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He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 4, 2011, and the committee reported his nomination to the floor of the Senate on November 3, 2011, his nomination being placed on the Senate Executive Calendar that same day. [7] On March 15, 2012, the Senate confirmed Fitzgerald by a 91–6 vote. [8]
She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 7, 2011. Her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote on October 6, 2011, and was placed on the Senate Executive Calendar the same day. [5] On February 27, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Brodie by an 86–2 vote. [6]
United States Senate Calendars and Schedules; Senate Manual via GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) Works by United States Senate at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Chart of all U.S. Senate seat-holders, by state, 1978–present, via Texas Tech University; Works by or about United States Senate at the Internet Archive
An executive session is a portion of the United States Senate's daily session in which it considers nominations and treaties, or other items introduced by the President of the United States. [5] These items are termed executive business; therefore, the session is an executive session. [6] It can either be closed door or open door.
The United States Senate has the authority for meeting in closed session, as described in the Standing Rules of the Senate. The Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention met in secret. The Senate met in secret until 1794. The Senate’s executive sessions (such as nominations and treaties) were not opened until 1929.
A Senate Document (often abbreviated S. Doc.) is an official document ordered to be printed by the United States Senate. [1] Documents are numbered in a serial manner for inclusion in the U.S. Serial Set, and serve a major part of the historical record of the Senate. Documents can include reports of executive departments and agencies, texts of ...
George W. Bush during his 2005 State of the Union address.. This is a list of State of the Union addresses.The State of the Union is the constitutionally mandated annual report by the president of the United States, the head of the U.S. federal executive departments, to the United States Congress, the U.S. federal legislative body.
The Congressional Record consists of four sections: the House section, the Senate section, the Extensions of Remarks, and, since the 1940s, the Daily Digest. [citation needed] At the back of each daily issue is the Daily Digest, which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities and serves as a table of contents for each issue. The House ...