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Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #508, John C. Rood, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; confirmed: 81-7. Legislative BusinessPassed S.925, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals...

By unanimous consent, all uniformed military promotions pending in the Senate will remain in status quo, with the exception of PN765 (Paul Stader), PN540 (Dori Baker), PN475 (David Hayworth). These are in addition to the nominations that were ordered to remain in status quo pursuant to the December...

Roll Call Votes1.      Collins motion to waive applicable points of order; agreed to: 91-8.2.      McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 1370, CR through January 19, 2018; agreed to: 66-32. Legislative...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessAdopted Calendar #277, S.Res.150: recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority in efforts of the United States Government to promote democracy and good...

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...

Roll Call Votes1.       Confirmation of Executive Calendar #430, Jennifer Gillian Newstead, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State; confirmed: 88-11.2.       Motion to proceed to conference report to accompany H.R.1, tax...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #241, J. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to be an General Counsel of HUD; confirmed: 62-34.2.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #193, Owen West, of Connecticut, to be an...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #535, James C. Ho, of Texas, to be US Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; confirmed: 53-43. Legislative BusinessPassed S.654: PACT Act. Executive BusinessConfirmed the following nominations: Executive...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #534, Don R. Willett, of Texas, to be a US Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; confirmed: 50-47.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #535, James C. Ho, of Texas,...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #533, Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to be US Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; confirmed: 50-48.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #534, Don R. Willett, of Texas,...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #533, Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to be US Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; invoked: 48-47. Legislative BusinessAdopted S.Res.356, substitute teaching.  No Executive Business

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #321, the nomination of Joseph Balash, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior; confirmed: 61-38.2.      Passage of H.J.Res.123, CR through December 22, 2017; passed:...

Roll Call Votes1.      Compound motion to go to conference on H.R.1, tax reconciliation; agreed to: 51-47.2.      King MTI (deficit-neutral); not agreed to: 48-50.3.      Stabenow MTI (corporate tax rate); not agreed to:...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #495, Kirstjen Nielsen, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security; confirmed: 62-37. Legislative BusinessBegan the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business SECURE Act of 2017...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #495, Kirstjen Nielsen, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security; invoked: 59-33. Legislative BusinessPassed S.371: Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act,...

Roll Call Votes1.      Nelson motion to commit H.R.1 (middle-class tax relief); not agreed to: 48-52.2.      Baldwin motion to commit H.R.1 (carried interest); not agreed to: 48-52.3.      Cardin motion to commit H.R.1...

Roll Call Votes1.      Brown motion to commit H.R.1 (patriot employers); not agreed to: 48-52.2.      Casey motion to commit H.R.1 (increasing worker wages); not agreed to: 48-51.3.      King motion to commit H.R.1...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to proceed to H.R.1, tax reconciliation; agreed to: 52-48.2.      Wyden motion to recommit H.R.1 (middle-class tax cuts); not agreed to: 48-51. Legislative BusinessAdopted S.Res.344: honoring the life and...

Roll Call Votes1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #481, Gregory Katsas, of Virginia, to be US Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; confirmed: 50-48. Legislative BusinessPassed H.R.1892: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act, with Boozman...

Roll Call Votes1)      Confirmation Executive Calendar #314, Dabney Langhorne Freidrich, of California, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; confirmed: 97-3.2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #481,...