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The Senate cleared, by unanimous consent, a resolution continuing current federal funding for two days, giving the chamber time to debate H.R. 83, the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, wh…

The Senate convened for a a period of morning business.

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 by an 85-13 vote passed S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate voted 68-23 to advance to debate on S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act. 

Following leader remarks and a period of morning business, the Senate resumed debate on H.R. 2577, a combined transportation and housing spending/ military construction-Veterans Affairs spen…

The Senate continued work on H.R.2028, a $37.5 billion energy and water spending bill for fiscal year 2017.

The Senate continued work on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.

The Senate passed the federal spending bill and year-end tax plan by a vote of 65-33. 

The Senate approved the conference report to the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, which reauthorizes and rewrites the 2001 No Child Left Behind law.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall to be a district judge for the Eastern District of New York.

The Senate continued debate on cybersecurity legislation.

The Senate passed a three-month extension for highway and mass transit programs in order to meet the July 31 funding deadline. Members also passed a six-year highway funding bill, 65-34.

The Senate resumed debate on on H.R. 1735, the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate passed the Feinstein Amendment on torture, 79-21.

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 1735, a fiscal year 2016 national defense authorization bill for weapons and defense programs.

The Senate convened with a period of morning business before resuming debate on S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate was debating S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. No agreement has been reached on how to proceed on amendments. Vote…

The Senate voted, 53-46 to disapprove the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule on unions. The Senate failed to override President Obama’s veto of S.1, a bill to construct the Keystone …

Congress posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg for saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. He was detained by Soviet…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.