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The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, February 29, 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 resume consideration of the motion to...

Roll Call Votes Adoption of Res.374, relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; adopted: 93-0. No Legislative Business No Executive Business

Today, Senator McConnell moved to proceed to Calendar #369, S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to occur at 5:30pm on Monday, February 29.

1:45pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of S.Res.374, relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Adopted: 93-0.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, February 25, 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. At 1:45pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of S.Res.374, relating...

No Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Robert Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drug, Department of Health and Human Services; confirmed: 89-4. No Legislative Business No Executive Business

12:02pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #443, Robert McKinnon Califf, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services. Confirmed: 89-4.

The Senate has resumed consideration of the nomination of Executive Calendar #443, Robert McKinnon Califf, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, post-cloture. The Senate reached an agreement to move the confirmation vote scheduled for this morning to 12:00...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Robert Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drug, Department of Health and Human Services, post-cloture. At 11:00am, there will be a roll...

No Roll Call Votes No Legislative Business No Executive Business

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.