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The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will administer the oath of office to Senators Schatz and Scott. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume executive session. There will be 4 roll call votes at 10:30am, on...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 4 roll call votes at 10:30am on Tuesday (confirm Mamet and Bell and cloture on Coloretti and Adler) and 3 roll call votes at 4:00pm tomorrow (confirm Coloretti and Adler and cloture on Burrows). The time following the Adler cloture vote...

Roll Call Votes: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #892, Noah Bryson Mamet, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Argentine Republic; Invoked: 50-36. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #631, Colleen Bradley Bell, to be...

6:05pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #631, Colleen Bradley Bell, of Californina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Hungary; Invoked: 50-36

5:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #892, Noah, Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to Argentina; Invoked: 50-36 Next: Cloture on Executive Calendar #631, Colleen Bradley Bell, of Californina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Today, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: Executive Calendar #1036, David Hale, of KY, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky; Executive Calendar #1037, Mark Kearney, of PA, to be U.S .District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Executive...

The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, December 1, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30pm. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on cloture on the Mamet and Bel nominations. If cloture is invoked on either of the nominations, on...

This evening Senator Reid filed cloture on the Mamet, Bell, Coloretti, Adler, Burrows, and Lopez nominations. Executive Calendar #892, Noah, Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to Argentina Executive Calendar #631, Colleen Bell, of California, to be Ambassador to Hungary Executive Calendar #772,...

Roll Call Votes: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #928, Pamela Pepper, of Wisconsin, to be a US district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; Confirmed: 95-0. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #930, Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern...

The Following nominations were confirmed by voice votes: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #955 James D. Pettit - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1054 Pamela Leora Spratlen - to be...

2:48pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #1034, Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut; Confirmed: 49-46

Executive Calendar #1032, Madeline Cox Arleo, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; Confirmed by voice vote Executive Calendar #1033, Wendy Beetlestone, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Confirmed...

2:29pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #930, Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York; Confirmed: 96-0

2:03pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #928, Pamela Pepper, of Wisconsin, to be a US district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; Confirmed: 95-0

Following the last vote in the 2pm vote series, the Senate will also vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #1008 Robert M. Speer - to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. 2:00pm on Thursday, November 20--- 5 roll call votes and 11 voice votes expected Likely Roll Call Votes: Confirmation of...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, November 20, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 2:00pm. At 2:00pm, the Senate will proceed to up to 5 roll call votes on confirmation of district judicial nominations and a series of voice...

Roll Call Votes: Cloture on Executive Calendar #928, Pamela Pepper, of Wisconsin, to be a US district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; Invoked: 58-39. Cloture on Executive Calendar #930, Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New...

Under the previous order, there will be a series of 5 votes (likely roll calls) on confirmation of the Pepper, Sannes, Arleo, Beetlestone and Bolden nominations. This evening, we were able to reach an agreement to add 11 additional nominations to the list of votes. Those votes will be on...

4:29pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1034, Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut. This will be the last roll call vote of the day. Following this vote, the Senate...

4:10pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #1033, Wendy Beetlestone, of PA, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of PA; Invoked: 58-38 Next: Cloture on Executive Calendar #1034, Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be...