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The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Leaders from the National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, and the Justice Department testified at an oversight hearing of government surveillance entities. Among the topics they addressed were d…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3204, the Pharmaceutical Drug Compounding bill.

Witnesses testified on legislation, the Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013, that would increase openness to the public of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs. Senior Obam…

Witnesses testified on the employer practice of classifying employees as contract workers to avoid paying insurance, taxes, and overtime. They focused on the impact on worker protections, ta…

Senate will continue consideration of S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act. At 11:45 a.m., Senate will vote on or in relation to Reid (for Toomey/Flake) Amendment No. 2013 to the bill, …

Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), testified at a hearing on the online health insurance marketplace. In her testimony she said that we…

College and university presidents and a vice president of a career advancement organization testified at a hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. They focused on the rol…

Following the remarks from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), senators were permitted to speak for up 10 minutes each. The pending business was the motion to proceed to S.1569, the bill t…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

National security and intelligence officials as well as legal scholars testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. James Clapper …

The Senate continued consideration of H. J.Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution. The filing deadline for germane first-degree amendments to the joint resolution was 1 p.m.

Witnesses testified about the high cost of dental care and the availability of dental health care insurance. They also talked about a report showing that more than four out of 10 American ad…

The Senate convened for a legislative session, in which S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act was considered

Deputy heads from the FBI, National Security Agency, (NSA) and Justice Department testified on the Obama administration’s use of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to gather in…

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified with other government officials and energy experts on S. 1240, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013, which deals with the use of interim waste…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S. 1243, the Transportation-HUD spending bill for fiscal year 2014. The Senate confirmed the nomi…

The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee considered the nominations of Kent Hirozawa and Nancy Schiffer to the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB). The nominees answered questi…

Witnesses testified on drug company “pay-for-delay” deals, a ploy by to keep generic alternatives off the market. The Supreme Court recently ruled that these deals are subject to anti-trust …

Witnesses testified on the implications of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Two of the five witnesses w…