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At 12:23pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #589, Cynthia Ann Bashant, CA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California; Invoked: 56-41

At 12:06pm, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #588, Daniel D. Crabtree, of KS, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. Invoked: 57-39

At 11:50am, the Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #587, Manish S. Shah, of IL, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Invoked: 57-40

11:33am The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #586, Stanley Allen Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington Invoked: 55-41

At 11:02am, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #585, Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; Invoked: 58-39 All votes after this vote will be 10 minutes in duration.

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will be in morning business until 11:00am with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to Executive...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #574, Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: 51-40 2)     Cloture on Executive Calendar #613, David Weil, Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division,...

At 11:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29, there will be a series of up to 6 roll call votes on the following nominations: Cloture on Executive Calendar #585, Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; Cloture on Executive Calendar #586, Stanley Allen...

Executive Calendar #648, Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was confirmed by voice vote.

The vote on confirmation of the Weil nomination will be the last vote of the day. We expect to confirm Executive Calendar #648, Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, by voice vote.

6:21pm, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #613, David Weil, Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor; Confirmed: 51-42

6:04pm The Senate Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #613, David Weil, Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor; Invoked: 51-42

5:32pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #574, Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: 51-40

Today Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #354, S.2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act. The cloture vote on the motion to proceed is expected to occur on Wednesday, April 30. At 5:30pm today, there will be up to 4 roll call votes on the following items: Confirmation...

Schedule for Monday, April 28, 2014 The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, April 28, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 5:30pm, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and with the time equally...

Wrap Up for Friday, April 11, 2014 NO Roll Call Votes Legislative items S. Res. 423, Designating April 2014 as "Financial Literacy Month" Notwithstanding the Senate's recess, committees are authorized to report Legislative and Executive matters on Friday, April 25th, from 10am until noon. Additional...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider Executive Calendar #648 Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. On Monday, April 28, upon disposition of the Weil nomination, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation O'Regan nomination....

Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: Executive Calendar #585 Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; Executive Calendar #586 Stanley Allen Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Executive...

The Senate stands adjourned until 4:00pm on Friday, April 11, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #574, the nomination of Michelle Friedland, of California, to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit with the time until...

When the Senate convenes at 4pm tomorrow, we anticipate reaching an agreement to postpone tomorrow's votes until 5:30pm Monday, April 28th, notwithstanding cloture having been invoked on the Friedland nomination (9th Circuit). There will be no roll call votes during Friday's session of the...