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The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 6:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed Calendar #319, S.571 - Pilot's Bill of Rights, with committee-reported substitute amendment and a Feinstein amendment. Adopted S.Res.336, honoring the Portland Timbers as the champions of Major League Soccer in 2015.   Executive Business Confirmed the...

The Senate has reached an agreement that a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider individually the following nominations: Executive Calendar #305 - Wilhelmina Marie Wright, of Minnesota, to be...

Senator Grassley asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass Calendar #68, S.579, with Johnson substitute amendment. Senator Reid objected to the request. The Senate is in a period of morning business until 6:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. 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. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for...

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #393, Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army; confirmed: 45-34. Legislative Business Passed H.R. 2270 - Bill Frank, Jr. Adopted S. Res. 334 - Penn State Women's Soccer. Passed Calendar #316, S.2044 -...

5:34pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Alissa M. Starzak to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army; Confirmed: 45-34 The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice votes: Executive Calendar #394 - John Conger, of Maryland, to be a...

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, December 14, 2015. 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 enter Executive Session to consider the...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.2250, as amended with the text of H.J.Res.75, Continuing Resolution through December 16. Passed Calendar #35, S.142 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Passed Calendar #62, S.993 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health w/ Franken amdt. Passed Calendar...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Senate will recess from 3:00pm until 4:30pm for the all...

Roll Call Votes Adoption of the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA; adopted: 85-12. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #311, H.R.2820 - Stem Cell Adopted S.Res.317 - American Visionary Art Museum   Executive Business Confirmed the following nominations by voice vote DEPARTMENT OF...

The Senate has reached an agreement that at 5:00pm on Monday, January 11, 2016, the Senate will enter Executive Session to consider the nomination of Luis Felipe Restrepo to be US Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. There will be 30 minutes of debate followed by a roll call vote on confirmation of...

Senator Brown asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration and the Senate vote on confirmation of the following Executive nominations: PN 371,  Adam Szubin, for Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial...

Senator Schumer asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass S.1774, Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015. Senator Hatch objected. Unofficial Transcript: SCHUMER: I AM GOING TO ASK FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST BUT SPEAK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND ENGAGE IN SOME...

The Senate is in a period of morning business until 6:00pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Senate will recess from 1:00pm until 2:00pm.

10:46am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany S.1177, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA); Adopted: 85-12 Following the vote on adoption, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 6:00pm.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA, post-cloture, with the time until 10:45am equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. At...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA; invoked: 84-12. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #306, S.1719: RAISE Family Caregivers Act, with committee-reported substitute amendment. Passed Calendar #135, S.Res.207: World Press Freedom...

Senator Murphy asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass S.551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015. Senator Cornyn asked consent that the request be modified to include a Cornyn substitute amendment. Senator Murphy objected to the modification. Senator...

The cloture vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany S.1177, ESEA, will occur at 10:45am  Wednesday, December 9.