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Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 2:00pm.  The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. The time from 11:30am until 2:00pm will…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Convenes: 10:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, December 10, 2012

Convenes: 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3637, the transaction account guarantee (TAG) extension legislation with the time…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, December 6, 2012

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:45am.  The time from 10:00am until 11:00am will be designated for speeches by retiring Senators. At 11:45am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #761, the nomination of Mark E. Walker, of FL, to…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for up to 4 hours with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each (except where noted below) and the time divided as follows: Majority for up to 30 minutes Republicans for up to 30 minutes…

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Schedule for Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Convenes: 10:00am Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session with the time until 12:00pm equally divided and controlled between Senators Kerry and Lugar or their designees. At 12:00pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the Resolution of Advise and Consent to Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, December 3, 2012

Convenes: 2:00pm Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3254, the DoD Authorization bill. During Friday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on S.3254.  As a result, the filing deadline for all 2nd degree amendments is 4:00pm on Monday. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Friday, November 30, 2012

Convenes: 9:15am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3254, the DoD Authorization Act. At approximately 9:30am, the Senate will conduct up to 4 roll call votes: -Sessions amendment #3009 (Congressional review of bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan) Cardin amendment #3025 (sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces -Menendez amendment…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, November 29, 2012

Convenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Convenes: 10:00am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. We hope to begin consideration of S.3254, the Defense Authorization Act of…

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