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The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Leaders from the National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, and the Justice Department testified at an oversight hearing of government surveillance entities. Among the topics they addressed were d…

The Senate convened and proceeded to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia. The session contin…

John Koskinen testified at his nomination hearing to be the next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. He promised to restore public trust in the IRS and fully cooperate with Congres…

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

The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of eliminating the filibuster on federal judge nominees and most executive-office appointments. The Senate approved the nomination of Patricia Millett to …

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

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nomination of David Barron for U.S. Circuit Court judge. David Barron was at the time a Harvard Law School Professor. He worked in the…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be Uni…

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

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.

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.

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke in opposition to nominations to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. H…

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) talked about some of the main issues in Congress. They included the Farm Bill and Congress’s questioning of the Affordable Care Act and of National Security A…

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius updated the committee on the status of fixing the ongoing difficulties with the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov insurance exchanges. She said many improvemen…

The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons testified on ways to reduce prison system costs incurred by repeat offenders. The second panel included state officials and experts on the topic…

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

The Senate took cloture votes on the nominations of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) to be director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Patricia Millett for Washington, D.C. Circuit Cou…