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On the Nomination: Confirmation Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife Result: Confirmed (89-2, 8 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1014: Durbin Amdt. No. 1014; To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values. Result: Rejected (45-51, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1014: Durbin Amdt. No. 1014; To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values. Result: Rejected (45-51, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the next 30 minutes. S.896, Helping Families Save Their Homes.

Confirmed the following nominations: Ronald Weich to be Assistant Attorney General; April Boyd to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Robert Rivkin to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation; Roy Kienitz to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; Peter Appel to be...

On the Conference Report: Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate...

On the Conference Report: Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate...

Morning Business for up to 1 hour with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will control the final 30 minutes. Conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 13, the concurrent resolution on the Budget. The Senate is...

On the Nomination: Confirmation Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Result: Confirmed (65-31, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Result: Confirmed (65-31, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On Passage of the Bill: S. 386 as Amended; An Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other...

On Passage of the Bill: S. 386 as Amended; An Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other...

10:00am proceed to Executive Session to consider Kathleen Sebelius, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. There will be up to 8 hours for debate, equally divided. (confirmation subject to an affirmative 60 vote threshold). 12:30pm - 2:15pm Recess to allow for the party conferences. Following...

H.R.1626, a bill to make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to S. 386; An Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to S. 386; An Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to...

Morning Business until 4:20pm, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, with the time until 5:20pm equally divided and controlled. There will be no further roll call...

HR586, Civil Rights History project

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

On the Motion: Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate...