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Roll call votes are expected to begin shortly.  Senators are encouraged to come to the floor as soon as possible.    When more information is available, another message will be sent.

Morning business has been extended until 6:45pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

Morning business has been extended until 6:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

Morning business has been extended until 3:30pm.

There will be no roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the Chair.  When the Senate reconvenes, another message will be posted.  The unofficial transcript of Senator Reid's remarks is below. 19:42:42 NSP} (MR. REID) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT } MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE AWAITING ACTION ON THE...

Despite the delay in the House, the Senate still plans on conducting a roll call vote in relation to the Boehner plan during today's session.  Timing of this vote is uncertain but as stated, it is the Leader's intention to have the vote tonight.

Senator Reid announced the Senate will vote in relation to Speaker Boehner's bill this evening.  The House is expected to vote between 6pm and 7pm.  It will take some time for the message to be received in the Senate.  Our best guess is that the Senate will conduct this roll call vote between 7pm...

Morning business has been extended until 7pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each.  At 7pm, Senator Reid will be recognized.

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 6:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Senator Coburn will be recognized at 5:30pm for up to 30 minutes and Senator Boxer will be recognized following Senator Coburn for up to 20 minutes.

Senator Rockefeller asked unanimous consent the Senate pass H.R.2533 with a Rockefeller-Hutchison amendment, which is at the desk and is a clean extension of the Federal Aviation Administration.  Senator Hatch objected to Senator Rockefeller's request. Senator Hatch then asked unanimous consent the...

At 2:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to debate Calendar #276, Robert S. Mueller III, of California, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations for up to two hours equally divided and controlled in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately...

By unanimous consent, the Senate confirmed Gary Locke, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China.

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 2:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

At approximately 12:15pm, the Senate will be in Executive Session to consider the nominations of Paul Engelmayer to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York and Ramona Manglona to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands with 2 minutes of...

By unanimous consent, the previous order with respect to the roll call vote scheduled for 5:30pm today has been vitiated and re-scheduled until 12:15pm on Tuesday. At 12:15pm on Tuesday, July 26th, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations en bloc: -         ...

At 4:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations en bloc: -          Calendar #83  Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York and -          Calendar #84 Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern...

Prior to adjournment on Friday, at the request of Senator Rockefeller, Senator Durbin asked unanimous consent that the Senate pass H.R.2553, the FAA extension with a Rockefeller-Hutchison substitute amendment (which is a clean extension of the program).  Senator Hatch then objected to the...

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 2:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.  Senator Reid announced next roll call vote is expected at approximately 5:30pm on Monday, July 25, 2011.