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Prior to the adjournment of the Senate, Republicans objected to Senators Reid's request to confirm the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND #86 Ben S. Bernanke - United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND...

Following the vote on the pay roll tax conference report, the Senate resumed consideration of S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill. Under a previous order, the Reid amendment #1633 and the amendments on the "amendment tree" were withdrawn. Senator Reid then called up Reid amendment #1730, which...

At approximately 11:00am today, the Senate will conduct 3 roll call votes in relation to the following: -          Motion to invoke cloture on the Reid amendment #1633 (Banking, Finance, & Commerce titles) to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill, (2 minutes of debate) -          Confirmation...

The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments to the Reid amendment #1633 (Banking, Finance, & Commerce titles) to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill is 10:30am today. If cloture is invoked on the Reid amendment and your Senator would like to preserve his or her right to offer, please send...

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 roll call votes in relation to the following, in the following order: -          Motion to invoke cloture on the Reid amendment #1633 (Banking, Finance, &...

At 3pm today, the Senate resumed consideration of S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill, and Senator Reid withdrew Reid amendment #1515 (Banking title). He then offered amendment #1633, which adds the Banking/Finance/Commerce, as reported by the Commerce committee, titles). He then filled the...

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 3:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Bingaman asked unanimous consent to confirm the following Department of Energy nominations: -          Calendar #493, Charles DeWitt McConnell to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy) -          Calendar #494, David T. Danielson to be an...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. By consent, time during morning business and any adjournment or recess will count post cloture. There will be no further roll call votes tonight.

At approximately 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Adalberto Jordan, of Florida, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.

During Thursday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on Executive Calendar #437, the nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. By unanimous consent, the cloture vote on the Jordan nomination will occur at approximately 5:30pm on...

All post cloture time with respect to S.1813, the infrastructure bill, was yielded back and the motion to proceed was agreed to. By consent, the committee reported amendments were agreed to and the bill as amended will be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment. Senator Reid...

There will be no further roll call votes this week.

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in 2 roll call votes at 2pm. Per the agreement at 1:30pm today, there will be 30 minutes for debate on the nomination of Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of California. Upon the use or yielding...

At 2pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to Calendar #311, S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill. By unanimous consent, there will be a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813 at 2:00pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Morning business has been extended until 7:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the time from 4:00-5:00pm and the Majority controlling the time from 5:00-6:00pm

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today.

At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization Act.  This vote will require 60-votes in the affirmative.

The following amendments to S.2038, the STOCK Act have been considered: Brown (OH) #1478 (10 day filing); Withdrawn Thune #1477 (SEC/solicitation); Withdrawn Coburn #1474 (legislation posted online 72 hours prior to a vote); Withdrawn Coburn #1476 (substitute - Member certification); Withdrawn Paul...