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The Senate stands adjourned to convene for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times: Friday, August 4th at 9:45am; Tuesday, August 8th at 12:30pm; Friday, August 11th at 3:30pm; Tuesday, August 15th at 4:30pm; Friday, August 18th at 10:00am, committees are...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act; agreed to: 96-1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #103, Dan R. Brouillette, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy; confirmed: 79-17. Passage of H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act; passed:...

12:35pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017. Passed: 94-1.

12:02pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #103, Dan R. Brouillette, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Following the vote, the order provides for up to 10 minutes of debate. We expect to yield back that time and immediately proceed to vote on passage of...

By a vote of 96-1, cloture was invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization. Under the previous order, there will now be up to 15 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the Brouillette nomination (around 12:05pm if all time is used). Following the vote, there will...

At 11:00am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization; Invoked: 96-1

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote on the motion to proceed will occur at approximately...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #175, Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; invoked: 50-48. Confirmation of Marvin Kaplan (NLRB); confirmed: 50-48. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.199, designating June 2017 as "Great...

4:59pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #175, Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Confirmed: 50-48.

At 5pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #175, Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.

At 11:00am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #175, Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; Invoked: 50-48

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #175, Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. At 11:00am there will be...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Calendar #178 Christopher Wray, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Confirmed: 92-5 Confirmation of Executive Calendar #172, Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Confirmed:...

Senator McConnell filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #174, H.R.2430, FDA User Fees. Another message will be sent when the vote is scheduled or an agreement is reached.

At 5:21pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Calendar #172, Kevin Christopher Newsom, to be US Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit.

At 4:53pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Calendar #178 Christopher Wray, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Confirmed: 92-5 Next: Confirmation of Calendar #172, Kevin Christopher Newsom, to be US Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit

The Senate has reached an agreement that, if all time is used, results in 2 roll call votes at 6:15pm tonight. At 2:15pm there will be up to 4 hours for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of Calendar #178, the nomination of Christopher Wray to be Director of the FBI.  Following...

The Senate has convened and resumed consideration of Executive Calendar #172, Kevin Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, post-cloture.. Yesterday, Senator McConnell filed cloture on Executive Calendar #175, Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #172, Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, post-cloture. The Senate will recess...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #172, Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; invoked: 68-26. Legislative Business Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.3219...