| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Apr | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
Executive Calendar #92, the nomination of Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was confirmed 91-7. Following the vote, Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.954, a bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018 (the Farm bill). There will be no further roll call votes today.
5:03pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #92, Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Confirmed: 91-7
4:38pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #40, William H. Orrick III, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California Confirmed: 56-41
Senator Wyden asked unanimous consent that the Senate go to conference on the Budget resolution. Senator McConnell asked that the request be modified so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling. …
The Senate is in a period of morning business until 2:00pm with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 2:00pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #40 William H. Orrick, III, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of…
11:51am The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.601, the Water Resources Development Act, as amended Passed: 83-14
11:23am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Merkley amendment #866 (use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods); Agreed To: 60-36
Boozman amendment #822 (recreational lands pass programs) was agreed to by voice vote
The following amendments have been considered to S.601, the Water Resources Development Act: Coburn amendment #805 (Army Corps land/guns) Not Agreed to: 56-43 (60-vote threshold) Whitehouse amendment #803 (oceans) Agreed to: 68-31 (60-vote threshold) Boxer-Vitter substitute amendment #799 Agreed to by UC Brown amendment #813, as modified (Asian carp) Agreed to: 95-0 Pryor amendment #801,…
11:01am The Senate began a roll call vote on Coburn amendment #816 (Infrastructure Deauthorization Commission projects); Not Agreed To: 35-61