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

Senators Kelly Ayotte and Barbara Boxer talked about sexual assaults in the military.

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 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.

Senators debated the Affordable Care Act during the day’s proceedings in the U.S. Senate.

Senate will continue consideration of S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act. At 11:45 a.m., Senate will vote on or in relation to Reid (for Toomey/Flake) Amendment No. 2013 to the bill, …

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

Witnesses testified on the Disability Treaty, a law that, if ratified, would extend Americans' disability rights to disabled people in foreign countries.

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…

Following remarks from the majority leader, senators were permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The pending business was the motion to proceed to S. 1569, the debt limit bill. Th…

The pending business was the motion to proceed to S. 1569, the debt limit bill.

The pending business was the motion to proceed to S 1569, the bill to raise the limit on the debt ceiling through December 2014. At 5:00pm, the Senate was to proceed to the following judi…

Following the remarks from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), senators were permitted to speak for up 10 minutes each. The pending business was the motion to proceed to S.1569, the bill t…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convenes for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. Proceedings were interrupted due to a lockdown at the Capitol.

Democratic senators and furloughed federal workers spoke to reporters about the economic impact of the federal government shutdown.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate rejected a proposed conference on the continuing resolution to fund the government that was shutting down that day.

A group of Senate Democratic women spoke to reporters about the impact the House continuing resolution would have on women’s health care.