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The Senate worked on instructions for negotiations between the House and Senate on a science and technology research bill. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the legislat…

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senate Republican colleagues spoke to reporters about President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.

After staying in all day, night, and into the next morning, the Senate approved the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. The vote count was 51-50 with Vice President Harris casting the tie-br…

Vice President Pence held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…

The Senate confirmed Thomas L. Kirsch to be a judge on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Lawmakers also advanced Katherine Crytzer’s nomination to be a judge on the U.S. District Co…

Senate Republicans spoke to reporters on their proposed constitutional amendment to limit the number of Supreme Court justices to nine. The senators spoke about the need to protect the Supre…

The Senate confirmed Cory Wilson’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Lawmakers also voted 55-45 against beginning debate on Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) p…

Senate Republicans announced their policing reform legislation in response to the protest subsequent to the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police officers. Senator Tim…

The Senate passed a bill to annually fund national parks and public land maintenance. The bill puts revenue from oil, gas, and mineral development on federal land into the Land and Water Con…

The Senate considered executive and judicial nominations and passed by unanimous consent a House-passed fix to the Paycheck Protection Program.

The Senate confirmed Barbara Barrett’s nomination for Air Force secretary. Members also confirmed four district judge nominations: Frank Volk, Southern District of West Virginia; Charles Esk…

The Senate continued the legislative day of September 28, 2018. Members voted 93-6 in favor of a five-year re-authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and 98-1 in favor of…

The Senate passed H.R. 6157, a two-bill $857 billion fiscal year 2019 spending package containing the two largest annual spending bills that fund the Defense Department as well as the Labor,…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before two Senate committees on the social media platform’s use and protection of user data. The hearing was one of several held in response to revelat…

The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate confirmed two Circuit Court of Appeals nominations, Allison Eid to serve on the Tenth Circuit and Stephanos Bibas' to the Third Circuit.

The Senate passed 95-3 a water resources development bill that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers projects on flood control and hurricane damage while also providing state loan funds to Flin…

The Senate resumed debate on S. 3100, a bill to block federal funding from “sanctuary” cities that bar local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal immigration officials. Me…

The Senate failed to advance a legislation dealing with clean water regulations. The bill would require the Obama administration to rewrite a rule governing waters covered under the clean wa…