 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for...

On Overriding the Veto: Shall H.R. 1495 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for...

Veto Message with respect to H.R.1495, the Water Resources Development Act Conference Report to Accompany H.R.3222, the Defense Appropriations bill H.R.2419, the Farm bill

H.R.2602, an Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan as the "Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility" S.680, Accountability in Government Contracting (with Lieberman-Collins substitute amendment)

On the Motion: Motion to Recede and Amend the Bill; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (56-37, 7 members not voting, 1/2...

On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII, Paragraph 3, Re: H.R. 3043 Conference Report; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected...

On the Motion: Motion to Recede and Amend the Bill; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (56-37, 7 members not voting, 1/2...

On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII, Paragraph 3, Re: H.R. 3043 Conference Report; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected...

Conference Report to Accompany H.R.3043, the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill Veto Message with respect to H.R.1495, the Water Resources Development Act

S.Res.369, a resolution designating Sunday, November 25 as "Drive Safer Sunday" S.Res.370, a resolution supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day each year

H.R.2419, the Farm bill

S.1347, Lytton Rancheria Tribal Lands - California

H.R.2419, the Farm bill

H.R.797, Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act (after amending with text of S.1163, as amended by a Committee-reported substitute)

Morning Business

H.R.2546, Asheville, North Carolina, VA Medical Center

On Passage of the Bill: H.R.3963; A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Result: Passed (64-30, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.3963; A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (65-30, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]