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On the Motion S.Amdt. 5635: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (84-11, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5634: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (53-42, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5633: Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute. Result: Agreed to (93-2, 5 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

Morning Business for up to 1 hour (10 minute limitations). Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the second 30 minutes. H.R.6049, Tax Extenders

S.3341, Financial Assistance; S.1193, Albuquerque Indian School; H.R.6893, Adoption; H.R.5834, North Korea Human Rights (with Biden amendment); and S. Res.677, Legal Counsel representation. The follwoing resolutions were adopted en bloc: S. Con. Res.96, Sandler; S.Res.614, Medicine Abuse Awareness...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Senator Reid moves to proceed to S.3297, a bill to Advance America's Priorities. The Senate stands in recess until 10:00am Tuesday, September 23.

S.531, Bennett Freeze S.2606, United States Fire Administration Act of 2008 (Lieberman-Collins Substitute amendment #5631 and the Committee substitute amendment, as amended); S.Res.601, designating October 19 through October 25, 2008, as "National Save for Retirement Week"; S. Res.623, recognizing...

Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Senate has entered into an agreement to consider S.6049, Tax Extenders, on Tuesday, September 23. Cloture on the motions to proceed to S.3297 (Advancing America's Priorities) and HR6049 (Tax Extenders) were...

H.R.6889, Student Loans S. Res.643, Dalai Lama / China

On Passage of the Bill: S. 3001 As Amended; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such...

On Passage of the Bill: S. 3001 As Amended; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such...

Morning business for 1 hour (10 minute limitations) with the Majority controlling the 1st half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3001, the DoD Authorization bill, post cloture. Senator Reid moved to proceed to...

H.R5893 Library of Congress Sound Recording & Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 H.R.5551 DC Private Attorneys Compensation S.3023 Veterans Benefits Improvement Act w/ Akaka amdt, Committee amdt & Committee reported title amdt S.Con.Res.87 Republic of Latvia 90th...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel...

On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel...

Morning business for 1 hour (10 minute limitations). The Republicans control first 30 minutes and the Majority controls second 30 minutes. Following morning business, resume consideration of S.3001, National Defense Authorization Act. Recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus...

S.2135, Child Soldiers Accountability Act (concur in House amendment)

Resume consideration of S.3001, Defense Authorization Act. 4:00pm filing deadline for first degree amendments.

The Senate will consider S.3001, the Defense Authorization bill. Today Senator Reid filed cloture on S.3001. The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm Monday.

S.3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 S. Res.656, honoring victims of the 9-11 attacks