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-          Calendar #581, Christopher Reid Cooper, of D.C., to be U.S. District Judge for D.C.; -          Calendar #582, M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri; -          Calendar #583, Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S....

On Thursday, March 13, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine. The cloture vote will occur at 5:30pm on Monday, March 24.

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the motion to proceed to S.2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, be agreed to; that there be one hour of debate equally divided between...

The Senate passed H.R.3370, Flood Insurance, 72-22. The Senate passed S.2137 by voice vote. The Senate then confirmed the Kumar and Broas nominations. -        Exec. Cal. #647, Arun Madhavan Kumar, of CA, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign...

4:34pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood Insurance; Passed: 72-22

There will now be up to 45 minutes for debate prior to a vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood Insurance, and S.2137, flood insurance for second homes (Lee). We expect some time may be yielded back and the vote could begin around 4:30pm. We expect a roll call vote on H.R.3370 and a voice vote on...

We are close to reaching an agreement on Flood Insurance that would result in 2 roll call votes this afternoon. Under the agreement, there would be up to 1 hour and 15 minutes (45 minutes for Republicans and 30 minutes for Majority) for debate, prior to a vote on passage of H.R.3370, Flood...

3:17pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization bill Passed: 96-2

2:27pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #686, the nomination of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Confirmed: 95-4

We are close to reaching an agreement to vote at 2:30pm on confirmation of Executive Calendar #686, the nomination of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. Another message will be sent once the agreement has been entered.

The following amendments have been considered to S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization bill:: Enzi amendment #2812 (review of early learning and care programs); Agreed to: 98-0 Franken amendment #2822 (Indian tribes and tribal organizations; Agreed to: 93-6 Lee...

The Coburn amendment was agreed to 100-0. The Senate then agreed to the remaining amendments and confirmed the nominations in the series by voice vote. -          Portman #2827 (language and literacy development) -          Tester #2834 (Tribal construction/renovation of facilities) -          Thune...

12:15pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Coburn amendment #2830 (millionaires); Agreed To: 100-0

pon disposition of the Bennet amendment, the Senate will proceed to voice votes on the following nominations: DEPARTMENT OF STATE #634 Puneet Talwar - to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs) LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION #625 Joseph Pius Pietrzyk - to be a Member of the Board...

At 12:15pm, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 5 votes. We expect a roll call vote on Coburn #2830, as modified, and voice votes on the remaining amendments in the following list: 12:15pm: -          Coburn #2830, as modified (no credits for millionaires) (roll call vote) -         ...

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 10:30am with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #563, Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Confirmed: 98-0 2)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #577, Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the...

The Landrieu amendment #2818 was agreed to 98-0. The Senate then agreed to and confirmed the remaining amendments and nominations in the series by voice vote. The Senate also agreed to the Scott amendment #2837 and the Boxer-Burr amendment #2809 by voice votes. There will be no further roll call...

5:16pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Landrieu #2818 (child care disaster plan); Agreed To: 98-0

Senator Harkin called up the following amendments to the Child Care and Development Block Grant legislation: -          Bennet-Isakson #2824 (use of combined funding) -          Boxer-Burr #2809 (background checks) At 5:15pm, the Senate will proceed to a series of votes in relation to the following...