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At 10:30am tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations: -          Executive Calendar #60, the nomination of Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; and -          Executive Calendar #64, the...

The Senate reached an agreement that if the Senate receives H.R.475 from the House of Representatives and the bill is identical to the text of which is at the desk, then the bill be read three times and the Senate proceed to a vote, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass S.788, a bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequestration and offset with funds from the Overseas Contingency Operations. Senator Coburn objected. Senator Coburn then asked consent to take up and pass an Inhofe-Toomey bill, Calendar...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to request a conference with the House and name conferees on the Budget resolution. Senator Toomey objected on behalf of Senator Sessions.

The Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; Invoked: 74-20 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.90, Standing with the people of Kenya following their national and local elections on March 4, 2013, and urging a peaceful and...

At 5:55pm, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act, by a vote of 74-20. By consent, all time during any adjournment, recess, or period of morning business will count post-cloture. There will be no further roll call votes tonight.

5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act; Invoked: 74-20

As a reminder at 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours for debate prior to adoption of the motion to proceed.

At 2:50pm today, there will be a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, April 22. 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 resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.743,...

WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 ROLL CALL VOTES 1) On Barrasso amendment #717. AGREED TO 67-30. 2) On Harkin-Alexander amendment #730. AGREED TO 95-2. 3) On confirmation of Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. CONFIRMED...

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 Executive Calendar #60, Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. There will be 30 minutes for debate equally...

Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #14, S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act, and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote to occur at 5:30pm Monday, April 22. There will be no further roll call votes this week.

At 2:15pm the Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #23, the nomination of Derrick Kahala Watson, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii; Confirmed: 94-0

The Senate confirmed by voice vote the nomination of Executive Calendar #22, the nomination of Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

12:29pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Harkin-Alexander amendment #730 (mental health); Agreed To: 95-2 (60-vote threshold)

At 12:02pm the Senate began a roll call vote on Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy); Agreed To: 67-30 (60-vote threshold)

The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 with the time until 12:00pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 (background checks); Not agreed to: 54-46 (60 affirmative vote threshold) 2)      Grassley amendment #725 (substitute); Not Agreed to: 52-48 (60 affirmative vote threshold) 3)      Leahy-Collins amendment #713 (trafficking); Not Agreed to: 58-42...