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The Senate voted on the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, also referred to as the Iraq War Resolution. The House voted on and passed the joint resoluti…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed debate on a Department of Justice authorization bill.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on “Kyoto Protocol: Assessing the Status of Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gases.” Committee members examined the status of ef…

The Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. 2:00 p.m.: The Senate begins consideration of H.R. 5384, the Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 2007.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6061, the Secure Fence Act. Brief video interruption at 0954.

Retiring Senator Jeffords delivered his final speech on the U.S. Senate floor. He talked about his experiences and thanked his colleagues. Senators Reid and Leahy praised Senator Jeffords fo…

Witnesses testified about the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the joint cases of Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the scope of t…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S. 728, the Water Resources Development Act.

The Senate resumed consideration en bloc of the Stem Cell Bills. The Senate passed S.3504, Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006; S.2754, Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enha…

The Senate considered the conference report to accompany H.R. 2361, the Department of the Interior Appropriations bill. Senator Frist made remarks on the floor about his reconsideration o…

The Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumes consideration of S.J.Res. 12, the Flag Protection Amendment.

Secretary Nicholson and other officials testified about a recent security breach at the Department of Veterans Affairs in which computer records containing personal information of 26.5 milli…

The Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to consider pending nominations: Richard Capka to be administrator, Federal Highway Administration; James Gulliford to be an assist…

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 Veterans' Affairs budget. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Jim Nicholson and other officials testified about admin…

The Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Late in the day a cloture motion on the debate passed…

A 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…

The Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on the state of fuel production and gasoline pricing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Senators discussed disruptions in refining and supply ca…