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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...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate be in a period of morning business until 11:00am with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to Executive...

Roll Call Votes 1)      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 2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois,...

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.