Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, January 23, 2012

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 S.1134, the St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act with a Klobuchar-Johnson(WI)-Franken amendment.

Adopted H.Con.Res.96, a concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.440, To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.3012, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS