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Senate Calendar of Business SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2021 FIRST SESSION ! " DAYS OF SESSION 140 SECOND SESSION ! " CALENDAR OF BUSINESS Monday, September 27, 2021 SENATE CONVENES AT 3:00 P.M. (UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT ON P. 2) PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SONCERIA ANN BERRY, SECRETARY OF THE SENATE By JOHN J. MERLINO, LEGISLATIVE CLERK www.SenateCalendar.gov 19–015 2 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT H.R. 5305 (ORDER NO. 137) Ordered, That on Monday, September 27, 2021, following the conclusion of Morning Business, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 5305, an Act making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance, and for other purposes; provided, that the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed ripen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday; provided further, that the mandatory quorum call under Rule XXII be waived. (Sept. 23, 2021.) 3 SSS2021 SSS JANUARY JULY Sun M Tu W Th F Sat Sun M Tu W Th F Sat 1 2 —–1 2 3 3 4 5 —–6 —–7 —–8 9 4 —–5 6 7 —–8 9 10 10 11 —–12 13 14 —–15 16 11 —–12 —–13 —–14 —–15 16 17 17 18 —–19 —–20 —–21 —–22 23 18 —–19 —–20 —–21 —–22 23 24 24 —–25 —–26 —–27 —–28 29 30 25 —–26 —–27 —–28 —–29 —–30 —–31 14 31 111 FEBRUARY AUGUST —–1 —–2 —–3 —–4 —–5 6 —–1 —–2 —–3 —–4 —–5 —–6 —–7 7 —–8 —–9 —–10 —–11 —–12 —–13 —–8 —–9 —–10 —–11 12 —–13 14 14 15 —–16 17 18 —–19 20 15 16 —–17 18 19 —–20 21 21 —–22 —–23 —–24 —–25 26 27 22 23 —–24 25 26 —–27 28 31 28 29 30 —–31 128 MARCH SEPTEMBER —–1 —–2 —–3 —–4 —–5 —–6 1 2 —–3 4 7 8 —–9 —–10 —–11 12 13 5 6 —–7 8 —–9 10 11 14 —–15 —–16 —–17 —–18 19 20 12 —–13 —–14 —–15 —–16 17 18 21 —–22 —–23 —–24 —–25 26 27 19 —–20 —–21 —–22 —–23 24 25 49 28 —–29 30 31 26 —–27 28 29 30 APRIL OCTOBER —–1 2 3 1 2 4 —–5 6 7 —–8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 —–12 —–13 —–14 —–15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 —–19 —–20 —–21 —–22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 —–26 —–27 —–28 —–29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 64 31 MAY NOVEMBER 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 —–3 4 5 —–6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 —–10 —–11 —–12 —–13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 —–17 —–18 —–19 —–20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 —–24 —–25 —–26 —–27 —–28 29 28 29 30 79 30 31 JUNE DECEMBER —–1 2 —–3 4 5 1 2 3 4 6 —–7 —–8 —–9 —–10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 —–14 —–15 —–16 —–17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 —–21 —–22 —–23 —–24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 94 27 —–28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Days Senate met during First Session, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, are marked (—–). Boxed area indicates a scheduled non-legislative period. 4 SSS2020 SSS JANUARY JULY Sun M Tu W Th F Sat Sun M Tu W Th F Sat 1 2 —–3 4 —–1 —–2 3 4 5 —–6 —–7 —–8 —–9 10 11 5 —–6 7 8 —–9 10 11 12 —–13 —–14 —–15 —–16 —–17 18 12 —–13 14 15 —–16 17 18 19 20 —–21 —–22 —–23 —–24 —–25 19 —–20 —–21 —–22 —–23 24 25 20 26 —–27 —–28 —–29 —–30 —–31 26 —–27 —–28 —–29 —–30 31 111 FEBRUARY AUGUST 1 1 2 —–3 —–4 —–5 —–6 7 8 2 —–3 —–4 —–5 —–6 7 8 9 —–10 —–11 —–12 —–13 14 15 9 —–10 —–11 —–12 —–13 —–14 15 16 —–17 18 19 —–20 21 22 16 17 —–18 19 20 —–21 22 23 —–24 —–25 26 —–27 28 29 23 24 —–25 26 27 —–28 29 33 30 31 124 MARCH SEPTEMBER 1 —–2 —–3 —–4 —–5 6 7 —–1 2 3 —–4 5 8 —–9 —–10 —–11 —–12 13 14 6 7 —–8 —–9 —–10 11 12 15 —–16 —–17 —–18 —–19 —–20 —–21 13 —–14 —–15 —–16 —–17 18 19 22 —–23 —–24 —–25 —–26 27 28 20 —–21 —–22 —–23 —–24 25 26 53 29 —–30 31 27 —–28 —–29 —–30 140 APRIL OCTOBER 1 —–2 3 4 —–1 2 3 5 —–6 7 8 —–9 10 11 4 —–5 —–6 7 8 —–9 10 12 —–13 14 15 —–16 17 18 11 12 —–13 14 15 —–16 17 19 —–20 —–21 22 —–23 24 25 18 —–19 —–20 —–21 —–22 —–23 —–24 63 26 —–27 28 29 —–30 —–25 —–26 —–27 28 29 —–30 31 156 MAY NOVEMBER 1 2 1 2 —–3 4 5 —–6 7 3 —–4 —–5 —–6 —–7 8 9 8 —–9 —–10 11 —–12 13 14 10 —–11 —–12 —–13 —–14 15 16 15 —–16 —–17 —–18 19 —–20 21 17 —–18 —–19 —–20 —–21 —–22 23 22 23 —–24 25 26 —–27 28 24 25 —–26 27 —–28 29 30 29 —–30 78 31 168 JUNE DECEMBER —–1 —–2 —–3 —–4 5 6 —–1 —–2 —–3 4 5 7 —–8 —–9 —–10 —–11 —–12 13 6 —–7 —–8 —–9 —–10 —–11 12 14 —–15 —–16 —–17 —–18 19 20 13 —–14 —–15 —–16 —–17 —–18 —–19 21 —–22 —–23 —–24 —–25 26 27 —–20 —–21 —–22 23 —–24 25 26 97 28 —–29 —–30 27 —–28 —–29 —–30 —–31 190 SSS2021 SSS JANUARY Sun M Tu W Th F Sat —–1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 192 31 Days Senate met during Second Session, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, are marked (—–). Boxed area indicates a scheduled non-legislative period. 5 Senate Membership, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session Class Class 1 BALDWIN, TAMMY ....................... WI 3 LEAHY, PATRICK J ....................... VT 1 Barrasso, John ............................. WY 3 Lee, Mike ...................................... UT 3 BENNET, MICHAEL F ................... CO 2 LUJA´ N, BEN RAY ......................... NM 1 Blackburn, Marsha ...................... TN 2 Lummis, Cynthia M ..................... WY 3 BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD .............. CT 1 MANCHIN, JOE, III ....................... WV 3 Blunt, Roy ..................................... MO 2 MARKEY, EDWARD J ................... MA 2 BOOKER, CORY A ........................ NJ 2 Marshall, Roger ........................... KS 3 Boozman, John ............................. AR 2 McConnell, Mitch ........................ KY 1 Braun, Mike ................................. IN 1 MENENDEZ, ROBERT .................... NJ 1 BROWN, SHERROD ........................ OH 2 MERKLEY, JEFF ............................ OR 3 Burr, Richard ............................... NC 3 Moran, Jerry ................................ KS 1 CANTWELL, MARIA ...................... WA 3 Murkowski, Lisa ........................... AK 2 Capito, Shelley Moore ................. WV 1 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER ............... CT 1 CARDIN, BENJAMIN L .................. MD 3 MURRAY, PATTY .......................... WA 1 CARPER, THOMAS R .................... DE 2 OSSOFF, JON ................................. GA 1 CASEY, ROBERT P., JR. ................ PA 3 PADILLA, ALEX 1 .......................... CA 2 Cassidy, Bill ................................. LA 3 Paul, Rand ................................... KY 2 Collins, Susan M .......................... ME 2 PETERS, GARY C .......................... MI 2 COONS, CHRISTOPHER A ............. DE 3 Portman, Rob ............................... OH 2 Cornyn, John ................................ TX 2 REED, JACK .................................. RI 3 CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE ....... NV 2 Risch, James E ............................. ID 2 Cotton, Tom ................................. AR 1 Romney, Mitt ................................ UT 1 Cramer, Kevin .............................. ND 1 ROSEN, JACKY .............................. NV 3 Crapo, Mike ................................. ID 2 Rounds, Mike ............................... SD 1 Cruz, Ted ...................................... TX 3 Rubio, Marco ............................... FL 2 Daines, Steve ................................ MT 1 SANDERS, BERNARD * ................... VT 3 DUCKWORTH, TAMMY ................. IL 2 Sasse, Ben .................................... NE 2 DURBIN, RICHARD J ..................... IL 3 SCHATZ, BRIAN ............................ HI 2 Ernst, Joni .................................... IA 3 SCHUMER, CHARLES E ................. NY 1 FEINSTEIN, DIANNE ...................... CA 1 Scott, Rick .................................... FL 1 Fischer, Deb ................................. NE 3 Scott, Tim ..................................... SC 1 GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E ............. NY 2 SHAHEEN, JEANNE ........................ NH 2 Graham, Lindsey .......................... SC 3 Shelby, Richard C ........................ AL 3 Grassley, Chuck ........................... IA 1 SINEMA, KYRSTEN ....................... AZ 2 Hagerty, Bill ................................. TN 2 SMITH, TINA ................................. MN 3 HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD ....... NH 1 STABENOW, DEBBIE ..................... MI 1 Hawley, Josh ................................ MO 2 Sullivan, Dan ............................... AK 1 HEINRICH, MARTIN ...................... NM 1 TESTER, JON ................................. MT 2 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W ............. CO 3 Thune, John .................................. SD 1 HIRONO, MAZIE K ....................... HI 2 Tillis, Thom .................................. NC 3 Hoeven, John ............................... ND 3 Toomey, Patrick J ........................ PA 2 Hyde-Smith, Cindy ....................... MS 2 Tuberville, Tommy ....................... AL 2 Inhofe, James M ........................... OK 3 VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS ................... MD 3 Johnson, Ron ................................ WI 2 WARNER, MARK R ....................... VA 1 KAINE, TIM ................................... VA 3 WARNOCK, RAPHAEL G 2 ............ GA 2 3 KELLY, MARK ............................ AZ 1 WARREN, ELIZABETH ................... MA 3 Kennedy, John .............................. LA 1 WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON .............. RI 1 KING, ANGUS S., JR. * .................. ME 1 Wicker, Roger F ........................... MS 1 KLOBUCHAR, AMY ....................... MN 3 WYDEN, RON ............................... OR 3 Lankford, James ........................... OK 3 Young, Todd ................................. IN Class 1=Senators whose terms expire in 2025 (Dem. 21 Ind. 2 Rep. 10) ..................................... 33 Class 2=Senators whose terms expire in 2027 (Dem. 13 Rep. 20) ................................................... 33 Class 3=Senators whose terms expire in 2023 (Dem. 14 Rep. 20) ................................................... 34 Totals (Dem. 48 Ind. 2 Rep. 50) ..................................... 100 [Democrats in roman] [Independent *] [Republicans in italic] 1 Appointed to fill an unexpired term until vacancy is filled as provided by law.
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