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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.

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.

The deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service, local officials, and business leaders testified on the need to fund projects reducing fire hazards on federal lands.

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

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.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. No votes were scheduled.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. At 4:15 the Senate resumed consideration of S. 1243, the Transportation/HUD spending bill. At 4:30pm, the Senate considered the nominat…

Witnesses testified on the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress law that funds highways, mass transit, and other surface transportation programs for two years.

Witnesses testified on the pending purchase of Smithfield Foods pork producer and processing company by Shuanghui International, a Chinese food company.

The Senate convened with a period of morning business. The nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips, of Wyoming, to be U.S. circuit judge for the Tenth Circuit was confirmed.

Federal transportation officials testified on funding needs for highways and bridges, particularly for transportation infrastructure that had been found to be structurally deficient.

Senior cybersecurity officials testified on their efforts to protect the U.S. from cyber attacks. Much of the hearing focused on leaks revealing the extent of domestic phone surveillance by …

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and then resumed consideration of S.954, the farm bill.

Francis Collins testified on the fiscal year 2014 budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He used computer displays during his testimony. The directors of five NIH subsid…

FBI Director Robert Mueller testified at an oversight hearing of his agency and its fiscal year 2014 budget request. He said the FBI was looking at the failure to follow up on information th…

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee debated and approved the “farm bill,” a package of legislation passed once every five years that governs agriculture, forestry, and n…

The Senate passed the Water Resources Development bill, as amended, by a vote of 83 to 14. Members also considered two nominations: William Orrick to be a U.S. District Judge for the Norther…

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified on her department’s fiscal year 2014 budget request. Questions focused on how specific programs, particularly health care prog…