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The Senate convened for a legislative session.

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…

Witnesses testified on the Federal Commission on Long Term Care’s recommended changes to U.S. long-term care financing and delivery system. They focused on the importance of getting more peo…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Government officials and private security firm representatives testified on federal law enforcement’s response to the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard shooting. David Wright was highly critical o…

Witnesses testified on the complexities surrounding implementation of the voluntary incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum, which is being conducted by the Federal Communications…

Witnesses testified on predatory lenders toward military service members and their families, highlighting several examples in Tennessee, New York and Virginia. Another subject addressed in t…

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

Senators Kelly Ayotte and Barbara Boxer talked about sexual assaults in the military.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

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

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.

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

FBI Director James Comey, National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen, and acting Homeland Security Secretary Rand Beers testified on national security threats. They said that cy…

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

Doug Elmendorf testified before the House and Senate budget Conference Committee. He told members that even a short term agreement on spending levels would be better than no deal at all.

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Jeh Johnson to become secretary of the Homeland Security Department. He told committee membe…

Army, Air Force, Marine, and Navy chiefs testified on the impact of sequestration budget cuts to national defense programs. They warned the cuts would compromise the military’s ability to de…

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Witnesses testified on the Disability Treaty, a law that, if ratified, would extend Americans' disability rights to disabled people in foreign countries.