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An interfaith public memorial service for Muhammad Ali was held in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, in the KFC Yum! Center. He died June 3, 2016, at age 74. Many notable dignitaries fro…

The Senate convened for a pro forma session.

Senators paid tribute to Vice President Biden following a vote to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill which also included funding for the vice president’…

Chief executive officers Randall Stephenson of AT&T and Jeffrey Bewkes of Time Warne, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and other telecommunications experts testified at a hearing on possib…

The Senate approved the House-passed continuing resolution, which extends government funding until April 28. It also included funding for miners' health care for four months and the water sy…

The Senate advanced a $6.3 billion medical research bill, which includes funding for Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer “moonshot” initiative. The procedural vote on the legislation included …

The Senate debated a bill to expand rural health care, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act (S. 2873)

The Senate resumed initial debate on the American Energy and Conservation Act (S. 3110), a bill to establish revenue sharing for states involved in energy production from on- and off-shore a…

Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Robert Kerrey, and Senator Strom Thurmond spoke separately with reporters, describing their reactions to today’s Senate vote to confirm Clarence Thomas as a just…

The Senate proceeded with H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through December 9, 2016. The bill includes money for Zika virus re…

The Senate continued debate on S. 2848, a water project authorization bill, which authorizes Army Corps of Engineers recovery projects and provides funds to cities with lead contaminated dri…

The Senate convened for a pro forma session.

The Senate resumed debate on S. 524, an opioid abuse prevention bill.

A House-Senate conference committee met to consider a bill addressing opioid abuse treatment and prevention. S.524, the “Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016,” would authorize th…

The Senate approved a bill to establish voluntary federal labeling standards for genetically modified foods, followed by a procedural vote blocking a defense spending bill. 

Dr. Patrick Conway testified at a hearing on proposed changes to Medicare Part B, which covers injectable and infused drugs for elderly patients. He outlined the Centers for Medicare and Med…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on his department’s counterterrorism efforts and recent terrorist attacks including the Ju…

The Senate began post-cloture debate on the House-passed Puerto Rico debt restructuring bill.

Democratic Senators Marie Cantwell (WA), Dick Durbin (IL), and Bob Menendez (NJ) debated whether to advance the bill for relieving Puerto Rico’s debt. Senator Cantwell questioned the scope a…

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, which is expected to be th…