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The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, March 29, 2017.a We expect Senator McConnell will move to proceed to H.J.Res.67, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for...

Roll Call Votes Ratification of Executive Calendar #1, Treaty 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro; agreed to: 97-2. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.95, designating March 22, 2017, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day". Adopted...

All post cloture time on Executive Calendar #1, the Montenegro Treaty, has expired, the pending amendments were withdrawn, and the resolution of ratification was reported. At 4:34pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on ratification of Treaty Doc. 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #1, Treaty 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro,...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1, Treaty 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro; invoked: 97-2. Legislative Business Passed S.J. Res.30, providing for the reappointment of Steve Case as a citizen regent of the Board of...

5:36pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1, Treaty 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro.

The Senate has resumed consideration of Executive Calendar #1, Treaty 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro. Senator McConnell then filled the treaty amendment tree. The filing deadline for first degree amendments to the treaty is 3:30pm. The filing...

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, March 27, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #1, the Montenegro treaty. The filing deadline for first degree amendments to the treaty is 3:30pm. At 5:30pm,...

Roll Call Votes Passage of S.J.Res.34 (broadband CRA); passed: 50-48. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #20, David Friedman, to be Ambassador to Israel; invoked: 52-46. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #20, David Friedman, to be Ambassador to Israel; confirmed: 52-46. Legislative...

Senator McConnell filed cloture on Executive Calendar #1, Treaty Document Number 114-12, Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro, and announced that the cloture vote will be on Monday night at 5:30pm. There will be no further roll call votes this week.

2:11pm, The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #20, the nomination of David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador to Israel. Confirmed: 52-46

1:07pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #20, the nomination of David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador to Israel.

At 12:25pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of S.J.Res.34, broadband CRA. Passed: 50-48 Next: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Executive Calendar #20, the nomination of David Freidman, of New York, to be Ambassador to Israel. If cloture is invoked, we expect the...

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 12:15pm today there be 10 minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form, remaining on S.J.Res.34 (Broadband CRA). Following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will vote on passage of the joint resolution. Following disposition of the joint...

Roll Call Votes Passage of H.J.Res.83; passed: 50-48. Legislative Business Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.1181, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. No Executive Business

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.J.Res.34, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications...

Senator McConnell filed cloture on the nomination of Executive Calendar #20, David Friedman, to be Ambassador of the United States to Israel. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture motion will ripen one hour after the Senate convenes on Friday, March 24th. Senator McConnell then moved to...

4:50pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.J.Res.83, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness". Passed: 50-48

At 4:50pm today the Senate will vote on passage of H.J.Res.83, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness".

This morning Senator McConnell moved to proceed to H.J.Res.83, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness". Under the rules, there will be 10...