Senate Calendar

Defense Authorization Bill; Grimm Nomination

Dec 03 2012

Today --
  • The Senate will convene at 2:00 PM and resume consideration of the defense authorization bill.
  • At 5:00 PM, the Senate will begin consideration of Executive Calendar #760, Paul William Grimm of Maryland to be U.S. district judge for the District of Maryland, for up to 30 minutes of debate, equally divided.
  • At 5:30 PM, the Senate will conduct 2 ROLL CALL VOTES on:
    1. Executive Calendar #760, Paul William Grimm of Maryland to be U.S. district judge for the District of Maryland; and
    2. Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3254, the defense authorization.

The following amendments to S. 3254, the Defense Authorization bill, are Agreed to by Voice Vote:

  1. Begich amendment #2954;
  2. Inhofe amendment #2978; 
  3. Blumenthal amendment #3015, as modified;
  4. Cardin amendment #3022;
  5. Cardin amendment #3024;
  6. Tester amendment #3028; 
  7. Collins amendment #3042, as modified; 
  8. McCain amendment #3054, as modified; 
  9. Toomey amendment #3066; 
  10. McCain amendment #3091, as modified; 
  11. Brown-MA amendment #3160; 
  12. Levin amendment #3164; 
  13. Rubio amendment #3176, as modified; 
  14. Warner amendment #3188; 
  15. Bingaman amendment #3208; 
  16. Snowe amendment #3218; 
  17. Conrad amendment #3227; 
  18. Hatch amendment #3268; 
  19. Coons amendment #3289;
  20. Paul amendment #3119;
  21. Pryor amendment #3291;
  22. Collins amendment #3282;
  23. Reed amendment #3292; and
  24. Reed amendment #3165.

The following amendments to S. 3254, the Defense Authorization bill, are Agreed to by UC:

  1. Wyden amendment #2959;
  2. Bingaman amendment #2984;
  3. Grassley amendment #3079;
  4. Barrasso amendment #3082;
  5. Vitter amendment #3087, as modified;
  6. Klobuchar amendment #3102;
  7. Klobuchar amendment #3105;
  8. Murkowski amendment #3135;
  9. Warner amendment #3145;
  10. Collins amendment #3196, as modified;
  11. Barrasso amendment #3198;
  12. Klobuchar amendment #3234;
  13. Reid amendment #3244;
  14. McCain amendment #3247, as modified;
  15. Alexander amendment #3258;
  16. Levin amendment #3280; and
  17. Begich amendment #3290.


Vote Results:

Confirmed, 92-1: Executive Calendar #760, Paul William Grimm, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; and

Agreed to, 93-0: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3254, the Defense Authorization.

***Updated: 7:08 PM***