September 29: The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and will be in a period of morning business until 10:00 a.m. with the time equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees.

At 10:00 a.m. the Senate will proceed to vote on adoption of the conference report accompanying H.R. 5631, the Department of Defense Appropriations bill.

Upon disposition of the Defense conference report, the Senate will resume the post cloture debate on H.R.6061, the Border Fence bill.

As a reminder, cloture was filed on Wednesday on the House Message on S.403, the Child Custody Act. That vote will occur upon disposition of the Border Fence bill.

Roll call votes are expected to occur throughout the day on Friday. If the Senate is unable to complete our work on Friday, the Senate will be in session on Saturday.

Committees

Democratic Policy Committee
The Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) is the policy and research arm of Senate Democrats.  Established by an Act of Congress in 1947, the DPC serves as a centralized source of information for all Senate Democratic offices and helps promote Democratic policies through hearings, special events, publications, and graphics services. The DPC is chaired by Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND).

Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
The mission of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee is to build support for Democratic policy positions. We do this by:
• Creating dialogue and relationships between the Democratic Caucus and community leaders;
• Communicating and promoting Democratic policy priorities to outside organizations;
• Ensuring coordination and amplification of the Democratic message; and
•Coordinating leadership message events with the House Democratic Caucus.