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The McCain amendment #553 (to eliminate $10M for the Energy Conservation Investment Program) is now pending to H.R.2055, the MilCon Appropriations bill.

By unanimous consent, at 12:20pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of H.R.2055, the Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and related agencies Appropriations bill. Following the opening remarks of the two Managers, Senator Sessions will be recognized to raise a 303(c) Budget Act point...

At approximately 10:40am, the Senate will conduct up to 2 roll call votes in relation to the following: -          Motion to invoke cloture on S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit -          And if cloture is not invoked on S.1323, on...

The filing deadline for all 2nd degree amendments to S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.  If your Senator has a germane 2nd degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her right to offer, please send a signed copy of the...

The filing deadline for all first degree amendments to S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit is 12pm today, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. If you Senator has a first degree amendment and would like to preserve his or her right to offer, please...

During Monday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate regarding shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Senator Reid then filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2055, the Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and...

There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

At approximately 5:30pm today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.

There will be no further roll call votes this week.  The next roll call vote will be at approximately 5:30pm on Monday, July 11, 2011 on the motion to proceed to S.1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.

There will be no roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

Senator Reid announced there will be no roll call vote on Monday, July 25th.

Convenes: 10am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1323, to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit with the time until 12:30pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their...

By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.20, the Kerry-McCain resolution regarding Libya was vitiated and the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.20 was withdrawn. Senator Reid announced there will be a roll call vote at 5pm on the motion to instruct Sergeant...

During Tuesday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1323, to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. Unless an agreement is reached, a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.1323 will occur during...

At approximately 5:00pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.20, the Kerry-McCain resolution regarding Libya.  Senator Reid announced this vote will be longer than usual to accommodate Senators who are returning from the...

During Thursday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #88, S.J.Res.20, regarding Libya, and filed cloture on the motion to proceed.  At 5:00pm on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to...

There will be no further roll call votes this week.  The next roll call vote is expected to occur on Tuesday, July 5th at approximately 5:30pm.

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to allow the Finance committee to meet today to review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, as well as the proposed...

At approximately 2:00pm today, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #197, the nomination of David H. Petraeus, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

At 12:00pm on Thursday, June 30, 2011, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar # 197, David H. Petraeus, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, with two hours for debate equally divided in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time...