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The Senate continued work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years. Section 702 allows the U.S. to monitor for…

The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden in May 2023, and the Port-au-Prince-based post had been without a …

The Senate met for a period of morning business. No votes were taken in this portion.

Following leadership remarks on the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who passed away the previous evening, lawmakers continued working on legislation to extend funding through Novem…

The Senate continued work on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown on September 30 at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until November …

The Senate voted to limit debate on Felice Gorordo’s nomination for a two-year term to be U.S. Alternate executive director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, whic…

The Senate confirmed LaShonda Hunt’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Northern Illinois, and voted to limit debate on two other nominations: Colleen Shogan, archivist of the …

The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to remove the deadline preventing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) from becoming ratified as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Majorit…

The Senate voted to limit debate on Brent Neiman’s nomination to be deputy undersecretary/assistant treasury secretary for International Finance and Development.

The Senate confirmed the nominations of Daniel Calabretta to be a U.S. District judge for the Eastern District of California, and Lester Martinez-Lopez to be assistant secretary of defense. …

Following Chaplain Barry Black’s opening prayer, newly-elected members of the 118th Congress were sworn in. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) gave his farewell speech. He was to resign on January 8, …

The Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to be a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6833, the legislative vehicle for the continuing resolution.

The Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, and climate change. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break …

The Senate continued work on legislation providing $54 billion in grants for U.S. semiconductor computer chip manufacturing to better compete with China. Member also worked on several judici…

The Senate worked on instructions for negotiations between the House and Senate on a science and technology research bill. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the legislat…

The Senate voted to begin debate on a bill to increase science and technology research funding. The legislation is designed to assist the U.S. chipmaking industry better compete with China. …

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the le…