U.S. Senator for Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse
Services for Rhode Islanders

I am committed to serving the people of Rhode Island. Please contact me to book a tour of the Capitol or other Washington attractions, apply for an internship in one of my offices or a nomination to one of America's military service academies, order a flag, request assistance with casework or e-mail me a comment.

You may also call my Washington office, 202-224-2921, to comment on legislative issues, or my Providence office, 401-453-5294, for casework inquiries.

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Today in the Senate

May 12:

The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. There will be no roll call votes on Monday.

Senators should be prepared to vote as early as 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday in relation to the following items: the McConnell amendment No. 4720 (energy) with a 60-vote threshold; the Reid amendment (energy) with a 60-vote threshold; passage of the flood insurance legislation (either S. 2284 or H.R. 3121); and cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 980 (collective bargaining).

If cloture on the motion to proceed is invoked, all post-cloture time will be yielded back and the motion to proceed will be agreed to.

Contact Sheldon

Providence Office:
170 Westminster Street, Suite 1100
Providence, RI 02903
401-453-5294 phone
401-453-5085 fax

Washington Office:
Hart Senate Office Building Room 502
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2921 phone
202-228-6362 fax

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