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The time until 6:00pm will be for debate only on S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013.  At 6:00pm, the Senate will recess subject to the call of the Chair to allow for a Senators-only briefing. When the Senate reconvenes, the Majority Leader will be recognized and another message...

The period for debate only has been extended until 5:30pm and Senator Reid will be recognized at that time. We are still working on an agreement to consider the first amendments to S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. However, no agreement has been reached yet.

The period for debate only on S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, has been extended until 3:30pm today. Senator Reid will then be recognized. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. The Republicans need to have their caucus to discuss if an...

There will be a moment of silence for the tragic events that took place in Boston earlier today. Then the Senate will proceed a roll call vote on the O'Connell nomination

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the following nominations: -          Executive Calendar #21, Beverly Reid O'Connell- to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California -          Executive Calendar #22 Analisa Torres- to be United States District Judge for the...

The Senate has adopted the motion to proceed to S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 by voice vote.  The Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 (background checks) is pending to the bill. There will be no further roll call votes this week.  Senators should expect the next vote Monday, April...

Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, was invoked 68-31. There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate time; however, we hope to be able to yield back time and begin consideration of the bill and the amendment process today. The first...

Sally Jewell was confirmed to be Secretary of the Interior by a roll call vote of 87-11. The Senate then resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate. The cloture...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider Executive Calendar #59, the nomination of Sarah "Sally" Jewell, of Washington, to be Secretary of the Interior. At 4pm today there will be up to 2 hours for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination. If all time is used, the vote would...

Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the consideration of S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. The cloture vote on the motion to proceed will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, April 11.

This morning Senator Reid renewed the motion to proceed to S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. The time until 11:30am is equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. The Majority controls the first 30 minutes and the Republicans control the next 30 minutes. At 11:30am,...

Welcome back to session! The Senate has reached an agreement to postpone until 11:30am tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, the execution of the previous order with respect to consideration of the nomination of Patty Shwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. At 11:30am...

On Monday, April 8, 2013, at 5:00 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nomination: Cal # 14, Patty Schwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, There will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; upon the...

Leahy Amendment #710 (second amendment) agreed to by voice vote

1:30am vote sequence: Flake #225 (earmark point of order); Graham #329 (sequester-allow members of congress to donate 20% of salary); Heller #293 (sage grouse populations); Boozman #527 (eminent domain); Portman #153 (promote exports) Ayotte #136 (MEADS);

We hope to do some of these by voice vote. 1:00am vote sequence Johanns #624 (health care), agreed to by voice vote Corker #295 (HSA and FSA), withdrawn Burr #232 (BARDA), agreed to by voice vote Wicker #538 (supermajority to waive unfunded mandate p.o.o.), agreed to by voice vote Coburn #412...

11:50pm vote series: -          Cardin #706 (carbon emissions/side-by-side to Inhofe); -          Inhofe #359 (green house gases); -          Menendez #705 (immigration-health care-side-by-side to Sessions ); -          Sessions #614 ( immigrants/health care); -          Merkley #696 (prosecutions...

Brown #455 was agreed to by voice vote

11:08pm Vote Series: -          McCaskill #366 (federal and state credentialing) -          Johnson (WI) #213 (Social Security/Medicare); -          Brown #455 (manufacturing); -          Scott #597 (federal workers-union fees); -          Majority amendment No second degree amendments in order to...

Cardin #273 (pediatric dental) was agreed to by voice vote