The Floor
SENATE SCHEDULE

The Senate competed action on HR627, the Credit Card legislation The Senate considered the nomination of Gary Gensler to be a Commissioner of the CFTC. 12:30pm - 2:15pm Recess for the weekly caucus luncheons. The Senate is considering HR2346, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. The Inouye...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Morning Business for up to 1 hour. Senator Feinstein controls the first 30 minutes and the Republicans control the next 30 minutes. Following morning business, resume consideration of H.R.627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights. The following amendments are pending to HR627: Dodd-Shelby substitute...

Executive Session to consider the nomination of David Hayes to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. There will be up to 1 hour for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate will proceed to vote on cloture on the...

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the second 30 minutes. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.627, Credit Cardholders Bill of...

Morning Business until 3:30 pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. 3:30pm Proceed to consideration of H.R.627, the Credit Card Holder's Bill of Rights. The following amendments are pending to H.R.727: #1058 Dodd-Shelby Substitute amendment Senator Reid filed cloture on the...

Morning Business for up to 1 hour. S.454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act. The Senate stands in recess until 1:45pm. When the Senate reconvenes the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of R. Gil Kerlikowski, of Washington, to be Director of National Drug Control...

Morning Business for up to 1 hour, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the next 30 minutes. The Senate considered S.896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act. The Senate is considering S.454,...

Resume consideration of S.896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. The following amendments are pending to S.896: Dodd-Shelby amendment #1018 (Substitute) Grassley amendment #1020, as modified (Oversight Authority) Grassley amendment #1021, as modified (Auditing Authority) Kerry...

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Resume S.896, Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009.

Resume consideration of S.896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. There will be no roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the next 30 minutes. S.896, Helping Families Save Their Homes.

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will control the final 30 minutes. Conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 13, the concurrent resolution on the Budget. The Senate is...

10:00am proceed to Executive Session to consider Kathleen Sebelius, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. There will be up to 8 hours for debate, equally divided. (confirmation subject to an affirmative 60 vote threshold). 12:30pm - 2:15pm Recess to allow for the party conferences. Following...

Morning Business until 4:20pm, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, with the time until 5:20pm equally divided and controlled. There will be no further roll call...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Resume consideration of S.386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act. The following amendments are pending to to S.386: Reid #984 (HUD funding) Dorgan #999 (Select Committee) Inhofe #996 to Reid #984 (National Language) Vitter #991 (TARP Repayment) Boxer #1000 (TARP Special Inspector General)...

Morning Business for 30 minutes. Republicans control the first 15 minutes and Majority controls final 15 minutes. Following Morning Business, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of S.386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act. There will be no further roll call votes today.

Resume Executive Session and consideration of the nomination of Christopher Hill to be Ambassador to Iraq, post-cloture. 12:30pm - 2:15 Recess for the weekly party luncheons. The cloture petition on the motion to proceed to S.386 was withdrawn. The Senate will proceed to consideration of S.386 on...

Resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #28, S.386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. On Thursday, April 2 Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.386. At 5:30pm, the Senate will turn to Executive Session and will conduct a series of votes in relation...