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Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #690 Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Confirmed: 91-0 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on S.2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; Not Invoked: 55-36 No...

This evening Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: Executive Calendar #664, Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Executive Calendar #665, John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of...

Cloture on S.2262, was not invoked 55-36. Senator Reid changed his vote to no (for procedural reasons) and entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote at a later time. Following the vote, Senator Landrieu asked unanimous consent that with respect to S.2262, the pending motion to commit...

Prior to the cloture vote, Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that all filed amendments be in order to S.2262. Senator Reid objected. Senator Reid renewed his offer to have a freestanding vote on a freestanding Keystone pipeline bill. Senator McConnell then asked consent that the only...

6:09pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on cloture on S.2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; Not Invoked: 55-36 This will be the last vote of the day.

Executive Calendar #560, Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, was confirmed by voice vote

5:33pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #690 Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Confirmed: 91-0 The next votes will be 10 minute votes. Next: -        Confirmation of Executive Calendar #560,...

Senator Cruz asked unanimous consent to discharge the Rules and Administration committee from further consideration of S.Res.225, A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States...

The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, May 12, 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. On Wednesday, May 7th, cloture was filed on S.2262, the Energy Savings...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Motion to Invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #655 Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Invoked: 55-41 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #656 James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United...

Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.3474, which will be used as the legislative vehicle for the Senate Tax Extenders legislation (S.2260). The cloture vote would occur on Tuesday, May 13 or, if cloture is invoked on S.2262, Energy Efficiency, upon disposition of the Energy...

By voice vote, the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #615 Theodore Reed Mitchell, of California, to be Under Secretary of Education.

2:44pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #690 Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Invoked: 58-36 This will be the last roll call vote of the week.

2:28pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on cloture on confirmation of Executive Calendar #657 Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois; Confirmed: 95-0

2:10pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #656 James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin; Confirmed: 70-24

1:48pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #655 Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Confirmed: 94-0

Cloture was invoked on the Rosenstengel nomination by a vote of 54-42. Executive Calendar #526 Pamela K. Hamamoto to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador was confirmed by...

12:04pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #657 Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois Invoked: 54-42

11:47am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #656 James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin; Invoked: 56-40

11:18am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #655 Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts. Invoked: 55-41 The remaining votes in this series will be 10 minute votes.