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The Senate stands adjourned until 4:00pm on Monday, October 5, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Dale Drozd, of California, to be U.S. District Judge...

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016; not invoked: 50-44. Legislative Business Passed H.R.2835, Border Jobs for Vets. Passed H.R.1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage...

By voice vote, the Senate passed H.R.1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act.

Senator McConnell filed cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R.1735, NDAA. The cloture vote is expected to occur on Tuesday. The NDAA conference report is the pending business.

By a vote of 50-44, cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016. The motion to proceed remains pending. We expect Senator McConnell will file cloture today on the National Defense...

1:45pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016; Not Invoked: 50-44

Senators Ayotte asked unanimous consent to take up and pass S.2101, a 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lankford objected

Senators Shaheen asked separate unanimous consent to take up and pass S.2101, a 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lankford objected

At 1:45pm today there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2029, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour with the time equally divided, with the Republicans controlling the first half and Democrats controlling the final half. Following morning...

Roll Call Votes Adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR); Agreed to: 78-20. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #238, S.2078 - to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious...

Senator Heinrich asked unanimous consent to discharge the Energy Committee and the Senate take up and pass S.2101, 60-day extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Lee objected.

Senator Baldwin asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.R.3594, a bill to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program. Senator Alexander objected.

The Senate passed the continuing resolution through December 11, 2015 and the TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act by a vote of 78-20. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. Senator McConnell then moved to proceed to Calendar #98, H.R.2029, Military...

10:00am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015, with further amendment #2689 (continuing resolution through Dec. 11, 2015); Agreed To: 78-20

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR), post-cloture. All...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Passed H.R.3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. Adopted S.Res.217, designating October 8 as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2089, American Energy Innovation. No...

By unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. The Senate continues to consider the motion to concur with respect to H.R.719 (TSA and CR through Dec. 11, 2015), post-cloture. If all time is used and no agreement can be reached to vote earlier, the vote on...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - Dec. 11th CR), post-cloture. Senators will be...

Roll Call Votes 1.      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.719, with further amendment (SA #2689 - clean CR through Dec. 11, 2015); not invoked: 77-19. Legislative Business Passed Calendar #180, S.599, to extend and expand the...