ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense; Not Invoked: 58-40-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary committee and adopted S.Res.21, designating February 14, 2013, as “National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care” with a Lautenberg amendment. Adopted…
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Confirmation of the nomination of Executive Calendar #8, William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Confirmed: 88-12 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.31, Celebrating Black History Month. Adopted S.Res.32, Congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2012 NCAA Division…
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Leahy amendment #21, as modified (trafficking victims) to S.47, the Violence Against Women Act; Agreed to: 93-5 2) Portman amendment #10 (sex trafficking victims); Agreed to: 100-0 3) Coburn amendment #15 (consolidate DOJ programs); Not Agreed to: 46-53 4) Coburn amendment #16 (STD testing for sexual assault defendants); Not Agreed to:…
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Coburn amendment #13 (strikes tribal provisions) to S.47, the Violence Against Women Act; Not Agreed to: 31-59 No LEGISLATIVE ITEMS No EXECUTIVE ITEMS
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Grassley amendment #14 (substitute) to S.47, VAWA; Not Agreed to: 34-65 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted H.Con.Res.11, providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. Adopted S.Res.27, designating the week of February 4 through 8, 2013, as “National School Counseling Week”. No EXECUTIVE ITEMS
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Motion to proceed to S.47, the Violence Against Women Act; Adopted: 85-8 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed S.227, a bill to authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at United States embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide, and for other purposes. Began the Rule 14 process of S.209, the Federal…
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Motion to Table the Portman Amendment #6 (dollar for dollar); Tabled: 54-44 2) Motion to Table the Portman Amendment #7 (government shutdown prevention); Tabled: 52-46 3) Motion to Table the Toomey Amendment #8 (full faith and credit); Tabled: 53-45 4) Motion to Table the Paul Amendment #9 (prohibition of F-16’s to…
No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary Committee and adopted S.Res.13, Congratulating the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for 100 years of service to communities throughout the United Stated and the world, and commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for its promotion of sisterhood, scholarship, and service. Adopted S.Res.22, Recognizing…
ROLL CALL VOTE 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1, the nomination of John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State; Confirmed: 94-3-1 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary Committee and adopted S.Res.14, Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by designating January 2013 as “National Stalking Awareness Month”. Adopted S.Res.20, Designating Chairman of…
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Lee amendment #4 (offset) to H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill; Not Agreed to: 35-62 (60 affirmative-vote threshold) 2) Passage of H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill; Passed: 62-36 (60 affirmative-vote threshold) LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary Committee and adopted S.Res.9, Designating January 2013 as “National…