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The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate advanced a $6.3 billion medical research bill, which includes funding for Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer “moonshot” initiative. The procedural vote on the legislation included …

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate resumed initial debate on S.3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act, which would establish revenue sharing for states involved in energy production using land leased from t…

The Senate resumed initial debate on the American Energy and Conservation Act (S. 3110), a bill to establish revenue sharing for states involved in energy production from on- and off-shore a…

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 9. It also provides funding for Zika vi…

The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government past September 30 and avoid a shutdown. Members b…

The Senate resumed work on S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a water projects authorization bill.

The Senate continued debate on S. 2848, a water project authorization bill, which authorizes Army Corps of Engineers recovery projects and provides funds to cities with lead contaminated dri…

Education Secretary John King testified at a hearing on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed into law in December 2015 to replace the No Child Left Behind Act. …

The Senate passed a motion to advance an energy policy bill to go to conference with the House of Representatives. Members also gave speeches about the police shooting in Dallas, Texas, and …

The Senate resumed initial debate on H.R. 5293, a Defense spending bill. Members debated climate change. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said this was his 144th time to talk about the subj…

The Senate resumed debate on S. 3100, a bill to block federal funding from “sanctuary” cities that bar local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal immigration officials. Me…

The Justice Department’s Jill Steinberg and the Government Accountability Office’s Greta Goodwin testified at a hearing on the implementation of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on his department’s counterterrorism efforts and recent terrorist attacks including the Ju…

Members gave general speeches and continued post-cloture debate on the House-passed Puerto Rico debt restructuring bill. During general speeches Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Co…

Senate Democrats Charles Schumer (NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Tom Udall (NM) and Jeff Merkley (OR) spoke to reporters about legislation to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens…

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, which is expected to be th…

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 2578, a commerce, justice, and science appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017.