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Following Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) farewell address, the Senate passed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act.

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 resumed initial debate on S.3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act, which would establish revenue sharing for states involved in energy production using land leased from t…

Federal Communications Commission commissioners testified at a hearing on oversight of the organization and telecommunications issues. Among the issues discussed were an upcoming FCC vote th…

Day four of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included speeches by Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton.

The Senate passed an opioid abuse treatment bill. Members also voted 89-4 in favor of extending Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding to September 30, 2017, and confirmed Carla Hayde…

The Senate passed a motion to advance an energy policy bill to go to conference with the House of Representatives. Members also gave speeches about the police shooting in Dallas, Texas, and …

Representatives of the auto-making and technology industries and transportation policy regulators testified at a hearing on networked technology, also known as the “internet of things,” in v…

Members gave general speeches and continued post-cloture debate on the House-passed Puerto Rico debt restructuring bill. During general speeches Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Co…

The Senate voted 68-32 in favor of advancing the House-passed Puerto Rico debt restructuring bill, which establishes a seven-member oversight board to help the Puerto Rican government manage…

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…

Environmental advocacy organization representatives and officials from the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and State testified at a hearing on wildfire prevention and forest management…

The Senate continued work on the final agreement on H.R. 2577, the combined transportation and housing spending bill with the military construction-Veterans Affairs spending bill, which incl…

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx testified at a hearing on the implementation of the $305 billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which President Obama signed into l…

Following leader remarks and a period of morning business, senators were to vote on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2578, a commerce, justice, and science appropriations bill. Senator Christop…

The Senate resumed debate on S. 2943, the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and officials from the Treasury Department and the Government Accountability Office testified at a hearing on preventing and responding to cyber attacks and ho…

The Senate voted 85-12 to pass S.2012, an energy policy and modernization bill that would upgrade the nation’s electric grid and increase energy efficiency in buildings. They also worked on …

The Senate resumed debate on S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization, by Energy and Natural Resources Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). The bill would modernize the nation’s electric grid, streamline…