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The Senate has convened and has resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided. At 5:30pm today, there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the Keystone pipeline bill. If cloture is invoked,...

Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that at 2:00pm on Monday, January 12th, the motion to proceed to the consideration of S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone pipeline, be agreed to;  and that Senator Murkowski be recognized to offer a substitute amendment that is the text of the...

The Senate has begun consideration of H.R.26, TRIA. The time until 1:45pm will be equally divided in the usual form. At 1:45pm, there will be 2 roll call votes on the following items: Warren substitute amendment  (TRIA minus end user provision) Passage of H..R.26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, as...

After the Senate convened, we reached an agreement to consider the TRIA legislation. Under the agreement, there will be 2 roll call votes beginning at 1:45pm today. Those votes will be in relation to the Warren amendment and passage of the TRIA bill, as amended, if amended. Each are subject to a...

Senator Wyden asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass HR 5701, Western Oregon Indian Tribal Lands Act. Senator Vitter objected on behalf of Senator Sessions. Senator Vitter asked unanimous consent the Finance Committee be discharged from further consideration of HR 4137, Preserving...

This will be the last vote of the Congress. Prior to the vote on confirmation of the Bough nomination, Senator Reid withdrew the cloture motions on the remaining district judge nominations and the Senate agreed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order in which cloture was filed. The...

The Senate also confirmed Calendar #618, James Cole, Jr. to be General Counsel, Department of Education. Additional votes are possible tonight. The next vote would be cloture on Executive Calendar #1041, Stephen Bough, MO district judge. We expect to vote as soon as an agreement is reached, which...

Senator Reid withdrew the cloture motions on and the Senate then confirmed by voice votes the Lopez, Jadotte, Stivers, Cruden, and Smith nominations. The Senate confirmed the following nominations by unanimous consent: BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS #900 Karen Kornbluh - to be a Member of the...

Cloture was invoked on the Honorable nomination 65-28. Notwithstanding cloture having been invoked, there will now be up to 30 minutes equally divided for debate on HR 5771, Tax Extenders, prior to a vote on passage. The vote on passage is subject to a 60-affirmative vote threshold. H.R.5771 - Tax...

Senator Mikulski asked unanimous consent that the Senate vote on Executive Calendar #1058, the nomination of Carolyn Colvin, to be the Commissioner of Social Security. Senator Hatch objected.

Senator Portman asked unanimous consent the Energy Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R.2126, and the Senate take up and pass the bill. Senator Coburn objected.

Senator Blumenthal asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass H.R.5059, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. Senator Coburn objected.

Cloture was invoked on the Rose nomination 54-39. The previously scheduled 10:00am votes tomorrow on confirmation of the Santos and Rose nominations will be voice votes.  At 2:30pm tomorrow, there will be 2 roll call votes and at 6:00pm there will be 2 more votes. Tuesday, December 16: 2:30pm-Up to...

By unanimous consent, the Senate passed the following bills: Passed H.R.2754: Collectible Coin Protection Act Passed H.R.3572: Coastal Barrier Resources System Units Passed H.R.1206: Electronic Duck Stamp Passed H.R.1378: To designate United States Federal Judicial Center located at 333 West...

The vote schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday: Monday, December 15: 5:30pm: Cloture on Executive Calendar #681, Vivek Murthy, to be Surgeon General Confirmation of Executive Calendar #681, Vivek Murthy, to be Surgeon General Cloture on Executive Calendar # 979, Daniel Santos, Member, Defense Nuclear...

Cloture was filed on the below listed nominations. Conversations are ongoing to schedule the cloture and confirmation votes on each of the nominations. Sarah Saldana (cal.#1084), Asst Sec Homeland Security (ICE); Carolyn Colvin (cal.#552), Commissioner, Social Security; Vivek Murthy (cal.#681),...

There will be no further roll call votes today. Senators will be notified when the next votes are scheduled.

The Senate proceeded to Executive Session by a vote of 54-42 and Senator Reid filed cloture on the Bough nomination. We do not expect to have roll call votes on the remaining motions to go in and out of Legislative and Executive sessions for the purpose of filing cloture on the remaining...

By voice vote, the Senate passed H.J.Res.131, CR to Wednesday, December 17, 2014.

The Senate proceeded to Executive session by a vote of 48-34. Senator Reid then filed cloture on Executive Calendar #1084, Sarah Saldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security. Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under Rule 22 be waived. Senator...