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Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, December 13, 2011

  • Convenes: 10:00am
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for two hours with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
  • Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of the following items, en bloc:
    • S.J.Res.10, Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States introduced by Senator Hatch; and
    • S.J.Res.24, Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States introduced by Senator Udall (CO);
  • There will be up to 8 hours of debate, equally divided and controlled between the two Leader or their designees, on the joint resolutions during Tuesday's session.
  • When the Senate resumes consideration of the joint resolutions, en bloc, on Wednesday, December 14th, there will be up to ten minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, prior to votes on passage of the joint resolutions in the following order: