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H.Con.Res.259, Adjournment Resolution S.2371, Technical Corrections Higher Education S.1679, a bill to provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center be known as "Emanicipation Hall" S.2168, Identity Theft S.Res.384, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day...

H.R.2419, the Farm bill

H.Con.Res.258, Correcting Resolution S.597, Breast Cancer Research Stamp (with Feinstein technical amendment) S.Res.299, a resolution recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali (with Menendez technical amendment) S.Res.368, a resolution relating to the 20th...

On the Conference Report: H.R.1429 Conference Report; A bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (95-0, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Conference Report: H.R.1429 Conference Report; A bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (95-0, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

H.R.2419, the Farm bill Conference Report to Accompany H.R.1429, Improving Head Start Act of 2007

S.Res.377, a resolution recognizing and celebrating the centennial of Oklahoma statehood

On the Nomination: Confirmation Robert M. Dow Jr., of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (86-0, 14 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Robert M. Dow Jr., of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (86-0, 14 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

H.R.2419, the Farm bill

Pro Forma Session

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]

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...