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Following the remarks of Senator Schumer, there will be up to 10 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the Trachtenberg nomination. We expect time to be yielded back and the vote to start shortly after his remarks (around 10:35am).Today, we expect to go to conference on the National...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #191, David Joel Trachtenberg, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, with 10 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #226, Callista L. Gingrich to be Ambassador to the Holy See; confirmed: 70-23. Legislative BusinessAdopted S.Res.292: condemning the brutal and senseless attack at a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

5:30pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #226, Callista L. Gingrich, to be Ambassador to the Holy See.Confirmed: 70-23.

The Senate is in Executive Session considering Executive Calendar #226, Callista L. Gingrich to be Ambassador to the Holy See, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Gingrich nomination. Under the previous order, tomorrow after leader...

The Senate stands adjourned to convene for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times: Friday, October 6th at 10:30am; Tuesday, October 10th at 9:15am; Friday, October 13th 8:30am, committees are authorized to report legislative and executive matters from...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; confirmed: 65-32. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #119, Lee Francis Cissna, to be Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services;...

The Senate has reached an agreement that following Leader remarks on Tuesday, October 17th, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar #191, David Trachtenberg to be Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense. That there be 10 minutes of debate equally divided followed by a vote...

Cloture was invoked on the Gingrich nomination by a vote of 75-20. The next roll call vote will be on confirmation of the Gingrich nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, October 16.   During the next work period, the Senate may consider the FY 2018 Budget resolution, an emergency supplemental...

Cloture was invoked on the Gingrich nomination by a vote of 75-20. The next roll call vote will be on confirmation of the Gingrich nomination at 5:30pm on Monday, October 16. During the next work period, the Senate may consider the FY 2018 Budget resolution, an emergency supplemental appropriations,...

1:42pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #226, Callista L. Gingrich to be Ambassador to the Holy See;Invoked: 75-20

11:09am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #119, Lee Francis Cissna, to be Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services.Confirmed: 54-43.The next vote will occur at 1:45pm.

The Senate confirmed the Quarles nomination to be a Member of the Federal Reserve (Executive Calendar #301) by a vote of 65-32. The Senate then confirmed the Quarles nomination to be Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (Executive Calendar #303) by voice vote. At 10:48am, the Senate began a 15 minute...

10:09am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Next:1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #119, Lee Francis Cissna,...

There will be 3 roll call votes at 10:12am today. Those votes will be on: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #119, Lee Francis Cissna, to be Director of US...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #112, Eric D. Hargan, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; invoked: 57-38. Confirmation of Eric D. Hargan to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; confirmed: 57-38. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, October 5, 2017. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, with the time until 10:00am equally...

3:54 pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on  the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;Invoked: 62-33What happened to the font size? There is a font option, bold and underline, but no...

3:17pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #112, Eric D. Hargan, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services;Confirmed: 57-38 Next: 1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of...

Cloture was invoked on the Hargan nomination by a vote of 57-38. There will be 2 roll call votes at 3:15pm today—confirmation of Hargan and cloture on Executive Calendar #301, Randal Quarles, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 3:15pm – 2 Roll Call...