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The Senate has reached an agreement to complete action on S.2038, the STOCK Act. As a result, senators should expect a series of votes at 2pm in relation to the amendments listed below and on passage of S.2038, as amended. All after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration with 2 minutes...

Convenes 9:30am. Following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 11:00am, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Majority will control the first half and the Republicans will control the final half. Following morning business, the...

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business,...

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 tonight.

At approximately 5:30pm the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act.

During Thursday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to Calendar #301, S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. By unanimous consent, the roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2038 will be at 5:30pm on...

At 9:55am, the Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, with the time until 12 noon equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees....

Following any Leader remarks on Thursday, January 26th, the Republican Leader, or his designee, will be recognized to move to proceed to the consideration of Calendar #294, H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit...

By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed to S.968, Protect IP Act, was vitiated. As a reminder, at 5:30pm today, Monday, January 23 the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of John Gerard, of Nebraska, to be United States...

During today's pro forma, the Senate entered an agreement to pass a bill providing for a 2 month extension of the reduced payroll tax, unemployment insurance, TANF, and the Medicare payment fix; agree to the request for a conference with respect to HR 3630; and authorize the Chair to appoint...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and confirm the following nominations on the Executive Calendar and Senator McConnell objected to the request. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT # 67 Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science...

During Saturday's session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the Reid motion to proceed to Calendar #70, S.968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, this roll call vote will be at 2:15pm on Tuesday,...

Senator Merkley asked unanimous consent the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.1874, the HUBZone Qualified Census Tract Act of 2011, and the bill be passed. Senator Kyl objected to Senator Merkley's request.  The unofficial transcript of Senators Merkley, Snowe, Landrieu...

There will be no further roll call votes this year.  The next roll call vote will be on Monday, January 23, 2012.

10:44am The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.2055, Omnibus Appropriations; Adopted: 67-32

At approximately 9am, there will be a series of 4 roll call votes in relation to the following items: -          Reid substitute amendment to H.R.3630, 2 month extension of the payroll tax reduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance (60-vote threshold);  ((up to 15 minutes for debate)) -         ...

The Senate will convene at 9am on Saturday, December 17. Following any Leader remarks, there will be a series of 4 roll call votes in relation to the following items: -          Reid substitute amendment to H.R.3630, 2 month extension of the payroll tax reduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance...

The Senate has reached an agreement with respect to the 2 month extension of payroll tax, UI, SGR, and other tax extenders, disaster aid funding, and the Omnibus Appropriations conference report,. As a result of this agreement, senators should expect a series of up to 4 roll call votes at...

The Senate is now in recess subject to the call of the Chair.  When the Senate reconvenes, another message will be sent.

Morning business has been extended until 5:00pm.  This morning, Senator Reid announced Senators should expect roll call votes tomorrow, Saturday, December 17th.  The unofficial transcript of Senators Reid and McConnell's remarks is below. 10:31:16 NSP} (MR. REID) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT } MR....