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The Senate reached an agreement that the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar #247, John H. Gibson, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department Defense. There will be 60 minutes of debate followed by a vote on...

The Senate has reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of the McFadden nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, October 30. Senator McConnell then filed cloture on the Barrett, Larsen, Eid, and Bibas nominations.  There will be 2 roll call votes at 5:30pm on Monday. Those votes will be on...

The Senate agreed to the consideration of H.J.Res.111, the resolution of disapproval with respect to the CFPB arbitration rule, by voice vote. There will now be up to 10 hours of debate equally divided followed by a vote on passage of the resolution of disapproval (possible in the...

Senator McConnell asked consent that all post cloture time on the motion to concur with respect to H.R.2266 be expired. That Senator Paul be recognized to make a budget point of order and speak for up to 5 minutes. That Senator McConnell or designee be recognized to make a motion to waive, and upon...

The Senate has reconvened and Senator Paul is speaking. We expect him to raise a Budget point of order against the Supplemental. When he is finished (he has up to an hour under cloture), we expect 2 roll call votes, on a motion to waive the point of order and on the motion to concur with respect...

Senator McConnell has filed cloture on the following nominations:Executive Calendar #117, Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma; andExecutive Calendar #179, Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the...

The concurrent resolution on the FY18 Budget was agreed to by a vote of 51-49. The Senate then turned to the consideration of the House Message on H.R.2266, Emergency Supplemental. Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.2266 and filed cloture on...

The Heitkamp amendment was agreed to by a vote of 47-51. The Donnelly amendment #1234, as modified with text of SA #1423, and Portman #1422 were agreed to by voice votes. The Kaine amendment has been temporarily laid aside and we’ll come back to it later.  At 4:32pm, the Senate began a 15...

At 3:00pm, all time will be yielded back and the senate will vote in relation to the following amendments:  1.      Flake SA #1178 (simpler tax system)2.      Baldwin SA #1139 (deficits)3.      Rubio SA #1205 (working...

The Senate agreed to the Collins amendment #1151 (small business) by voice vote.Senator Enzi announced that there will be no further roll call votes today. Roll call votes on additional amendments are possible as early as tomorrow morning. Senators should also expect a series of votes to occur...

Up to 6 roll call votes are scheduled to begin at 3:00pm. There will be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote and 10 minutes prior to the vote in relation to the Heller amendment. No second degree amendments are in order prior to a vote in relation to each amendment listed. 3:00pm—up to 6...

Senator Enzi has offered amendment #1116 (substitute) to H.Con.Res.71, Budget. 

The motion to proceed to the H.Con.Res.71, Budget, was agreed to by a vote of 50-47. There will now be up to 50 hours for debate on the concurrent resolution. Following the remarks of Senators Enzi and Senators, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm.

By voice vote, the Senate agreed to going to conference on H.R.2810, NDAA, and appointed the Senate Armed Services Committee as conferees.

Following the remarks of Senator Schumer, there will be up to 10 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the Trachtenberg nomination. We expect time to be yielded back and the vote to start shortly after his remarks (around 10:35am).Today, we expect to go to conference on the National...

The Senate is in Executive Session considering Executive Calendar #226, Callista L. Gingrich to be Ambassador to the Holy See, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Gingrich nomination. Under the previous order, tomorrow after leader...

The Senate has reached an agreement that following Leader remarks on Tuesday, October 17th, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar #191, David Trachtenberg to be Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense. That there be 10 minutes of debate equally divided followed by a vote...

Cloture was invoked on the Gingrich nomination by a vote of 75-20. The next roll call vote will be on confirmation of the Gingrich nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, October 16.   During the next work period, the Senate may consider the FY 2018 Budget resolution, an emergency supplemental...

Cloture was invoked on the Gingrich nomination by a vote of 75-20. The next roll call vote will be on confirmation of the Gingrich nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, October 16. During the next work period, the Senate may consider the FY 2018 Budget resolution, an emergency supplemental appropriations,...

There will be 3 roll call votes at 10:12am today. Those votes will be on: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #119, Lee Francis Cissna, to be Director of US...