The Floor
WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Evan Jonathan Wallach, of NY, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; Confirmed: 99-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.315, commending the St. Louis Cardinals on their hard-fought World Series victory. Discharged the Environment and Public...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.312, commending Girl Scouts of the USA on the special occasion of its 52nd annual convention. Adopted S.Res.313, congratulating the University of Washington on its sesquicentennial and recognizing the contributions of the University of Washington to the State of...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Reid motion to proceed to S.1769, the Rebuild America Jobs Act; Not Agreed to: 51-49 (60-vote threshold) 2)      McConnell motion to proceed to S.1786, the Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act; Not Agreed to: 47-53 3)      Confirmation of Scott Wesley Skavdahl, of...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed Calendar #130, S.271, Wallowa conveyance Passed Calendar #131, S.278, Arapaho-Roosevelt NF land exchange Passed Calendar #139, S.535, Leasing in Ft. Pulaski National Monument Passed Calendar #140, S.683, Mantua, Utah, conveyance Passed Calendar #141, S.684, Alta, Utah,...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.308, designating November 27, 2011 as "Drive Safer Sunday". EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed the following: EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES #412 Patricia M. Loui - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1637, Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 Passed H.R.368, Removal Clarification Act of 2011 Passed H.R.394, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 with committee-reported amendments EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed the following: DEPARTMENT OF...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed Cal. #206, S.1412- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, as the "Officer John Maguire Post Office". Passed Cal. #207, H.R.1843- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed Calendar #125, S.894, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011 Adopted S.Res.299, designating October 2011 as "National Work and Family Month". Adopted S.Res.300, supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.270, La Pine Land Conveyance Passed S.292, Salmon Lake Conveyance Passed S.333, Little Wood River Ranch hydro license Passed S.334, American Falls Reservoir hydro license Passed S.404, a bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior Passed...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1721, SSI Benefits Extension (voice vote) Passed S.275, the Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 with the committee-reported substitute amendment, a Rockefeller amendment and a Paul amendment. Adopted S.Res.294, commemorating the 182nd anniversary of the...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Calendar #251, Alison J. Nathan, of NY, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Confirmed: 48-44 2)      Confirmation of Calendar #252, Susan Owens Hickey, of AR, to be US District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas; Confirmed:...

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged Banking and Adopted S.Res.270, supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life Insurance Awareness Month". Adopted S.Res.292, designating the week beginning October 16th as "National Character Counts Week". No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed Executive Calendar #290 Brian T. Baenig - to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.2944, the United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011 with a Coburn amendment which reduces the extension from 3 years to 2 years. Discharged Judiciary and Passed S.1639, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Legion under its...

Adopted S.Res.287, designating October 2011 as "Filipino American History Month".

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted H.Con.Res.83, Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a further correction in the enrollment of H.R.2608. Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee and Passed H.R.771, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal...

No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed Executive Calendar #359, Robert Stephen Ford to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Syrian Arab Republic.

Passed H.R.2005, the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2001 Passed S.1280, Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 with a substitute amendment and a committee-reported amendment. Discharged Judiciary and Adopted S.J.Res.22, A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to...

Passed H.R.2646, the Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011. Passed H.R.2943: Short-term TANF Extension Act. Adopted S.Con.Res.27, a concurrent resolution honoring the service of Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the second living...

Passed H.R.2338, the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act