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Follow legislative action on the Senate Floor with our updates throughout the day. All updates from Majority Leader Harry Reid and Democratic staff are listed below.

Today In The Senate

We prepare a Daily Summary with each day's expected Senate schedule.

Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, February 25, 2013
The Senate will conduct pro forma sessions with no business conducted on the following dates and times unless the Senate adopts an adjournment resolution which may be received from the House. Friday, February 15, 2013 at 12:00pm Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 10:30am Friday, February 22, 2013 at 10:45am   SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY ...
February 25, 2013

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Wrap Up

Our Wrap Up compiles Senate unanimous consent items and other business at the end of the legislative day.

Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, February 14, 2013
ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense; Not Invoked: 58-40-1   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary committee and adopted S.Res.21, designating February 14, 2013, as “National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care” with a Lautenberg amendment. ...
February 14, 2013

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Votes

Results of the latest Senate Roll Call votes.

Roll Call Vote on cloture on Hagel nomination
4:17pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #10, the nomination ...
February 14, 2013

Roll Call Vote on Kayatta nomination
2:26pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Executive Calendar #8, the nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., of ...
February 13, 2013

Roll Call Vote on the Coburn amendment #16
2:19pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #16 (STD testing for sexual assault defendants); Not ...
February 12, 2013

Roll Call Vote on Passage of S.47, VAWA
2:39pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.47, the Violence Against Women Act; Passed: ...
February 12, 2013

Roll Call Vote on the Coburn amendment #15
12:19pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #15 (consolidate DOJ programs); Not Agreed: ...
February 12, 2013

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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, February 25, 2013

The Senate will conduct pro forma sessions with no business conducted on the following dates and times unless the Senate adopts an adjournment resolution which may be received from the House. Friday, February 15, 2013 at 12:00pm Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 10:30am Friday, February 22, 2013 at 10:45am   SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22,…

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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, February 14, 2013

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense; Not Invoked: 58-40-1   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged the Judiciary committee and adopted S.Res.21, designating February 14, 2013, as “National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care” with a Lautenberg amendment. Adopted…

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Agreement regarding sequestration bills

The Senate reached an agreement that on either Monday, February 25th or Tuesday, February 26th, the Majority Leader and the Republican Leader each be permitted to introduce a bill to replace the sequester required under the Budget Control Act. Further, if a Leader introduces such legislation, his bill would be placed directly on the Legislative…

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Agreement on Bacharach nomination–5:30pm Monday vote

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the Bacharach nomination. At 5:00pm on Monday, February 25, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the…

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Reid enters motion to reconsider failed cloture vote on Hagel nomination

Cloture on the Hagel nomination failed 58-40, 1 voting present (Hatch). The vote would have been 59-39, 1-present, but for procedural reasons Senator Reid changed his vote to no in order to enter the motion to reconsider. Senators should expect to reconsider the failed cloture vote to occur Tuesday morning, February 26, and a vote…

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Roll Call Vote on cloture on Hagel nomination

4:17pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense; Not Invoked: 58-40, 1 voting present

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4:15pm cloture vote on Hagel nomination

The Senate has reached an agreement to have the cloture vote on the Hagel nomination at 4:15pm today. The time until 4:15pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 4:15pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, February 14, 2013

Convenes: 10:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume Executive Session and the consideration of Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense. During Wednesday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the Hagel nomination.  The cloture vote is expected on Friday, February 15, 2013.

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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, February 13, 2013

ROLL CALL VOTE 1)      Confirmation of the nomination of Executive Calendar #8, William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Confirmed: 88-12   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted S.Res.31, Celebrating Black History Month. Adopted S.Res.32, Congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2012 NCAA Division…

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Cloture filed on Hagel nomination

After a conversation with Senator McConnell and Senator Inhofe, it became clear to Senator Reid that Republicans are not willing to enter into an agreement for consideration of Executive Calendar #10, the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense. In order to move the process along, Senator Reid filed cloture…

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