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ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #610, Jeffrey J. Helmick, of OH, to be United State District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio; Confirmed: 62-36 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.484, designating June 7, 2012, as "National Hunger Awareness Day". Adopted S.Res.485, a...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act; Not Invoked: 52-47 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.2061, to provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority with...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of MA, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Confirmed: 88-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the HELP committee and adopted S.Res.462, recognizing National Foster Care...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Bingaman amendment #2111 (generic filings) (60-vote threshold) to S.3187, the FDA user fees bill; Not Agreed to: 28-67 2)      Murkowski amendment #2108 (genetically engineered salmon) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed to: 46-50 3)      Harkin motion to table Paul amendment...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Banking committee and passed S.2367, a bill to strike the word "lunatic" from Federal law, and for other purposes. Passed H.R.4097, the John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012. Completed the Rule 14 process of S.3220, the Paycheck...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. (Mikulski and others) Began the Rule 14 process of S.3221, the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act. (Rubio and others) No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit; Confirmed: 61-34 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.468, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #646 the nomination of Jeremy C. Stein, of MA, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 70-24 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #647, the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of MD, to be a...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to proceed to Calendar #357, S.Con.Res.41, A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 (Sessions's...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Lee amendment #2100 (terminate Ex-Im Bank) to H.R.2072, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act; Not Agreed To: 12-87 2)      Paul amendment #2101 (debt instruments); Not Agreed To: 9-89 3)      Corker amendment #2102 (private sector financing); Not Agreed To:...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #571, the nomination of John J. Tharp, of IL, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District; Confirmed: 86-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.5652,  Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012....

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.4967, the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012. Discharged the Banking Committee and passed S.418, Congressional Gold Medal to Civil Air Patrol. Adopted S.Res.456, commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2343, the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act; Not Invoked: 52-45-1 (present) LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.2668, the Brian A. Terry Memorial Act. Passed S.743, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 with...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #508, Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: 91-3 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act (Republican...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #509, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of TX, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas; Confirmed: 97-2 2)      Klobuchar amendment #2094 (side by side to Cornyn amendment) to the Leahy substitute amendment #2093 to S.1925,...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Manchin amendment #2079 (extend moratorium on closings) to S.1789, the Postal Reform bill; Not Agreed To: 43-53 2)      Paul amendment #2028 (alternative methods pilot program); Not Agreed To: 35-64 3)      Paul amendment #2039 (prohibit collective bargaining); Not Agreed To:...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Motion to proceed to S.J.Res.36, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures; Not Agreed To: 45-54 2)     ...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of the nomination of Brian C. Wimes, of MO, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; Confirmed: 92-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Completed the Rule 14 process of S.2327, a bill to prohibit direct foreign assistance to the...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary committee and passed H.R.1021, the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act with a Coons amendment. Adopted S.Res.430, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the founding of Ducks Limited. Began the Rule 14 process of S.2327, a bill to...

No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged Judiciary and adopted S.Res.406, a resolution commending the achievements and recognizing the importance of the Alliance to Save Energy on the 35th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alliance. Adopted S.Res.425, designating April 23, 2012, as...