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Thursday evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations in the following order: -          Executive Calendar #779, Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, -          Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of...

The Aguilar nomination was confirmed by a vote of 54-38. The following nominations were confirmed by voice vote: -          Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru -         ...

At 1:48pm, the Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #770  Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Confirmed: 54-38

At 1:45pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and execute the previous order with respect to the Aguilar, Nichols, McWatters, and Wormuth nominations. At 1:45pm, there will be up to 4 roll call votes (1 expected) on the following items: -          Confirmation of Executive Calendar...

At 11:56am today, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be the legislative vehicle used for the Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS); Transportation, HUD (THUD); and the Agriculture...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, June 19, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will...

No Roll Call Votes   Legislative items Passed S.1237, the Omnibus Territories Act with a committee-reported substitute amendment and a Murkowski amendment. Began the Rule 14 process of S.2491, To protect the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reconciliation...

This evening, the Chair laid before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H.R.3230, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. The Senate insisted on its amendment and requested a conference with the House with a conferee ratio of 8:6....

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be the legislative vehicle used for the...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;  Confirmed: 92-4 2)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois,  to be United States...

Cloture was invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, CJS appropriations, by a vote of 95-3. There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate on the motion to proceed. We hope to be able to yield back some of the post-cloture debate time and begin consideration of the bill tomorrow. There...

5:13pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Calendar #428, H.R.4660, the Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Invoked: 95-3

4:47pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Confirmed: 55-43 Next: Cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #428, H.R.4660, the Commerce, Science, Justice and Related...

At 4:45pm today, there will be a series of 2 roll call votes on the following items: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General; and Cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #428, H.R.4660, the Commerce, Science, Justice and...

This afternoon, Senator Portman asked unanimous consent the Armed Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.Res.469, the Senate proceed to its consideration , the preamble be agreed to and the resolution be agreed to. S.Res.469 is a resolution expressing the sense of the...

Cloture was invoked on the Kadzik nomination by a vote of 54-43.  There is now up to 8 hours for debate equally divided and controlled prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination.  Following the remarks of Senators Murray and Thune, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly...

At 12:10pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Invoked: 54-43

At 11:54am, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #778 Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Confirmed: 98-0

11:34am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois,  to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Confirmed: 52-44

11:03am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Confirmed: 92-4. The remaining votes in this series will be 10 minute...