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The Senate will meet for a pro forma session only with no business conducted at 11:45am on Friday, January 3, 2014. Additionally, only if the Senate does not receive a message that the House has adopted S.Con.Res.30, the adjournment resolution, the Senate will meet on the following dates and...

On Friday, January 3, the Senate convened at 11:45am. Pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment of the United States Constitution, at 12:00 noon today, the Senate convened the 2nd session of the 113th Congress. The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, January 6, 2014. Under the previous order,...

The Senate has received a Message from the House on S.Con.Res.30, the adjournment resolution. As a result, there will be no pro forma sessions today, Friday, December 27 or Tuesday, December 31. As a reminder, the Senate will next convene for a pro forma session at 11:45am Friday, January 3rd. The...

Roll Call Votes 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #456, Alejandro Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Confirmed: 54-41 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #459, John Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner...

Senator Durbin asked unanimous consent that all nominations received by the Senate during the 113th Congress, First Session, remain in status quo notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 31, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Senator Graham objected. By unanimous consent, the Senate...

Senator Schumer asked unanimous consent the Senate up and pass S.1882, a bill to extend the exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefit. Senator Hatched asked the request be modified and that the bill be referred to the Finance Committee. Senator Schumer objected to...

Senator Durbin moved to proceed to Calendar #265, S.1845, A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. He then filed cloture on the motion to proceed. Senators will be notified when the vote is scheduled.

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

11:25am  The Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #452, the nomination of Janet Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Invoked: 59-34 Under the previous order, the vote on confirmation of the...

11:09am The Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #382, Brian Davis, of FL, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Florida Confirmed: 68-26

10:52am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #382, Brian Davis, of FL, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Florida Invoked: 56-36 with 2 Senators voting present

10:38am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #459, John Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Confirmed: 59-36

10:22am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #459, John Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Invoked: 56-39

9:45am The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #456, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of DC, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Confirmed: 54-41

At approximately 10:03am this morning, there will be 6 roll call votes: 1)      Confirmation of the Mayorkas nomination, Live quorum 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #459, John Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue 3)      Confirmation of...

Roll Call Votes 1)      Cornyn motion to table the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, NDAA, with an amendment; Not Tabled: 45-55 2)      Motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, NDAA; Agreed to: 84-15 3)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive...

The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:00am on Friday, December 20, 2013.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #456, Alejandro Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, post-cloture. There...

11:38pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #456, Alejandro Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Invoked: 55-45

11:14pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the Motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, the National Defense Authorization Act. Agreed to: 84-15

The Senate has reached an agreement with respect to several nominations.  Under the unanimous consent agreement, there will be 2 roll call votes at 11:14pm this evening, 6 roll call votes at 10:00am Friday and one roll call vote at a time to be determined on Monday, January 6th.  The details of the...