The Floor
WRAP UP

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.373, recognizing February 14, 2012 as the Centennial of the State of Arizona. Adopted S.Res.374, supporting the mission and goals of 2012 National Crime Victims Rights Week. Adopted S.Res.375, celebrating the bicentennial of the City of Columbus,...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit; Invoked: 89-5 LEGISTLATIVE ITEMS Passed HR 1162, Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of CA, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California; Confirmed: 90-6 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill; Invoked: 85-11 LEGISLATIVE...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.369, congratulating the New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI. Began the Rule 14 process of S.2079, a bill to extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (Heller). EXECUTIVE ITEMS Confirmed Calendar #545, Colonel...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011; Adopted: 75-20 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1794, a bill to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Paul amendment #1484 (non-trading certification); Not Agreed To: 37-61 2)      Paul amendment #1487 (prohibits executive staff rule-making)(60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 48-51 3)      Lieberman amendment #1511 (extends STOCK Act to senior level executive branch...

No ROLL CALL VOTES  LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1296, A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island. Passed HR 588, To redesignate...

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business,...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.359, commending Alan S. Frumin on his service to the U.S. Senate. Discharged the Judiciary Committee and adopted S.Res.286, recognizing May 16, 2012, as Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that more research...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2038, the STOCK Act; Invoked: 93-2 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1236, the Border Tunnel Prevention Act. Adopted S.Res.357, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (January 19, 1862). Adopted...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      On the McConnell motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit; Not Agreed to: 44-52 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 (through...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.353, congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of John M. Gerrard, of NE, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska; Confirmed: 74-16 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and passed H.R.3237, the SOAR Technical Corrections Act. Passed...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Reid-McConnell substitute amendment #1465 (2-month extension of the payroll tax deduction, doc fix, and unemployment insurance) to H.R.3630; Agreed to: 89-10 2)      Passage of H.R.3672, emergency disaster funding; Passed: 72-27 3)      Adoption of H.Con.Res.94, a correcting...

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. Passed S.2009, the Insular Areas Act of 2011 Passed H.J.Res.94, 1 day CR

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Adoption of the Conference Report to accompany H.R.1540, the Department of Defense Authorization Act; Adopted: 86-13 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #337, the nomination of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit;...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Passage of S.J.Res.24, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States introduced by Senator Udall (CO): Not Passed: 21-79 2)      Passage of S.J.Res.10, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States introduced...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged Foreign Relations and Passed H.R.2867, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 with a Durbin amendment by voice vote. Passed H.R.2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #360 Norman L. Eisen to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic; Invoked: 70-16 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #501 Mari Carmen Aponte to be...

WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011 ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray, of OH, to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Not Invoked: 53-41-1(present) 2)      Reid motion to proceed to S.1944, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act of...