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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session. Senator Crapo presided, and no business was conducted. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Mon, Nov. 9 at 3:00 p.m.
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session. Senator Lummis presided, and no business was conducted. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Mon, Nov. 9 at 3:00 p.m.
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session. Senator Cramer presided, and no business was conducted. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Mon, Nov. 9 at 3:00 p.m.
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session at 9 a.m. Senator Capito presided, and no business was conducted. Next pro forma: Thursday, Oct. 22 @ 9 a.m. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m.
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session at 9:30 a.m. Senator Moreno presided and no business was conducted. Next pro forma: Monday, October 19th at 9am Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m.
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session at 3:30 p.m. @SenatorHagerty presided and no business was conducted. Next pro forma: Thursday, October 15 at 9:30 a.m. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m. There is one vote that evening at 5:30 p.m. dailypress.senate.gov
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session at 1:30 p.m. @SenToddYoung presided and no business was conducted. Next pro forma: Tuesday, October 13 at 3:30 p.m. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m. There is one vote that evening at 5:30 p.m.
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The Senate convened for a pro forma session at 1:30 p.m. Senator Britt presided, and no business was conducted. The Senate will next convene in a pro forma session on Friday, October 9th 1:30 p.m.
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The Senate convened for a pro forma session. Senator Wicker presided; no business was conducted. Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m. There is one vote that evening at 5:30 p.m. dailypress.senate.gov
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The #Senate convened for a pro forma session at 10:30 a.m. @SenLummis presided and no business was conducted. Other than pro forma sessions the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m. There is one vote that evening at 5:30 p.m. dailypress.senate.gov
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The #Senate adjourned on Wednesday at 11:24 p.m. and except for pro forma sessions stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9th. At that time, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.2347 Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act; the legislative vehicle for the permitting reform bill. At approximately 5:30 p.m., the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2347.
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Leader Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #453, H.R.2347, legislative vehicle for Permitting Reform.
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The #Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor @USDOL, 47-41. (Party line) GOP not voting: Blackburn, Cornyn, Ernst, McConnell, Moran & Tillis. Democrats not voting: Blumenthal, Durbin, Gillibrand, Smith, Warner & Whitehouse. No further votes today.
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We expect this to be the last vote of the night.
The #Senate is NOW voting on confirmation of the nomination of Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor.
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The #Senate is NOW voting on confirmation of the nomination of Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor.
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The #Senate passed H.R.5349 - Tax Court Improvement Act, as amended by the Crapo-Wyden amendment, by uc.
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The #Senate passed by unanimous consent: H.R.5349, Tax Court Improvement Act, and the Crapo-Wyden substitute amendment.
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The #Senate passed by voice vote: S.3798, Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026, and the substitute amendment.
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By a vote of 53-47, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor. This was a party-line vote.
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