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The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12:30pm 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...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #476, John B. King, of New York, to be Secretary of Education; confirmed: 49-40. Legislative Business Adopted S.Res.398 - National Speech and Debate Education Day No Executive Business

Senator McConnell moved to concur in the House amendment (Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015) to S.764 (National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015), with an amendment, which is McConnell for Roberts amendment #3450 (GMO labeling). Senator McConnell filed cloture on the motion to...

5:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #476, John B. King, of New York, to be Secretary of Education; Confirmed: 49-40

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, March 14, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:00pm, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider the...

Roll Call Votes Passage of S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, as amended; passed: 94-1. McConnell motion to table the Paul motion to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J.Res.31, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed...

The McConnell motion to table the Paul motion to discharge S.J.Res.31, F-16 sale to Pakistan, was agreed to by a vote of 71-24. The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today.

At 1:41pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the McConnell motion to table the Paul motion to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J.Res.31, A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of...

At approximately 1:25pm, Senator Paul moved to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J.Res.31, relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan. There will now be up to 1 hour of debate. Following the remarks of...

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 4:00pm on Monday, March 14, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #476, John B. King, of New York, to be Secretary of Education. There will be 90 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a roll call vote...

The Senate passed S.524, as amended (CARA) by a vote of 94-1. Today, we expect Senator Paul to make a motion to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J.Res.31, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government...

11:30am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, as amended. Passed: 94-1.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:15am, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, as amended; invoked: 93-3. Legislative Business The following amendments to S.524, CARA, were agreed to by voice vote: Donnelly amendment #3374, as modified (follow up services) Grassley-Leahy amendment...

Senator Mikulski asked unanimous consent the Senate vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #215, Waverly D. Crenshaw, to be United States district Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Calendar #317, Paula Xinis, to e United States District Judge for the District of Maryland. Senator...

The Senate agreed to Donnell amendment #3374, as modified, and the Grassley-Leahy substitute amendment to S.524, CARA, by voice votes. At 12:02pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, as...

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. The time until 12:00 noon will be equally divided between the two managers or their designees. At 12:00 noon there will be up to 3 votes in relation to S.524: Donnelly amendment #3374, as modified (follow up...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, equally divided, with the Republicans controlling the first half and Democrats controlling the final half. Following morning business,...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passage of Calendar #358, S.2426 - to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization. Concurred in the House amendment to S.1580 - Competitive Service Act of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with Democrats controlling the first half and Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume...