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the Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET December 10, 2012

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 until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.
During Thursday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S.3637. As a result, at 5:30pm on Monday, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3637.

Tonight’S.5:30pm vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3637, a bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, will now occur at 2:15pm tomorrow, Tuesday, December 11. If cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed tomorrow, the Senate will immediately adopt the motion to proceed and the Majority Leader will be recognized. The vote has been moved because many senators are having problems returning to DC due to fog in the Northeast that has caused flights to be canceled or delayed. There will be no roll call votes during today’s session of the Senate.

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the nominations of John Dowdell and Jesus Bernal at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader. When the Senate considered the nominations, there will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed.

– Executive Calendar #762 John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; and

– Executive Calendar #829 Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California.

No ROLL CALL VOTES

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed H.R.3187, the March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act.

Adopted S.Res.612, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen Specter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on December 11, 2012.

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Warmly,

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President