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Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, R. D. James to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army (Army Corps of Engineers); confirmed: 89-1. Legislative BusinessPassed S.1873: Veteran PEER Act, with Blunt amendment. Adopted S.Res.381: National School Choice Week. Adopted...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #597, Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services; confirmed: 55-43.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #620, Samuel Dale Brownback, of...

Wrap Up for Tuesday, January 23, 2018Roll Call Votes1.      Cloture on Executive Calendar #594, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Invoked: 84-122.      Confirmation of Executive...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to H.R.195 with amendment (Feb. 8th CR/House CHIP); invoked: 81-18.2.      Motion to concur in the House message to H.R.195 with amendment (Feb. 8th CR/House...

No Roll Call Votes No Legislative Business  No Executive Business

No Roll Call Votes No Legislative Business  No Executive Business

Roll Call Votes1)      Motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.195 (CR to 2/16); not agreed to: 50-49.2)      McConnell motion to table the motion to refer; tabled: 55-44. No Legislative Business  No...

Roll Call Votes1)      Motion to concur in the House amendment to S.139 (702, FISA); agreed to: 65-34.2)      Motion to lay before the Senate the message to accompany H.R.195 (CR to 2/16); agreed to: 97-2. Legislative BusinessAgreed to...

Wrap Up for Wednesday, January 17, 2018  No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessCompleted the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2311: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Graham). No Executive Business

Roll Call Votes1)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.139 (702/FISA); invoked: 60-38. Legislative BusinessBegan the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.2311: Pain-Capable Unborn Child...

Roll Call Votes1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #389, Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia; confirmed: 92-0.2)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #435, Walter...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #371, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee to be US District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; confirmed: 98-0.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #389,...

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; confirmed: 97-0.2.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #371, Thomas...

Roll Call Votes1.      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #370, William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be US District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; invoked: 89-1. Legislative BusinessPassed by voice vote H.R.3759: RAISE Family Caregivers...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative Business Completed the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.4667, supplemental appropriations.  No Executive Business

Roll Call Votes1.      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #508, John C. Rood, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; confirmed: 81-7. Legislative BusinessPassed S.925, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals...

By unanimous consent, all uniformed military promotions pending in the Senate will remain in status quo, with the exception of PN765 (Paul Stader), PN540 (Dori Baker), PN475 (David Hayworth). These are in addition to the nominations that were ordered to remain in status quo pursuant to the December...

Roll Call Votes1.      Collins motion to waive applicable points of order; agreed to: 91-8.2.      McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to HR 1370, CR through January 19, 2018; agreed to: 66-32. Legislative...

No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessAdopted Calendar #277, S.Res.150: recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority in efforts of the United States Government to promote democracy and good...

The Senate has convened and is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. We continue to wait for the House to send us a continuing resolution to fund the government. The current CR expires on Friday, December 22, 2017. By unanimous...