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The Senate passed legislation extending funding through March 11, 2022. Members recessed, subject to the call of the chair.

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, 69-30. Vice President Kamala Harris read the final vote. All Democrats and 19 Republicans voted for the measure, including…

The Senate continued work on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Members also spoke about the next bill on the agenda, a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

The Senate continued work on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, passing an amendment that would make changes to the underlying legislation. Members also voted 68-29 to invoke…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley testified on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee. They…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and foreign policy priorities. Several members…

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins testified on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human…

The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for Brian Miller to be the special inspector general for the Treasury Department pandemic recovery funds and Dana Wade to be the federal housing…

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the fiscal year 2021 budget request for his department. The secretary fielded questions on range of…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to testify on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request for his department. While…

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford testified on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request before a Senate Appropriations…

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee regarding President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request…

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and three other Republican lawmakers on the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Committee talked to reporters after participating in a closed-door…

In an appearance on Cnn’s “State of the Union,” Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) discussed border security and funding negotiations. Senator Shelby is a member of the conference committee tasked…

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) spoke with reporters following a conference committee meeting over immigration and border security funding. He was asked to react to a tweet…

In the hope of avoiding another government shutdown, members of House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees met to work out in conference committee a deal on Homeland Security spending,…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request.…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. In addition to funding matters, he answered questions on…

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) talked to reporters after the Senate voted 81-18 to end the shutdown and fund the government until February 8, 2018.

Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot testified at a hearing on his agency’s fiscal year 2018 budget. Members questioned him about cuts to programs in areas such as education, earth science…