Senate Floor Schedule For Wednesday, October 21, 2009
- Morning business for 2 hours with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
- Following morning business (approx. 11:50am), the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #469, Roberto A. Lange, of SD, to be US District Judge for the District of South Dakota. Under a unanimous consent agreement, there will be up to two hours of debate on the nomination, equally divided between Senators Leahy and Sessions, or their designees.
- Following the vote on the Lange nomination, the Senate will proceed to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act.
- The Senate is debating the conference report to accompany H.R.2647, Department of Defense Authorization.
- There will be no more votes tonight.
- Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.3548, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009.
