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The Senate has resumed consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. Senator Merkley called up the Merkley-Stabenow amendment #3367 (disaster relief for agriculture).

There will be no roll call votes this evening.

The Senate confirmed the nominations of Executive Calendar #833, Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Executive Calendar #875 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of...

The Senate has begun consideration of H.R. 1, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011. Senator Leahy, for Senator Inouye, offered a substitute amendment #3338 (the text of the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations). Text and a summary of the amendment can be found on the...

At 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 votes on confirmation of the nominations listed below. We expect a voice vote on confirmation of the Olguin nomination and a roll call vote on confirmation of the Durkin nomination. - Executive Calendar #833 Fernando M. Olguin, of California,...

At 2pm today, there will be a moment of silence to honor the victims and their families of the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT.

The Senate has reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of the Olguin and Durkin nominations at 5:30pm on Monday, December 17. We expect a roll call vote on the Olguin nomination and a voice vote on the Durkin nomination. The agreement is as follows: On Monday, December 17, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.,...

The Schofield nomination was confirmed by a roll call vote of 91-0. The Senate then confirmed the Geraci nomination by voice vote. Senator Reid then moved to proceed to H.R. 1, the legislative vehicle for the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental. We are working on an agreement to adopt the motion...

The motion to waive the budget points of order was not agreed to 50-42. Cloture on the TAG extension bill was vitiated. The point of order was sustained and the bill was sent back to committee. At 2:15pm the Senate will proceed to votes on confirmation of the following nominations: -         ...

Senator Toomey raised a budget point of order {302(a) allocation of new authority and outlays deemed by the budget control act} against S.3637, the FDIC TAG program (transaction account guarantee) extension. Senator Johnson (SD) moved to waive all applicable budget points of order. At 12:00 noon,...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with until 6:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10- minutes each.

The Senate has reached an agreement that when the Senate receives the papers with respect to H.R.4310, the Senate's passage of H.R.4310, as amended, be vitiated; that adoption of the Senate amendment be vitiated; that the amendment, the text of S.3245, as amended by the Senate, be modified with the...

The Bernal nomination was confirmed by voice vote. There will be no further roll call votes during today's sessions of the Senate.

At 4:00pm today, the Senate will execute the order with respect to the Dowdell and Bernal nominations. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. We expect a roll call vote on confirmation of the Dowdell nomination and a voice vote on confirmation of...

Under the previous order, the motion to proceed to S.3637, TAG bill, was agreed to. Senator Reid then filled the "amendment tree" with technical amendments and filed cloture on the bill. The cloture vote is expected to occur on Thursday. For the information of senators, at 4:00pm today, the Senate...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the nominations of John Dowdell and Jesus Bernal at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader. When the Senate considered the nominations, there will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual...

Tonight's 5:30pm vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3637, a bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, will now occur at 2:15pm tomorrow, Tuesday, December 11. If cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed tomorrow, the Senate will...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that at 1:30pm today, the Senate proceed to the consideration of S.3664, which is regarding the debt limit increases, that there be no amendments in order to the bill, there be up to 10 minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees,...

During Leader remarks today, Senator McConnell asked consent that it be in order to vote on an amendment, which is the President's debt limit extension proposal, to the Russian PNTR measure (H.R.6156). Senator Reid objected to this request.  The unofficial transcript of their remarks is below. MR....

On Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 11:45 a.m., the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the Walker and Berg nominations. There will be 15 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the disposition of H.R. 6156, Russia-Moldova PNTR, (12:10pm vote) the Senate will...