Passed H.R.5900, Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 (60-day extension) Passed S.3567, H.R.5278, H.R.5395 (Post Office Naming bills) Adopted S.Res.602, a resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2010.
Earlier this year, Congress passed and the President signed landmark health insurance reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152), and Americans are already experiencing the benefits. These two laws, together referred to as the Affordable Care Act, put control over health…
Following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no roll call votes during Friday’s session of the Senate. The next vote will occur around 5:30 and 5:45pm on Monday, August 2. That vote will be…
S.258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act H.R.1454, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act H.R.5874, the US Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act S.Res.592, a resolution designating the week of September 13-19, 2010, as “Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week” S.Res.601, a resolution to authorize testimony of Senate employees in a grand…
On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide…
On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide…
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4519: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid-Baucus-Landrieu S.Amdt.4519; In the nature of a substitute.Result: Rejected (58-42, 3/5 threshold)Details: [click here]
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4519: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid-Baucus-Landrieu S.Amdt.4519; In the nature of a substitute.Result: Rejected (58-42, 3/5 threshold)Details: [click here]
Washington, DC – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement this afternoon in reaction to Republican efforts to delay progress on small business jobs legislation that Democrats are fighting for: “Every day Nevada small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open. And while Democrats are fighting to give them the support they…
Washington, DC – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement this afternoon to mark the 45th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid this week. For more on Democrats’ record of strengthening and protecting Medicare and Medicaid, see HERE for a fact sheet released by the Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) earlier today: “Thousands of Nevada…