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The Senate has reached an agreement that results 1 roll call vote beginning at 3:30pm today. The agreement is as follows: The time until 3:30pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 3:30pm, the Senate will adopt the motion to proceed to S. 2204, the...

Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, was invoked 92-4. There will now be up to 30 hours for debate on the motion, however, we may be able to yield back some of the post cloture time and begin consideration of the bill tomorrow afternoon. There will be no...

At 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #337, S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Subsidies Act. If cloture is invoked, there will be up to 30 hours for debate prior to a vote on the motion to proceed. (We expect cloture to be invoked). If...

Following the votes, Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, and filed cloture on the motion to proceed. Senator Reid then moved to proceed to S.1789, the Postal Reform bill, and filed cloture on the motion to proceed. Senators should expect the cloture vote on...

There will be no further roll call votes this week.

The filing deadline for all 2nd degree amendments to the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment to S.2038, the STOCK Act is 10:30am Thursday.  If your Senator has a germane second degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her ability to offer, please send a signed copy of the...

At approximately 12:30pm on Thursday, March 21st, there will be a series of up to 7 roll call votes in relation to the following: Reed amendment #1931 (regarding the definition of "held of record" to the Merkley amendment #1884 to H.R.3606 Merkley amendment #1884, (CROWDFUND Act) as amended, if...

Senator Durbin asked unanimous consent to pass Calendar #319, S.1945, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. Senator Sessions then objected to the request. Senator Sessions then asked unanimous consent to pass Calendar #247, S.671, Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act, with a...

The Reed (RI)-Landrieu-Levin amendment #1833 (substitute) and Cantwell amendment #1836 (Export Import Bank Reauthorization fell on a point of order that the amendments were not germane post-cloture. Senator Reid then offered Merkley-Bennet et al amendment #1884 (crowdfunded securities) and Reed (RI)...

The following amendments have been considered to H.R.3606, the Capital Formation/IPO bill: Reed-Landrieu-Levin-Brown(OH) amendment #1833 (substitute); fell on a point of order (non-germane) Reid amendment #1834 (date change); fell with amendment #1833 Reid amendment #1835 (date change) to amendment...

Following morning business (approx. 10:40am), the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3606, the IPO bill, and immediately proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill. Under the previous order, if cloture is invoked time would run as if cloture were invoked at 12:00 noon...

There will be no more roll call votes today. Senator Reid and Senator McConnell have reached a tentative deal to have the Merkley, Reed (RI) and passage of HR 3606 (the IPO bill) votes tomorrow morning. As a reminder, yesterday cloture was filed on the motion to concur in the House amendment with...

There will be no further roll call votes this evening.

4:40pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Cantwell amendment #1836(Export-Import Bank Reauthorization); Not Invoked: 55-44

Senator Reid has filed cloture on the motion concur in the House amendment to S.2038, the STOCK Act. He also filled the amendment tree. The cloture vote would occur on Thursday or upon disposition of the IPO bill (HR 3606), depending on the outcome of the upcoming cloture votes. Senators will be...

The filing deadline for second degree amendments to the Reed (RI) substitute amendment #1833, the Cantwell amendment #1836 (Export-Import reauthorization), and H.R.3606, the IPO bill, is 11:00am today. If your Senator has a germane second degree amendment and your boss you like to preserve his or...

The roll call vote(s) previously scheduled for 11:30am will now occur at 4:00pm today.  If cloture is invoked on either amendment or bill, it will be as if it were invoked at 12:00pm. Additionally, Senator Reid announced the official photograph of the 112th Congress may be rescheduled for later...

As a reminder, the filing deadline for first degree amendments to the Reed-Landrieu-Levin-Brown (OH), et al, substitute amendment  and #1833, the IPO bill, is at 4:00pm today.  If your Senator has a germane first degree amendment and would like to preserve her or his right to offer, please send a...

There will be no roll call votes on Monday, March 19. 2012

The filing deadline for all first degree amendments to the Reed-Landrieu-Levin-Brown (OH), et al, substitute amendment #1833 and H.R.3630 is 4:00pm on Monday, March 19th. If your Senator has a germane first degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her right to offer, please send a signed...