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The Senate convened, and members gave general speeches. No votes were taken.

Witnesses testified about food safety. This hearing was held after a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Advisory Board which found that the FDA is under funded, its sci…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the situation in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Analysts, officials, and dissidents spoke about the government repression of protestor…

A hearing was held on the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and potential U.S. ratification of the treaty. Among the issues addressed were implications of the treaty on efforts to combat…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.

Witnesses testified about pending legislation, S. 2017, the Energy Efficient Lighting for a Brighter Tomorrow Act of 2007. The act provides for setting energy efficiency standards for incand…

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified about military operations in Iraq, recommendations for future Iraq policy, and the ability of the Iraqi Parliament to meet the security chal…

The Senate convened and began consideration of H.R. 1642, the Higher Education Reauthorization bill.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 2669, the Higher Education Reconciliation Act. The Senate passed H.R. 2669 as amended; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007.

Senate session continued overnight and into the next day.

The Senate worked on energy legislation.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy Bill.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy Bill.

A hearing was held on the short-term energy outlook for oil and gasoline in the summer of 2007. Topics included the high price of gasoline, summer driving season, regulation of gasoline pri…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Then the Senate began consideration of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Then the Senate proceeded to consideration of the conference report for H.R. 1591, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Ac…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 372, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of S.Con.Res. 21, the Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2008.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.9, to revise United States policy on Iraq. …