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The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the Bacharach nomination. At 5:00pm on Monday, February 25, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, with the time until 5:30pm...

Cloture on the Hagel nomination failed 58-40, 1 voting present (Hatch). The vote would have been 59-39, 1-present, but for procedural reasons Senator Reid changed his vote to no in order to enter the motion to reconsider. Senators should expect to reconsider the failed cloture vote to occur Tuesday...

The Senate has reached an agreement to have the cloture vote on the Hagel nomination at 4:15pm today. The time until 4:15pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 4:15pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on...

After a conversation with Senator McConnell and Senator Inhofe, it became clear to Senator Reid that Republicans are not willing to enter into an agreement for consideration of Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense. In order to move...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider Executive Calendar #8, the nomination of William J. Kayatta, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. At 2:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and debate the nomination for up to 30 minutes, with the time...

The previously scheduled series of votes will now begin at 11:30am. Upon disposition of the Coburn amendment #15, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm for the weekly caucus meetings.  At 2:15pm, the Senate will resume the voting sequence. All votes after the vote on the Leahy amendment will be 10...

Last week the Senate reached an agreement to complete action on S.47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. At 5:30pm tonight, the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the Coburn amendment #13 (strikes tribal provisions). Following the vote, the Senate will turn to a period of...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider amendments to S.47, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). As a result of this agreement, there will be 1 vote at 4:00pm today (Grassley substitute) and the remaining votes will occur next week. The only first degree amendments in order to the bill are...

At 12:15pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call votes in relation to the Portman amendment #6 (dollar for dollar cuts - S.43 text) to H.R.325, Debt Limit. We expect this vote to be a motion to table. At 2:15, there will be a series of 5 roll call votes in relation to the legislative items...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider H.R.325, the debt limit legislation. The agreement results in up to 6 roll call votes tomorrow (4 amendments, 1 motion, and passage of the bill). We expect to have one vote at approximately 12:15pm and the remaining votes at 2:15pm. The amendments and...

The period for morning business has been extended until 3pm. We hope to be able to lock in an agreement to consider H.R.325, an Act to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes (Debt Limit). Another message...

At 2:15pm today, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #1, the nomination of John Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State. There will be 2 hours for debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate...

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the Hurricane Sandy emergency supplemental appropriations bill on Monday. As a result of the agreement, there will be 2 roll call votes at 5:30pm Monday. Those votes will be in relation to the Lee amendment and passage of the bill, as amended, if...

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in 4 votes at 7:55pm (2 voice votes and 2 roll calls). As a result of this agreement, Senators should expect 2 voice votes and 2 roll call votes in relation to the items listed below to begin at 7:55pm this evening. -          S.Res. 5, a resolution...

The Senate stands in recess until 2:00pm. This afternoon we will continue to work on an agreement to consider resolutions relating to changes to the rules and standing orders and an agreement to consider the Hurricane Sandy supplemental appropriations. Another message will be sent when any...

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and confirm the nomination of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Senator Grassley objected.

Senator Reid does not expect any roll call votes until Thursday, January 3. We will reconvene later this afternoon (Tuesday) and we expect some action on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the fiscal cliff legislation. The Senate will now proceed to the consideration of H.R.8 and the substitute amendment, which is the fiscal cliff language, will be agreed to. There will now be up to 10 minutes for debate prior to a vote on H.R.8, as...

The Senate has reconvened and is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today. Roll call votes are possible tomorrow. We will convene at 11am and hope to have more information regarding the schedule...

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair.