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At 9:30am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #605, Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor;Confirmed: 50-48 Next: 1.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #666, Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be...

Roll Call Votes 1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #728, John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; Confirmed: 50-48 2.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #605, Patrick Pizzella,...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:15am on Thursday, April 12, 2018.   Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #605, Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.   At 9:30am, all...

At 9:30am tomorrow, all post-cloture time will expire on the Pizzella nomination and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the Pizzella nomination, there will be 2 minutes for debate prior to a cloture vote on the Wheeler nomination. Senators should expect 2...

At 12:58, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on cloture on Executive Calendar #605, Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.Cloture was invoked 50 - 48. 

At 12:21, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #728, John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.Confirmed 50 - 48.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 under the provisions of S.Res. 455 and S.Res.454, as a further mark of respect to the late Senators Daniel Akaka of Hawaii and Zell Miller of Georgia.   Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, confirmed: 96-12.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #728, John...

 At 2:15pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #728, John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board;Invoked: 50-47

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.   Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of...

Roll Call Votes 1.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; Invoked: 96-2   Legislative Business Passed Cal. #304, H.R.3445 - AGOA Passed H.R.3979 – America’s...

At a time to be determined, there will be 10 hours for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #376, Carlos G. Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Education. 

At 5:32pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky;Invoked: 96-2

Schedule for pro formas and Monday, April 9, 2018The Senate stands adjourned until 11:30am on Monday, March 26, 2018. There will be pro forma sessions, with no business conducted, on the following dates and times: Monday, March 26th at 11:30amThursday, March 29th at 3:45pmMonday, April 2nd at...

Wrap Up for Thursday, March 22, 2018 Roll Call Votes Motion to instruct the SAA to request the presence of absent senators; agreed to: 91-6. Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations; Invoked: 67-30 Motion to concur in House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.1625,...

Senator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations: 1.       Executive Calendar #539, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky2.       Executive Calendar #728, John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of...

At 12:21am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to concur re: HR 1625, omnibus appropriations; Agreed To: 65-32This will be the last vote of the work period. The next vote is expected to be a cloture vote on a nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, April 9. 

The motion to instruct was agreed to by a vote of 91-6.  There will now be now 2 roll call votes: -          Motion to invoke cloture on H.R.1625, omnibus appropriations. If cloture is invoked, all time is yielded...

At 10:49pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to request the presence of absent senators;Agreed To: 91-6

By unanimous consent, the Senate adopted H.Con.Res.116, Enrollment Correction to change the title of H. R. 1625 (Omnibus) w/Risch Amendment #2226 re: naming of a wilderness area.   Votes in relation to the omnibus appropriations bill are still possible tonight, but no agreement has been...