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The Senate convened and proceeded to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia. The session contin…

The Senate continued work on the nomination of Met Watt for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke at the Washington Ideas Forum about a range of domestic issues, including the Affordable Care Act, immigration, and support for milit…

After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act.

Senators debated the Affordable Care Act during the day’s proceedings in the U.S. Senate.

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.

Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held their first public meeting to consider the 2013 farm bill.

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) previewed his work on the farm bill conference committee, which was having its first meeting later in the day. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic …

The pending business was the motion to proceed to S 1569, the bill to raise the limit on the debt ceiling through December 2014. At 5:00pm, the Senate was to proceed to the following judi…

The Senate convenes for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business, and thereafter resumed consideration of S. 1392, the energy efficiency bill. The Senate passed H.R. 527 As Amended; A bill to amend t…

The Senate resumed consideration of S 1392, the energy efficiency bill.

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

The Senate took a cloture vote on the nomination of Byron Todd Jones to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The nomination was then confirmed 53 to 42.

The Senate convened with a period of morning business and then resumed consideration of S.1243, the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill. At 3:40 p.m. the …

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 Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter confirmed the nomination of Thomas Perez for secretary of the Department of Labor and of Regina McCarthy for administrator…

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1238, the student loan bill.

The Senate resumed consideration of S. 744, the immigration bill.

The Senate resumed consideration of S 744, the immigration bill. *At 5:30pm, the Senate will take a cloture vote on the Leahy amendment #1183, which was modified with the text of the Corker-…