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The Senate has reached an agreement that following Leader remarks on Wednesday, February 15th, there be 10 minutes of debate remaining on H.J.Res.40 followed by a vote on passage of the joint resolution. Following disposition of H.J.Res.40, there will be 10 minutes of debate prior to a vote on the...

Senator McConnell moved to proceed to H.J.Res.40, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. There will now be up to ten...

11:01am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Linda McMahon to be Administrator, Small Business Administration Confirmed: 81-19

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will enter Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, with the time until 11:00am equally...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury; confirmed: 53-47. Confirmation of David Shulkin to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs; confirmed: 100-0. No Legislative Business   No Executive Business

7:39 the Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of David Shulkin to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Senate confirmed David Shulkin to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs by a vote of 100-0.

7:04, the Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of Treasury by a vote of 53-47. The Senate will now proceed to up to 10 minutes of debate and a roll call vote on the confirmation of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, February 13, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will enter Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury, with 7 hours of post-cloture debate time remaining. Upon the...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Discharged Commerce of H.R.590 and referred to EPW. Adopted S.Res.44, designating February 6 through 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week". Adopted S.Res.45, designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Friday, February 10, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will enter Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury, post-cloture and for debate only. There will be no roll call...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services; confirmed: 52-47. Motion to invoke cloture on Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury; invoked: 53-46. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.57, Majority Committee Membership (adding Senator...

2:17am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Steven Mcuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury. invoked: 53-46.

The Senate has reached an agreement that on Monday, February 13, there be 7 hours of debate remaining on the Mnuchin nomination and that following disposition of the Mnuchin nomination, the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Executive Calendar #17, David Shulkin, to be...

1:46am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.   Next: Motion to invoke cloture on Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury

The Senate continues to debate the nomination of Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, post-cloture. If all time is used, the vote on confirmation of the nomination will be at approximately 1:46am tonight, followed by a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will enter Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, post-cloture. If all time is used, the vote on...

Roll Call Votes Motion to request the presence of absent senators; agreed to: 91-4. Confirmation of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education; confirmed: 51-50, with the vice president having voted in the affirmative. Motion to invoke cloture on Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General; invoked:...

6:58pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. Confirmed: 52-47-1. Next: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

The Senate continues to debate the Sessions nomination, post-cloture. If all time is used, at 6:51pm, all post-cloture debate time will expire and the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #14, the nomination of Jeff Sessions, to be Attorney...

9:06 pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion that the Senator from Massachusetts be permitted to proceed in order. The motion that the Senator from Massachusetts be permitted to proceed in order was not agreed to by a vote of 43-50.