Senate Session
The Senate voted on various spending measures. A cloture vote on Department of Defense appropriations, as well as a parliamentary challenges to various legislation, were considered the morni…
View in Congressional Chronicle621 viewsThe Senate voted on various spending measures. A cloture vote on Department of Defense appropriations, as well as a parliamentary challenges to various legislation, were considered the morni…
View in Congressional Chronicle621 viewsSenators spoke to reporters about objections and points of order raised on the Senate floor to budget reconciliation legislation, one of which required the vice president to cast a tie-break…
59 viewsThe Senate convenes and resumes consideration of the conference report to accompany S. 1932, the Omnibus Deficit Reduction bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle361 viewsThe Senate convened with a period of morning business prior to consideration of several appropriations and spending measures.
View in Congressional Chronicle279 viewsThe Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3199, the Patriot Act Reauthorization bill, and fai…
View in Congressional Chronicle356 viewsThe Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumes consideration of S. 2020, the Tax Relief Reconciliation bill. The Senate passed S. 2020, As Ame…
View in Congressional Chronicle715 viewsCommittee members continued to work on legislation that would curtail fiscal year 2006 mandatory spending and extend a series of tax cuts. They also considered various amendments and proposa…
95 viewsEscorted by former Senator Coats, Supreme Court nominee Judge Alito went to Capitol Hill for more meetings with senators, some of whom held brief news conferences afterwards. His first stop …
77 viewsThe Senate convened and proceeded to a vote on the conference report to H.R. 2744, the Agriculture Appropriations, FY2006 bill. The Senate agreed to H.R. 2744 Conference Report; Agriculture,…
View in Congressional Chronicle857 viewsThe Senate resumed consideration of S.1932, the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle227 viewsThe Senate resumes consideration of S.1932, the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle109 viewsThe committee marked up a draft of the fiscal year 2006 Senate Spending Reconciliation that included $39 billion in spending cuts over a period of 5 years.
92 viewsCommittee members marked up budget reconciliation instructions to reduce the spending in H.Con.Res. 95. They also marked up the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005. Staff me…
195 viewsThe Senate passed H.R. 3058, as amended; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.
View in Congressional Chronicle300 viewsThe Senate convenes and proceeds to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. to be Chief Justice of the United States.
View in Congressional Chronicle969 viewsA hearing was held, titled “Hurricane Katrina: Community Rebuilding Needs and Effectiveness of Past Proposals.” The witnesses participated in a panel of three Gulf Coast state governors an…
188 viewsThe Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumes consideration of H.R. 2862, the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill.
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