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10:14am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #327, the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; Confirmed: 56-38 Next votes: - Motion to proceed to the reconsideration of the...

Monday evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations in the following order.  Under the rule, the first cloture vote will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Wednesday, December 11th.  If cloture is invoked on a nominee, the number of post-cloture hours is in parentheses...

This evening, Senator Reid ask unanimous consent to confirm all Executive and Judicial nominations on the Executive Calendar. Senator Alexander objected to the request. The full list of nominations is below.   EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS AIR FORCE #44 to be Brigadier General- Col. Scott C. Long ARMY #144...

This afternoon, Senator Schumer asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.R.3626, to extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years with a Nelson-Schumer et al substitute amendment. Senator Grassley objected. The Senate then passed H.R.3626 without amendment. The bill will now...

At 4:00pm, the Senate resumed consideration of S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act. At 5pm, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to debate the Millett nomination for up to 30 minutes equally divided.

The Senate has reached an agreement to move the vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #327, the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, to tomorrow following leader remarks tomorrow. Senators should expect the vote...

Senator Schumer asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass S.1774, a bill to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 1 year. Senator Sessions objected.

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in 2 roll call votes at 4:00pm today. Those votes are on the following items: -          Motion to invoke cloture on S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act; and -          Adopting of S.Con.Res.28, adjournment resolution. The filing deadline for...

We are working on an agreement to hold the cloture vote on S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act, and the adjournment resolution this afternoon. We could vote around 3:45pm. Under Rule 22, the filing deadline for second degree amendments is 1 hour prior to the beginning of the cloture vote. We...

2:57pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #327, the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, upon reconsideration; Invoked: 55-43 Under the new cloture rules...

The ruling of the chair was not sustained by a vote of 48-53. Chair:     UNDER THE PRECEDENT SET BY THE SENATE TODAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013, THE THRESHOLD FOR CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS, NOT INCLUDING THOSE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES, IS NOW A MAJORITY. THAT IS THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. Senator...

Senator Reid raised a point of order that the vote on cloture for all nominations other than for the Supreme Court is by majority vote. The point of order was not sustained by the Chair. Senator Reid then appealed the ruling of the Chair and asked for the yeas and nays. Senator McConnell then made a...

During leader remarks, Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013.

Senator Reid filed cloture on S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act. The filing deadline for germane first degree amendments is 1:00pm, Thursday, November 21.

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to vote on the Gillibrand (SA #2099) and McCaskill-Ayotte (SA #2170) sexual assault amendments at 5:30pm tonight. Senator Inhofe asked to modify the request that following disposition of the McCaskill/Ayotte amendment #2170, all pending amendments be withdrawn...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending Levin amendment #2123 and Senator Gillibrand or her designee be recognized to offer the amendment #2099 (sexual assault) and that the amendment be subject to a relevant side-by-side amendment from Senators McCaskill and Ayotte, amendment...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 2 roll call votes at 5:00pm tonight. Those votes will be in relation to the amendments listed below. Each amendment is subject to a 60-affirmative vote threshold. -          Ayotte #2255 (Guantanamo) -          Levin-MCain-Feinstein...

The following amendments are pending to S.1197, the National Defense Authorization Act: Reid for Levin amendment #2123 (increase to $5 billion ceiling on general transfer authority of DoD) Reid for Levin amendment #2124 to amendment #2123 (technical) Reid motion to recommit S.1197, with...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent the first amendments in order to S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act, be the following: -       Republican Leader, or designees (Guantanamo) -       Democratic side-by-side (Guantanamo) -       Gillibrand, or designee (sexual assault) -      ...

The Senate is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.