11:02am The Senate began a roll call vote on Tester motion to waive the budget order with respect to Tester #3350 (fire management);
Not Waived: 51-44
The point of order was well taken and the emergency designation was removed. Senator Tester then withdrew his amendment.
4:03pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Mikulski motion to waive the Toomey point of order.
Not Waived: 57-34
This will be the last vote of the week. Senator should expect the next roll call vote to occur as early as noon on Thursday, December 27.
2:06pm The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the National Defense Authorization Act;
Adopted: 81-14
2:18pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #830, Lorna G. Schofield, of NY, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Confirmed: 91-0
12:01 noon The Senate began a roll call vote on the Johnson (SD) motion to waive all applicable budget points of order with respect to S.3627, TAG extension;
Not Waived: 50-42
4:32pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #762 John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma;
Confirmed: 95-0
2:17pm The Senate began a roll call 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 (TAG program);
Invoked: 76-20
12:43pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #761, the nomination of Mark E. Walker, of FL, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida; Confirmed: 94-0
12:09pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012; 92-4
5:28pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Executive Calendar #676 Michael Shae, of CT, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut;
Confirmed: 72-23