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The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the Califf nomination, post-cloture. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Robert Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drug, Department of Health and Human Services; invoked: 80-6. Legislative Business Passed H.R.890 - Chafee Costal Barrier Resources Passed H.R.3262 - Illiana Health Care System Passed...

5:41pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Robert McKinnon Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.

For the information of all senators, following the deliverance of Washington's Farewell Address (approximately 3:40pm) the Senate will observe a moment of silence in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

The Senate stands adjourned to then convene for a pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times: Monday, February 15th at 11:00am, Thursday, February 18th at 9:00am. When the Senate adjourns on Thursday, February 18th, it will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday,...

Legislative Business: By voice vote, the Senate passed S.2451, A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Friday, February 12, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. As a reminder, tonight Senator McConnell moved to Executive Session to consider...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; invoked: 73-22. Adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; adopted: 75-20. Confirmation of...

Tonight, Senator McConnell moved to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #443, Robert McKinnon Califf, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, and filed cloture on the nomination. At 5:30pm on Monday, February 22, the Senate will vote on the motion...

Senator Grassley asked unanimous consent to pass Calendar #325, S.1169, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, with a committee-reported substitute and a Grassley substitute amendment. Senator Cotton objected.

At 1:43pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #361, the nomination of Leonard Terry Strand, of South Dakota, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa; Confirmed: 93-0

By a vote of 75-20, the Senate adopted the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Customs). At 1:30pm, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #361, the nomination of Leonard Terry Strand, of...

At 12:04pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Customs); Adopted: 75-20 The next vote is expected to begin at 1:45pm on confirmation of Executive Calendar #361, the nomination of...

Senator Udall asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to vote on Executive Calendar #365, the nomination of Roberta S. Jacobson, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States. Senator Lee objected on behalf of Senator...

Cloture was invoked on the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, by a vote of 73-20. Senator McConnell announced that after all post-cloture debate has concluded - at approximately 12:00 noon - he expects the Senate will vote on adoption of the...

10:35am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, with the time until the cloture vote equally divided...

Roll Call Votes Passage of H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions, as amended; passed: 96-0. No Legislative Business No Executive Business

At 5:10pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of Calendar #359, H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016.

Senator Paul asked unanimous consent to call up amendment #3301 (to remove national security waivers) to H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions. Senator Gardner objected.