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The Senate has reached an agreement to limit amendments to S.3187, the FDA bill, to those amendments listed below. No other amendments are in order. There will be 30 minutes for debate on each amendment, except for the McCain amendment, and 60 minutes on the bill, both equally divided in the usual...

By consent, the previous order to adopt them motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, has been delayed until 2:15pm today. The Majority Leader will be recognized prior to adoption of the motion to proceed. As a reminder, the previous order is to adopt the motion to proceed and agree to the...

By consent, the previous order to adopt them motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, has been delayed until 12:30pm today. The Majority Leader will be recognized prior to adoption of the motion to proceed.

Convenes: 9:30am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is his intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA user fees legislation. Following the remarks of the Majority Leader and the Republican Leader, the first hour will be...

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Began the Rule 14 process of S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. (Mikulski and others) Began the Rule 14 process of S.3221, the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act. (Rubio and others) No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

There will be no roll call votes during Tuesday's session of the Senate.

By consent, Senator Reid has delayed the execution of the order to adopt the motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, until 11:00am tomorrow, Wednesday, May 23.

The previous order to adopt the motion to proceed S.3187, the FDA bill, at 2:15pm has been delayed until 4pm, with all other provisions under the previous order remaining in effect at that time.

Senator Vitter asked unanimous consent that the Senate take up and pass S.577, a bill to eliminate the child tax credit for U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents. Senator Reid objected. Below you will find the unofficial transcript of Senator Reid's response to Senator Vitter.

Convenes: 10:00am Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.  It is his intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #400, S.3187, the FDA user fees legislation. Following the remarks of the Majority Leader and the Republican Leader, the first...

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit; Confirmed: 61-34 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.468, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and...

Following the vote, the Senate discharged the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of H.R.1905, Iran Threat Reduction Act, and the Senate proceeded to its consideration. The Johnson(SD)-Shelby substitute amendment #2123, which is the text of Calendar #320, S.2101, the Iran...

There will be no further roll call votes during Monday's session of the Senate.

5:27pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Confirmed: 61-34

By consent, cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill, was vitiated. At 2:15pm tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22, the motion to proceed will be adopted and the Harkin-Enzi substitute amendment will be agreed to and considered original text for the purposes of further amendment. The Majority...

When the Senate convened, Senator Reid renewed his motion to proceed to S.3187, the FDA bill. By consent, cloture on the Watford nomination was vitiated. Under the previous order, at 4:30pm there will be one hour for debate and the Senate will then vote on confirmation of the nomination. At 5:30pm...

Convenes: 2:00pm Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.  It is his intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #400, S.3187, the FDA user fees legislation. At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #646 the nomination of Jeremy C. Stein, of MA, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 70-24 2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #647, the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of MD, to be a...

There will be no further roll call votes during Thursday's session of the Senate.

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to take up and pass H.R.1905, as amended by the text of the Reid-Johnson (SD)-Shelby amendment, which is the text of S.2101, and the Reid-Johnson (SD)-Shelby amendment. Senator Kyl objected.