S.2829, Special immigrant status for certain Iraqis; S.Con.Res.74, honoring Prime Minister of Ireland; S.Res.497, Public Service Recognition Week; S.Res.523, Ukraine and Georgia; S.Res.524, National Small Business Week; S.Res.536, 15th anniversary of Seeds of Peace; S.Res.538, “Dia de los Ninos”
On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881; A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and…
On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881; A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and…
Morning Business until 4:30pm. 4:30pm resume the motion to proceed to H.R.2881, FAA Reauthorization, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided. 5:30pm cloture vote on the motion to proceed to FAA Reauthorization bill. There will be no further roll call votes today. Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am tomorrow.
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that states can require voters to show photo identification: “I strongly disagree with the Supreme Court’s opinion today rejecting a challenge to Indiana’s photo-ID law. The Indiana law and others like it are roadblocks to democracy –…
Note: S. 1300, which was reported out of the Senate Commerce Committee in May 2007, will be combined with parts of S.2345, the Senate Finance Committee package, and offered as a substitute amendment to H.R.2881. At 4:30 p.m. on April 28, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2881. A cloture vote…