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Senator Murray asked unanimous consent to take up and pass a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer plans maintained by a community newspaper. Senator Hatch...

At 1:45pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #619, Richard Grenell, of California, to be Ambassador to Germany.  Confirmed: 56-42.   There will be no further roll call votes this week.  

At 12:34pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State. Confirmed: 57-42. 

At 12:04pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State;Invoked: 57-42 12:00 noon on Thursday-Up to 2 roll call votes 1.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #788,...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State, with the time until 12:00 noon equally divided.  At 12:00 noon, there will be a...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessS.2758, To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I Memorials. Cal.363, S.Res.429, A resolution commemorating the 59th anniversary of Tibet’s 1959 uprising as...

At approximately 12:00 noon tomorrow, Thursday, April 26, there will be 4 minutes for debate equally divided on Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State. Upon the use or yielding back of time, there will be a cloture vote on the Pompeo nomination. If cloture is...

Senator McCaskill asked unanimous consent to take up and pass calendar number 43, S.317, the Taxpayers Right to Know Act, with a Senator Lankford substitute amendment. Senator Schumer objected. 

The Senate stands adjourned until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #788, Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State. Cloture has been filed on the Pompeo nomination and on Executive Calendar #619,...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Confirmed: 50-47 Legislative BusinessPassed H.R.2061, North Korean Human Rights w/ Rubio amdtAdopted S.Res.482,...

The Senate confirmed the Duncan nomination by a vote of 50-47.  Senator McConnell then filed cloture on the Pompeo (Secretary of State) and Grenell (Ambassador to Germany) nominations. Unless an agreement can be reached, the cloture vote on the Pompeo nomination would occur one hour after the...

At 3:02pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit;Confirmed: 50-47

At 3:00pm today all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.  By voice vote, the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #765, Lt. Gen...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Invoked: 50-44. Legislative BusinessPassed by voice vote Calendar #354, S.2325, Northern Mariana...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, post-cloture. The Senate will recess...

At 5:30pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.By a vote of 50-44, cloture was invoked on the Duncan nomination. There will be up to 30 hours...

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, April 23, 2018. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. At 5:30pm, there will be a cloture vote on...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #609, James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Confirmed: 50-49 Legislative BusinessAdopted S. Res. 431, a resolution supporting the goals and...

Then Senator McConnell filed cloture on Executive Calendar #624, Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice W. Eugene Davis, retired. We expect to set the cloture vote for 5:30pm on Monday. 

At 1:46pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of  Executive Calendar #609, James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Confirmed: 50-49