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By unanimous consent, the Senate confirmed Gary Locke, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China.

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 2:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

Convenes: 9:30am The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders...

Passed S.846 a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse. Discharged EPW and passed S.1406, a bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 510 19th Street,...

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

12:17pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Paul Engelmayer to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Confirmed: 98-0

On the Nomination: Confirmation Paul A. Engelmayer of New York, to be United States District Judge Result: Confirmed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Paul A. Engelmayer of New York, to be United States District Judge Result: Confirmed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

At approximately 12:15pm, the Senate will be in Executive Session to consider the nominations of Paul Engelmayer to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York and Ramona Manglona to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands with 2 minutes of...

Convenes: 10:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12:15pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the Republicans controlling the second 30 minutes. Following...

By unanimous consent, the previous order with respect to the roll call vote scheduled for 5:30pm today has been vitiated and re-scheduled until 12:15pm on Tuesday. At 12:15pm on Tuesday, July 26th, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations en bloc: -         ...

At 4:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations en bloc: -          Calendar #83  Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York and -          Calendar #84 Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern...

Convenes: 2:00pm The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, July 25, 2011.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 3:40pm, the Senate will observe a moment of silence in memory of...

Prior to adjournment on Friday, at the request of Senator Rockefeller, Senator Durbin asked unanimous consent that the Senate pass H.R.2553, the FAA extension with a Rockefeller-Hutchison substitute amendment (which is a clean extension of the program).  Senator Hatch then objected to the...

Adopted S.Res.237, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks...

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 2:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.  Senator Reid announced next roll call vote is expected at approximately 5:30pm on Monday, July 25, 2011.

10:05am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to table on the motion to proceed to H.R.2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act; Tabled: 51-46

On the Motion to Table: Motion to Table the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2560; A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. Result: Agreed to (51-46, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

At 10:00am, Senator Reid will make a motion to table the motion to proceed to H.R.2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act.  Therefore, Senators should expect a roll call vote at approximately 10:00am.

On the Motion to Table: Motion to Table the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2560; A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. Result: Agreed to (51-46, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]