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  • At approximately 4:00pm, there will be 4 roll call votes in relation to the following in the following order: Sessions #600 (strike Section 37 regarding patent term extensions) Cantwell #595 (transitional program for covered business method patents) Coburn #599 (PTO public enterprise fund)...
  • The Senate has entered into a unanimous consent agreement providing for up to 4 roll call votes at approximately 4:00pm during Thursday's session of the Senate including passage of H.R.1249, the America Invents Act, as amended, if amended and an additional roll call vote following the Joint Session...
  • The Senate is considering H.R.1249, the America Invents Act with the time until 6:30pm for debate only.
  • By unanimous consent, all remaining post-cloture time on the motion to proceed to H.R.1249, the America Invents Act was yielded back and the motion to proceed to the bill was agreed to. The Senate is now considering H.R.1249 with the time until 5:00pm for debate only.
  • There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.
  • At approximately 5:30pm today, the Senate will conduct two roll call votes on the following: -          Confirmation of Calendar #109, the nomination of Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be US Circuit Judge for the 6th Circuit -          Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to...
  • Convenes 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will be in Executive Session to consider Calendar #109, Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to...
  • During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1249, the Patent Reform bill.  By unanimous consent, this cloture vote will occur on Tuesday, September 6th following the roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #109, Bernice Bouie Donald...
  • Senate committees will be permitted to file reported legislative and executive matters on Tuesday, August 30th from 10am until 12pm.
  • During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Boxer asked unanimous consent that the Senate pass H.R.2553, the FAA extension with a Rockefeller-Hutchison substitute amendment (which is a clean extension of the program).  Senator Coburn then objected to the request. Senator Coburn then asked...
  • At noon today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the Reid motion concur in the House message to accompany S.365, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit compromise with a 60-vote threshold.
  • The Senate has reached a unanimous consent agreement to conduct a roll call vote at 12:00pm on Tuesday, August 2nd on the Reid motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.365, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase with a 60-vote threshold. The details of the agreement are...
  • Senator Rockefeller asked unanimous consent the Senate pass H.R.2533 with a Rockefeller-Hutchison amendment, which is at the desk and is a clean extension of the Federal Aviation Administration.  Senator Hatch objected to Senator Rockefeller's request. Senator Hatch then asked unanimous consent the...
  • At approximately 1:00pm today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589, the legislative vehicle for the debt limit increase.
  • The Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.627 with the Reid amendment at 1:00PM (tomorrow afternoon) on Sunday, July 31, 2011.
  • Senator Reid asked consent that an up-or-down vote occur on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589. Senator McConnell objected. Senator McConnell asked consent that the cloture vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid...
  • The Senate is now expecting a live quorum and a motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators around 5:30pm.
  • Senator Paul asked unanimous consent that the cloture vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.627 with the Reid amendment #589 occur immediately or as early as 5:00pm today. Senator Durbin asked to modify Senator Paul's request so that it would be a vote on the amendment with a...
  • During Friday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.627 with the Reid amendment #589. Unless an agreement is reached, Senators can expect a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur with the Reid...
  • The Senate will begin a series of up to 3 roll call votes shortly in relation to the following: Reid motion to table the Reid motion to table the motion to commit S.1323 Reid motion to table the Reid amendment #589 (Boehner plan - text of House message to accompany S.627) Reid motion to table the...