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The 60 vote affirmative threshold with respect to the Toomey amendment #3367 was vitiated. The Toomey amendment was then agreed to by voice vote.

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 2:30pm today, the Senate will vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed: SA #3362 - Feinstein (DOJ - drugs) SA #3395 - Wyden (Opioid treatments) SA #3367 - Toomey (Medicare) SA #3345 - Shaheen (Approps) That there be no second...

The Senate has begun consideration of S.524, Comprehensive Addition Recovery Act (CARA). The committee-reported substitute was withdrawn and Senator Grassley offered Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) and Feinstein-Grassley amendment #3362 (DOJ). We expect Senators Shaheen and Toomey to...

Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) Donnelly amendment #3374, as modified (follow-up services)

On Wednesday, March 2, following Leader remarks, the Senate will begin consideration of Calendar #369, S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn and Senator Grassley or his designee be recognized to offer a substitute amendment...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, post-cloture. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the...

As a reminder, at 5:00pm the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided between the two managers or their designees. At 5:30pm, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke...

Today, Senator McConnell moved to proceed to Calendar #369, S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to occur at 5:30pm on Monday, February 29.

The Senate has resumed consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #443, Robert McKinnon Califf, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, post-cloture. The Senate reached an agreement to move the confirmation vote scheduled for this morning to 12:00...

5:41pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Robert McKinnon Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.

For the information of all senators, following the deliverance of Washington's Farewell Address (approximately 3:40pm) the Senate will observe a moment of silence in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

The Senate stands adjourned to then convene for a pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times: Monday, February 15th at 11:00am, Thursday, February 18th at 9:00am. When the Senate adjourns on Thursday, February 18th, it will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday,...

Tonight, Senator McConnell moved to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #443, Robert McKinnon Califf, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, and filed cloture on the nomination. At 5:30pm on Monday, February 22, the Senate will vote on the motion...

Senator Grassley asked unanimous consent to pass Calendar #325, S.1169, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, with a committee-reported substitute and a Grassley substitute amendment. Senator Cotton objected.

By a vote of 75-20, the Senate adopted the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Customs). At 1:30pm, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #361, the nomination of Leonard Terry Strand, of...

Senator Udall asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to vote on Executive Calendar #365, the nomination of Roberta S. Jacobson, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States. Senator Lee objected on behalf of Senator...

Cloture was invoked on the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, by a vote of 73-20. Senator McConnell announced that after all post-cloture debate has concluded - at approximately 12:00 noon - he expects the Senate will vote on adoption of the...

Senator Paul asked unanimous consent to call up amendment #3301 (to remove national security waivers) to H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions. Senator Gardner objected.

The Senate is considering Calendar #359, H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016. There will now be up to 7 hours of debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or yielding back of time, the committee-reported amendment will be agreed to and the Senate will vote on the...

This evening Senator McConnell laid before the Senate the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, and filed cloture. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote is expected one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, February 11.