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The Senate has adopted the motion to proceed to S. 1982, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014, by a voice vote. Senator Reid then offered a substitute amendment (SA #2747) on behalf of Senator Sanders, filled the amendment tree, and filed...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the military sexual assault bills. When the Senate executes the agreement (likely within the next 2 weeks), there would be competing cloture votes on S.1752, the Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 (Gillibrand) and S.1917, the Victims Protection...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative items Adopted S.Res.363, Celebrating Black History Month. No Executive items

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for up to two hours with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the...

Roll Call Votes 1)     Confirmation of Executive Calendar #570, James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Easter District of Arkansas; Confirmed: 95-4 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #566, James Donato, of California, to be United States...

3:34pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014; Invoked: 99-0

At 3:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014.

12:38pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #567, Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. Confirmed: 91-7

12:21pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #567, Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California Invoked: 56-42-1 present

12:04pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #566, James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California Confirmed: 90-5

At 11:45am, the Senate began a 10 minute roll call on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #566, James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; Invoked: 55-42, with 1 voting present

11:16am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #570, James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Easter District of Arkansas; Confirmed: 95-4

As a reminder, there will be up to 5 roll call votes at 11:15am. All votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration and there will be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between each vote. Senator Reid encouraged senators to vote within the allotted vote time in order to process the...

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:05am with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. At 11:05am, the Senate will resume...

Roll Call Votes 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #564, Jeffrey Alker Meyer to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut; Invoked: 55-37-1 present 2)      Confirmation of the Meyer nomination; Confirmed: 91-2 3)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive...

7:33pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #570 James Maxwell Moody, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas Invoked: 58-34

7:05pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #564, Jeffrey Alker Meyer to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut Confirmed: 91-2

5:42pm The Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on the invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #564, Jeffrey Alker Meyer to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut Invoked: 55-37-1 present

This afternoon, Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration to Calendar #251, S.1752, the Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 (Gillibrand) and that if a...

At 5:30pm, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #564, Jeffrey Alker Meyer to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut. If cloture is invoked on the Meyer nomination, there will be up to 2 hours of equally divided debate. The...