The Senate convened for legislative business. Senators confirmed John Bass to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey by roll call vote and other nominees by voice vote. Senators spoke on a variety of topics.
9:59AM - 6:56PM ETSenate Session
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Briefings for September 17, 2014
- No Briefings Covered
Hearings for September 17, 2014
Today
- Hearings on C-SPAN
- 2:29PM ETSenate Foreign Relations CommitteeU.S. Strategy Against Terrorists
- Other Hearings
- 10:00AM ETSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeS.2141, Sunscreen Innovation Act; H.R.4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act; and the Nomination of Sharon B
- 10:15AM ETSenate Finance CommitteeReforming America’s Outdated Energy Tax Code
- 10:30AM ETSenate Judiciary CommitteeWhy Net Neutrality Matters: Protecting Consumers and Competition Through Meaningful Open Internet Rules
- 2:30PM ETSenate Indian Affairs CommitteeLegislative Hearing on S. 2670, Keep the Promise Act of 2014
- 2:30PM ETSenate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic PolicyBanking, Housing and Urban Affairs: Economic Policy
- 2:30PM ETSenate Commerce, Science,and Transportation CommitteeExecutive Session