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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.

The Senate is considering Calendar #359, H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016. There will now be up to 7 hours of debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or yielding back of time, the committee-reported amendment will be agreed to and the Senate will vote on the...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30am. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #359, H.R.757, North Korea Sanctions...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #464, Scot Alan Marciel, of California, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Union of Burma; confirmed: 90-0. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #313, S.2109 - Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015, with Johnson...

This evening Senator McConnell laid before the Senate the conference report to accompany H.R.644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, and filed cloture. Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote is expected one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, February 11.

The Senate confirmed the Marciel nomination (Burma Ambassador) by a vote of 90-0. The Senate is now in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. As a reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, following morning business the Senate will proceed to the consideration...

2:18pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #464, Scot Alan Marciel, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Union of Burma.

The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Tuesday, February 9, 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. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #360, Rebecca Ebinger, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa; confirmed: 83-0. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.366, recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year. No Executive Business

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 2:15pm on Tuesday, February 9, there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of Scot Alan Marciel to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Union of Burma. Tuesday, February 9 at 2:15pm - 1 roll call vote Confirmation of Executive Calendar...

Senator Klobuchar asked unanimous consent that the Senate enter Executive Session to consider the following nominations: Executive Calendar #263, Samuel D. Heins, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway; and Executive Calendar #148, Azita Raji, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden; that the...

At 5:31pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #360, Rebecca Ebinger, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa; Confirmed: 83-0

The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, February 8, 2016. Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Murkowski amendment #2953 (substitute), as amended, to S.2012; not invoked: 46-50-1. Motion to invoke cloture on S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act; not invoked: 43-54. Legislative Business Agreed to H.Con.Res.109, use of Emancipation Hall. Adopted...

The Senate has reached an agreement that on Monday, February 8 at 5:00 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #360, Rebecca Ebinger, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. There will be 30 minutes for debate followed by a...