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At 6:18pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #778 Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Invoked: 55-37

At 6:00pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Invoked: 55-37

At 5:31pm, the Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington. Invoked: 55-37

Following the cloture vote on the Gayles nomination tonight (the last roll call vote in the 5:30pm series), there will be a voice vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #788, Alice G. Wells, to be Ambassador to Jordan.

At 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to a series of 3 roll call votes on the following motions: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr. - to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, Motion to...

The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, June 16, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; Confirmed: 52-41 2)    ...

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of...

Today Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations and on the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the CJS Appropriations bill: Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Executive Calendar #741, Staci...

The Fischer nominations was confirmed 63-24. The Senate is now considering the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill.

2:29pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 63-24.

2:12pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be  Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 67-24

1:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #769, Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 61-31 Next: Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be ...

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote: Executive Calendar #710  Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Defense; Executive Calendar #782 R. Jane Chu, Missouri, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years; and Executive...

Senator Levin asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate vote on ratification of Executive Calendar #9 treaty document 112-1, Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Swiss Confederation. Senator Paul objected.

12:00 noon The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, June 12, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:30am with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first 30...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2432, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans; Not Invoked: 56-38 2)     Sanders motion to waive applicable points of order with respect to H.R.3230,...

On Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 11:30 am, the Senate will execute the previous order to consider the Nix-Hines nomination. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the nomination, the Senate will proceed to and vote on...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.