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The filing deadline for first degree amendments to the Lieberman-Collins substitute amendment #2000, as modified and to S.1789, the Postal Reform bill is 1:00pm on Wednesday.  If your Senator has a germane first degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her ability to offer, please send a...

By unanimous consent, the motion to proceed to S.1789, the Postal Reform bill was agreed to.  Senator Reid then asked consent that only relevant amendments be in order to the bill.  Senator Paul objected to his request. Senator Reid then withdrew the committee-reported substitute amendment and...

The Senate is debating the motion to proceed to S.1789, post cloture.

There will be no more roll call votes this evening.

This evening Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate consider Executive Calendar #231, the nomination of Donna Mary Murphy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge for the...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider Executive Calendar #460, the nomination of Stephanie Dawn Thacker, of West Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. At 4:30pm on Monday, April 16, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the Thacker...

This evening Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #339, S.2230, the Paying a Fair Share Act. The cloture vote will occur following the 5:30pm judge vote on Monday, April 16.

There will be no further roll call votes this week. Senators should expect the next vote on Monday, April 16.

This afternoon Senator Reid asked unanimous consent the Senate proceed to vote on passage of HR 4281, the Surface Transportation Extension Act. Senators Boxer, Cardin, Whitehouse, and Landrieu reserved their right to object and asked that the request be modified so that an amendment, which is the...

The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments to S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act is 10:30am today.

At 11:15am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act.

At approximately 11:30am on Thursday, March 29th, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act.

The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments to S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act is 10:30am on Thursday, March 29th. If your Senator has a germane 2nd degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her ability to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the cloakroom...

There will be no further roll call votes this evening.

The two votes originally scheduled for 6pm will now occur at 5:30pm. By consent at 4:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session with 1 hour for debate prior to a series of 2 roll call votes. As a result, senators should expect 2 roll call votes to begin at 5:30pm on confirmation of the...

The filing deadline for first degree amendments to S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act is 11:00am on Wednesday, March 28th.  If your Senator has a germane first degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her ability to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the...

At 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 27th, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider the following: -          Executive Calendar #464, Miranda Du, of NV, to be US District Judge for the District of Nevada and -          Executive Calendar #497, Susie Morgan, of LA, to be US District Judge for...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R.1905, the Iran Threat Reduction Act, and the Senate proceed to its consideration; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and a substitute amendment, which includes the...

This afternoon, Senator DeMint asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass Legislative Calendar #336, S.2191, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at...

Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1789, the Postal Reform bill, was not invoked 51-46. Senator Reid changed his vote to no and entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote. The Senate then resumed consideration of S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies bill. Senator Reid then filled...