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The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Wednesday, April 30, 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 time until noon will...

Roll Call Votes 1)     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 2)     Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #586, Stanley Allen Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge for...

This evening Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations: -       Executive Calendar #591, Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland (up to 2 hours); -       Executive Calendar #592, George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be U.S. District...

The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm. Following the recess, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act.

12:39pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #590, Jon David Levy, of ME, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maine; Invoked: 63-34

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...