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By a vote of 96-0, the Senate adopted S.Res.377, directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate. The next roll call vote is expected at...

By unanimous consent the Senate passed H.R.4721, as amended with the Thune, Hatch, Nelson, and Wyden amendment to extend FAA authorization and tax provisions through July 15, 2016.

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 5:00pm on Monday, April 4, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #355, S.1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act, with 30 minutes of debate equally divided. Upon the use or yielding back of time, the committee-reported substitute amendment will...

The Senate has resumed consideration of the message to accompany S.764, the legislative vehicle for the GMO labeling bill. The time until 11:45am is equally divided. As a reminder, the filing deadline for second degree amendments to the Roberts amendment #3450 (GMO labeling) is 10:45am today. All...

As a reminder, during yesterday's session Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment (Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015) to S.764 (National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015), with an amendment, which is McConnell for Roberts amendment #3450 (GMO labeling). Senator...

By unanimous consent, the Senate passed Calendar #17, S.337, Freedom of Information Act with a Cornyn substitute amendment.

The Senate has resumed consideration of the message to accompany S.764, the legislative vehicle for the GMO labeling bill. As a reminder, during yesterday's session Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment (Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015) to S.764 (National Sea Grant College...

Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment (Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015) to S.764 (National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015), with an amendment, which is McConnell for Roberts amendment #3450 (GMO labeling). Senator McConnell filed cloture on the motion to...

The McConnell motion to table the Paul motion to discharge S.J.Res.31, F-16 sale to Pakistan, was agreed to by a vote of 71-24. The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today.

At approximately 1:25pm, Senator Paul moved to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J.Res.31, relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan. There will now be up to 1 hour of debate. Following the remarks of...

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 4:00pm on Monday, March 14, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #476, John B. King, of New York, to be Secretary of Education. There will be 90 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a roll call vote...

The Senate passed S.524, as amended (CARA) by a vote of 94-1. Today, we expect Senator Paul to make a motion to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J.Res.31, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government...

Senator Mikulski asked unanimous consent the Senate vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #215, Waverly D. Crenshaw, to be United States district Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Calendar #317, Paula Xinis, to e United States District Judge for the District of Maryland. Senator...

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. The time until 12:00 noon will be equally divided between the two managers or their designees. At 12:00 noon there will be up to 3 votes in relation to S.524: Donnelly amendment #3374, as modified (follow up...

5:35pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) to S.524 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Invoked: 86-3

Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments to S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Johnson amendment #3336, as modified (Indian Health Service) Durbin amendment #3329 (opioid action plan) That at 5:30pm on Monday, the Senate vote in...

This evening, Senator McConnell filed cloture on the Grassley-Leahy amendment #3378 (substitute) and on the underlying bill, S.524 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. The cloture vote on the Grassley-Leahy substitute amendment will occur at 5:30pm on Monday, March 7. The filing deadline for...

Senator Udall asked unanimous consent that the Senate enter Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #365, Roberta S. Jacobson, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Mexican States, and the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the...

There will be a roll call vote at 1:45pm today in relation to Manchin amendment #3420 (consumer education) to S.524, CARA. No second degree amendments are in order prior to the vote.

Senator Grassley then called up Donnelly amendment #3374, as modified (follow up services).