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The Senate continued consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.J. Res. 59, Budget Act, post-cloture. The measure passed on a vot…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act.

Senate Republicans leaders spoke to reporters about the vote in to eliminate filibusters on most presidential nominations. The rule change means that only a simple majority is needed for fed…

The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of eliminating the filibuster on federal judge nominees and most executive-office appointments. The Senate approved the nomination of Patricia Millett to …

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S.1197, the National Defense Authorization Act.

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…

After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be Uni…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3204, the Pharmaceutical Drug Compounding bill.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. At approximately 4:30 p.m. the Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard to be a judge f…

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…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be a principal deputy undersecretary of Defense and …

The Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.26, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the president’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.

The Senate rejected the motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 26. Thereafter, the senators proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of …

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

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 legislative session. The Senate rejected a proposed conference on the continuing resolution to fund the government that was shutting down that day.

The Senate convened for a legislative session to consider the continuing resolution to keep the government operating.

Witnesses testified on efforts to reduce health care-related infections from various medical treatments. One of the witnesses recounted his son’s death from sepsis following a school nurse’s…