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The Senate stands in recess until 11:30am to allow for caucus meetings.  At 12:00 Noon, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture the motion to concur in the House message to H.R.195 with amendment (February 8 CR/CHIP/Tax).

The motion to table the motion to refer was tabled by a vote of 55-44.  By voice vote, the Senate tabled the motion to concur with an amendment.  Senator McConnell then moved to concur in the House amendment with a further amendment (Feb. 8 CR/CHIP) and filed cloture on the motion. He then...

The Senate has reconvened and has resumed consideration of the House Message on H.R.195, CR through February 8th and CHIP. Community Health Centers is not included in the Republican proposal.  Cloture was filed on the motion to concur earlier this morning. The filing deadline associated with...

The cloture vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.195, CR, will occur at 10:00pm tonight.   As a reminder, if cloture is invoked the filing deadline for second degree amendments is one hour prior to the start of the cloture vote.

The motion to concur was agreed to by a vote of 65-34. The Senate then agreed to H.Con.Res.98, to change the title of Rapid DNA to FISA.   Senator Portman made a motion to proceed S.1519, Senate reported NDAA bill, as a place holder motion. The Senate is in a period of morning business until...

All post-cloture time on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.139 (702/FISA) will expire at 12:15pm tomorrow, Thursday, January 18th. At that time, the Senate will dispose of the pending motion to concur with an amendment and any pending amendments (could be defeated by voice...

The motion to lay before the Senate the message on S.139, FISA, was agreed to by a vote of 68-27. Senator McConnell then moved to concur in the House amendment to S.139 and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote to occur at 5:30pm on Tuesday.  Senator McConnell made a motion to...

At 2:15pm on Tuesday, January 9, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following nominations: 1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #370, the nomination of  William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of...

Senator McConnell announced that there will be no further roll call votes this week. The next roll call vote is expected on Monday,January 8th at 5:30pm.  This evening Senator McConnell filed cloture onthe following nominations: 1.     ExecutiveCalendar #370,...

There will now be about 4 minutes prior to 2 roll call votes.  6:20pm-- 2 roll call votes:1.      Collins motion to waive all applicable points of order 2.      McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR...

The Second Session of the 115th Congress will convene on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at noon.  At that time the new senators will be sworn in

The Senate has convened and is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. We continue to wait for the House to send us a continuing resolution to fund the government. The current CR expires on Friday, December 22, 2017. By unanimous...

The Senate has reconvened and is in a period of morning business until 3:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and the time equally divided. At 3:00pm, we expect a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, Tax Cuts...

The Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, the Senate proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of Executive Calendar #430, Jennifer Gillian Newstead, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State....

At 1:45pm today there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #535, James C. Ho, of Texas, to be US Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

At 1:45pm today there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #535, James C. Ho, of Texas, to be US Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session for consideration of Calendar #193, the nomination of Owen West, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. There will be 30 minutes for debate...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in 2 roll call votes at 4:30pm today. At 4:00pm, there will be 30 minutes of post-cloture time remaining on the Willett nomination, equally divided. Following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Willett...

The Senate passed S.447, JUST Act, by unanimous consent.

There will now be up to 30 minutes of debate on H.J.Res.123, continuing resolution through December 22, 2017.  Upon the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate will vote on passage of the joint resolution.  The vote is expected to begin as early as 5:40pm.