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| Today in Congress | The Senate: Monday, Sep 11, 2006 2:00 p.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business. 4:00 p.m.: Resume consideration of H.R.4954, the Port Security Bill. Previous Meeting Friday, Sep 8, 2006 The Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 1:41 p.m. No record votes were taken.
The House: The next meeting is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on September 12, 2006. |
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| Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 11:40 AM
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H.R.4954
Title: To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] (introduced 3/14/2006) Cosponsors (80)
Related Bills: H.RES.789, S.2008, S.2459
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2006 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.
House Reports: 109-447 Part 1
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| Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 03:34 AM
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| Question: on the Nomination (Confirmation Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge ) | | Vote Number: | 231 | Vote Date: | September 5, 2006, 05:31 PM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Nomination Confirmed | | Nomination Number: | PN1594 | | Nomination Description: | Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 92 | | NAYs | 0 | | Not Voting | 8 |
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| Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 08:33 AM
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H.R.4
Title: To provide economic security for all Americans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] (introduced 7/28/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Related Bills: H.RES.966, H.R.2830
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 5. Record Vote Number: 230.
| Question: on Passage of the Bill (H.R.4 ) | | Vote Number: | 230 | Vote Date: | August 3, 2006, 10:34 PM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Bill Passed | | Measure Number: | H.R. 4 | | Measure Title: | A bill to provide economic security for all Americans, and for otherpurposes. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 93 | | NAYs | 5 | | Not Voting | 2 |
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| Friday, August 04, 2006 - 07:42 AM
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H.R.5970
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] (introduced 7/28/2006) Cosponsors (3)
Related Bills: H.RES.966, H.R.3883, H.R.5421, S.1791, S.3626
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2006 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion by Senator Frist to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 5970 was not agreed to (Roll Call No. 229) entered in Senate.
| Question: on the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.5970 ) | | Vote Number: | 229 | Vote Date: | August 3, 2006, 09:41 PM | | Required For Majority: | 3/5 | Vote Result: | Cloture Motion Rejected | | Measure Number: | H.R. 5970 | | Measure Title: | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 56 | | NAYs | 42 | | Not Voting | 2 |
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| Friday, August 04, 2006 - 07:39 AM
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H.R.5631 Title: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Young, C. W. Bill [FL-10] (introduced 6/16/2006) Cosponsors (None) Related Bills: H.RES.877 Latest Major Action: 8/1/2006 Senate floor actions. Status: The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent. House Reports: 109-504; Senate Reports: 109-292
| Question: on Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5631 As Amended ) | | Vote Number: | 239 | Vote Date: | September 7, 2006, 06:08 PM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Bill Passed | | Measure Number: | H.R. 5631 | | Measure Title: | A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 98 | | NAYs | 0 | | Not Voting | 2 |
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S.3711 Title: A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 7/20/2006) Cosponsors (11) Latest Major Action: 7/24/2006 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
| Question: on the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3711 ) | | Vote Number: | 217 | Vote Date: | July 26, 2006, 10:05 AM | | Required For Majority: | 3/5 | Vote Result: | Cloture Motion Agreed to | | Measure Number: | S. 3711 (Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ) | | Measure Title: | A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 86 | | NAYs | 12 | | Not Voting | 2 |
| Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3711 ) | | Vote Number: | 218 | Vote Date: | July 31, 2006, 05:31 PM | | Required For Majority: | 3/5 | Vote Result: | Cloture Motion Agreed to | | Measure Number: | S. 3711 (Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ) | | Measure Title: | A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 72 | | NAYs | 23 | | Not Voting | 5 |
| Question: on Passage of the Bill (S. 3711 ) | | Vote Number: | 219 | Vote Date: | August 1, 2006, 05:09 PM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Bill Passed | | Measure Number: | S. 3711 | | Measure Title: | A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 71 | | NAYs | 25 | | Not Voting | 4 |
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| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 09:04 AM
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Nomination: PN1536-109 Date Received: May 04, 2006 (109th Congress) Nominee: Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, vice Stephanie K. Seymour, retired. Referred to: Senate Judiciary Reported by: Senate Judiciary Legislative Actions - Floor Action: May 04, 2006 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee Action: June 15, 2006 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Floor Action: July 13, 2006 - Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Floor Action: July 13, 2006 - Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 764.
Organization: The Judiciary Control Number: 109PN0153600
| Question: on the Nomination (Confirmation Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be US Circuit Judge ) | | Vote Number: | 213 | Vote Date: | July 25, 2006, 11:47 AM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Nomination Confirmed | | Nomination Number: | PN1536 | | Nomination Description: | Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 67 | | NAYs | 30 | | Not Voting | 3 |
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| Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 10:17 AM
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S.403 Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 2/16/2005) Cosponsors (43) Related Bills: S.8, S.396 Latest Major Action: 2/17/2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 16.
| Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 403, As Amended ) | | Vote Number: | 216 | Vote Date: | July 25, 2006, 06:56 PM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Bill Passed | | Measure Number: | S. 403 (Child Custody Protection Act ) | | Measure Title: | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 65 | | NAYs | 34 | | Not Voting | 1 |
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H.R.9 Title: To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (152) Related Bills: H.RES.878, H.RES.910, S.2703 Latest Major Action: 7/17/2006 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521. House Reports: 109-478
| Question: on Passage of the Bill (H.R.9 ) | | Vote Number: | 212 | Vote Date: | July 20, 2006, 04:28 PM | | Required For Majority: | 1/2 | Vote Result: | Bill Passed | | Measure Number: | H.R. 9 (Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 ) | | Measure Title: | A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 98 | | NAYs | 0 | | Not Voting | 2 |
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| Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 08:10 AM
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| Other Stories | - Ceasing Updates
(Dec 13, 2006)
- H.R.4954 The Port Security Bill
(Sep 09, 2006)
- Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
(Sep 07, 2006)
- H.R.4 Pension Protection Act of 2006
(Aug 04, 2006)
- H.R.5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006
(Aug 04, 2006)
- H.R.5631 Department of Defense FY2006 Appropriations
(Aug 02, 2006)
- S.3711 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security bill
(Jul 26, 2006)
- Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
(Jul 22, 2006)
- S.403 The Child Custody Protection Act
(Jul 21, 2006)
- H.R.9 To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965
(Jul 20, 2006)
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| Past Articles | - Wednesday, July 19
- S.728 Water Resources Development Act (0)
- Saturday, July 15
- S.3504 Fetus Farming Prohibition Act (0)
- S.2754 Stem Cell Research bill (0)
- H.R.810 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (0)
- Friday, June 30
- H.R.5441 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (0)
- Wednesday, June 28
- S.3569 A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement. (0)
- Tuesday, June 27
- S.J.RES.12 The Flag Protection Amendment (1)
- Friday, June 23
- Andrew J. Guilford, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California (0)
- Tuesday, June 20
- Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (0)
- Saturday, June 10
- S. 2766 The Defense Authorization bill (15)
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