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By consent at 4:30pm, there will be up to 30 minutes for debate equally divided prior to a series of votes on confirmation of the following nominations:   -          Executive Calendar #516 Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy -          Executive...

For the information of all Senators, Senator-designate John Walsh of Montana will be sworn-in at 12:15pm.

By a vote of 94-0, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1963, the Military Retirement Pay Restoration bill. There will now be up to 30 hours for debate on the motion to proceed. There will be no further roll call votes tonight. Senators will be notified when the next vote is...

This evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1963, a bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (military retirement pay). By consent, the cloture vote will occur at 5:30pm on Monday, February 10.

The Senate is in Legislative Session and has resumed consideration of S.1845, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension. There will be no further roll call votes in the Senate this week.

The previously scheduled cloture vote on the Reed amendment #2714 (3 month extension of unemployment insurance benefits paid for with pension smoothing/no UI for millionaires) to S.1845, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, will now occur at 2:00pm today. If cloture is invoked, there...

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, with the concurrence of the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar #629, the nomination of Max Sieben Baucus, of Montana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of...

The Reed amendment #2631 to S.1845 was tabled 98-0. Senator Reid then offered Reed amendment #2714 (3 month extension of unemployment insurance benefits paid for with pension smoothing/no UI for millionaires). Senator Reid also filed cloture on the Reed amendment and the underlying bill, S.1845,...

The Senate passed the FARM bill conference report by a vote of 68-32. Following the vote, Senator Reid withdrew the pending motion to proceed to Cal. #297, S.1950, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. Then, in order to make it procedurally...

Cloture was invoked on the conference report to accompany the Farm bill by a vote of 72-22. The Senate is now considering the conference report, post-cloture. There will be no further roll call votes tonight.

During his opening remarks today, Senator Reid moved to proceed to S.1950, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. The Senate is now considering the conference report to accompany H.R.2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act...

The Senate is considering the conference report to accompany H.R.2642, the Farm bill. There will be no further roll call votes this week.

Senator Reid filed cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R.2642, the Farm bill. By consent, the cloture vote will occur at 5:30pm, Monday, February 3rd. If cloture is invoked, there will be 20 minutes remaining post-cloture at 2:15pm, Tuesday, February 4th, with the time equally divided...

Senator Merkley withdrew amendment #2709, as modified.

During Leader remarks, Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #297, S.1950, a bill to improve the provisions of medical services and benefits to veterans. At 10:39am, the Senate resumed consideration of Calendar #294, S.1926, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014. The time until...

The motion to waive the budget was agreed to 64-35. The Senate then agreed to the Reed, Whitehouse and Gillibrand amendments. There will be no further roll call votes tonight. The next roll call vote is expected to begin at approximately 11:15am tomorrow, with the vote on passage of the Flood...

By consent at 4:45pm today, the Senate will proceed to votes in relation to the following: -       Menendez motion to waive budget points of order against S.1929, Flood Insurance; -       Reed amendment #2703 (community based policy study); -       Whitehouse amendment #2706 (fee waiver);...

The following amendments have been considered to S.1926, the Flood Insurance bill: Hagan amendment #2702; agreed to by uc Rubio amendment #2704; agreed to by uc King amendment #2705; agreed to by uc Blunt amendment #2698; agreed to by uc Reed amendment #2703 (community based policy study); agreed...

During his opening statement this morning, Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #297, S.1950, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes. Following leader remarks, there will be an hour for morning business. Following morning business...

The Senate has reached an agreement on amendments to S.1926, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act.  The details of the agreement are below. Following morning business on Wednesday, January 29th, all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed to S.1926 will be yielded back and the Senate...