The Floor
WRAP UP

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...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.1958, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012 by voice vote Adopted S.Res.345, expressing the sense of the Senate on the closure of Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, Oregon. No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Caitlyn Halligan to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; Not Invoked: 54-45-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Unanimous Consent to print H.R.1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as passed by the Senate...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Edgardo Ramos, of Connecticut, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Confirmed: 89-0 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed Calendar #239, S.384, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal...

SENATE FLOOR WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 ROLL CALL VOTES Feinstein amendment #1125 (detainees); Not Agreed To: 45-55 Feinstein amendment #1126 (limitation military authority to detain citizens); Not Agreed To: 45-55 Feinstein amendment #1456 (modification of Feinstein amendment #1126);...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on S.1867, the DoD Authorization Act; Invoked: 88-12 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Concurred in the House Message to accompany H.R.394, the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011. Adopted S.Res.341, designating the first full week of...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Udall (CO) amendment #1107 to S.1867, the DoD Authorization Act; Not Agreed to: 37-61 2)      Paul amendment #1064;  Not Agreed to: 30-67(60-vote threshold) LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.337, designating December 10, 2011, as "Wreaths Across America Day". Adopted S.Res.338,...

ROLL CALL VOTES: 1) Nomination of Christopher Droney, of CT, to be US Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit; Confirmed: 88-0 LEGISLATIVE ACTION The Senate began the Rule 14 process on S.1917, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (Casey) No EXECUTIVE ACTION

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary Committee and Passed S.1541, a bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership. Adopted S.Res.335, honoring the life and legacy of Evelyn H....

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.2112, the Agriculture, CJS and Transportation Appropriations bill; Adopted: 70-30 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.2059, a bill to protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact...