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Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #453, S.2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act. The cloture vote is expected to occur Wednesday morning. Another message will be sent when the vote is scheduled.

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice votes: -          Executive Calendar #789, Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation...

The Senate has reached an agreement to vote on Tuesday, July 22, at 10:45am on cloture on the Birotte, Rosenberg, and deGravelles nominations and, if cloture is invoked, at 2:15pm on confirmation of those nominations. There will be two minutes for debate prior to each vote. All votes after the first...

The Senate reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of the Lawson and Reddick nominations upon disposition of the Carnes nomination on Monday. As a result, at 5:30pm on Monday, July 21, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations listed below. We expect a roll call vote on...

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice votes: Executive Calendar #709 David B. Shear, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (voice vote expected) Calendar #834 David Arthur Mader, of Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of...

Senator Paul asked unanimous consent to take up and pass S.2265, the Stand with Israel Act of 2014. Senator Corker objected.

The previously scheduled cloture vote on the Carnes will now begin at 1:45pm. 1:45pm-1 roll call vote and 2 voice votes expected: Cloture on Executive Calendar #849 Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Confirmation of Executive Calendar #709 David...

The Tester amendment #3552 was agreed to by voice vote.

The Vitter #3550 was agreed to by voice vote

The Senate has reached an agreement to vote at 2:00pm today on cloture on the Carnes nomination (GA Circuit) and then on confirmation of the Shear (Ass't Sec of Defense) and Mader (Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management) nominations. At 5:30pm on Monday, July 21, the Senate will vote on...

This evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: -        Executive Calendar #849, Julie E. Carnes, Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit -        Executive Calendar #851, Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for...

The order with respect to the TRIA legislation has been modified as outlined below. The new agreement reduces the debate time and schedules the votes to begin at 12:00 noon tomorrow, Thursday, July 17. At 12:00 noon tomorrow, there will be up to 5 votes in relation to the TRIA bill. We anticipate 3...

Cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act, by a vote of 56-43. Senator Reid changed his vote to no (for procedural reasons) and entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote at a later time. The Senate continues to...

Cloture was invoked on the White nomination by a vote of 54-43. As a result, at 12:20pm the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination. At 2:10pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate...

The LaFleur nomination was confirmed by a roll call vote of 90-7. The Senate then confirmed the Nealon, Wood, and Jaenichen nominations by voice votes. We expect the next vote to begin around 10:30am tomorrow. That vote would be on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #850, the...

The Senate reached an agreement to vote on confirmation of Nealon, Wood, and Jaenichen nominations following the vote on the LaFleur nomination. We expect these 3 nominations to be confirmed by voice votes. As a result, we expect 2 roll call votes and 3 voice votes to begin at approximately 3:15pm...

At 12:00 noon today, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 roll call votes on the following motions: -        Cloture on Executive Calendar #839, Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and -        Cloture on Executive Calendar #842, Cheryl A....

Today Senator Reid filed cloture on Executive Calendar #850, the nomination of Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. He then filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider Calendar #438, S.2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 (TRIA). At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #438,...

The Silliman and Smith nominations were then confirmed by voice votes. There will be no further roll call votes today.