The Senate adjourned at 9:41 p.m. until Tuesday, April 22 at 9:30 a.m. The Senate will resume consideration of S.178, human trafficking, and Senator Cornyn will withdraw his amendment #1120 and offer amendments Cornyn-Murray amendment #1124 and Leahy amendment #301.  2 votes are expected beginning at 10:45 a.m., the 1^st on Leahy #301 and the 2^nd on Cornyn-Murray # 1124 (60 vote threshold).

At 2 p.m. 5 roll call votes are expected (60 vote threshold):

1. Cornyn amendment #1127
2. Leahy amendment #290
3. Brown amendment #311
4. Burr amendment #1121
5. Kirk amendment #273 as modified

Following the vote on the Kirk amendment a voice vote on the following amendments are expected:

1. Klobuchar #296
2. Hoeven #299 as modified
3. Sulllivan #279
4. Wicker #1126
5. Flake #294
6. Cassidy #308
7. Portman #1128
8. Brown #310
9. Heller #1122
10. Shaheen #303

A vote on final passage of S.178 is expected following the voice vote on the Shaheen amendment #303.

During wrap-up, ML McConnell filed cloture on the Loretta Lynch nomination and a confirmation vote is expected 1 hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, April 23.  S.1035 had its first reading.

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6:24 p.m. Senator Stabenow spoke on the 350 airmen deployed to the Middle East.

6:04 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on climate change.

5:24 p.m. Senator Coats spoke on government waste and the Federal Employee Compensation Act.

5:11 p.m. Senator Portman spoke on human trafficking.

2:34 p.m. Senator Hoeven spoke on the anti-trafficking bill.

2:15 p.m.  Senate returns to session, Senator Inhofe spoke on the pilots bill of rights.

12:30 p.m.  The Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m.

11:45 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on San Jacinto day and the anti-trafficking bill.

11:33 a.m. Senator Leahy spoke on the anti-trafficking bill and the Lynch nomination.

11:32 a.m. Senate resumes consideration of the anti-trafficking bill.

11:05 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the Lynch nomination.

10:54 a.m. Senator Gillibrand spoke about two new cybersecurity bills.

10:24 a.m. Senator Vitter spoke about S. 984, a bill to fight “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.”

10:15 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the trafficking deal, the pace of Senate legislative action so far in this Congress, and the pending Pacific trade agreement.

10:14 a.m. Senator Klobuchar added details about the abortion compromise in the sexual trafficking deal.

10:12 a.m. Senator Murray spoke about the abortion-financing compromise in the sexual trafficking deal.

10:07 a.m. Minority Leader Reid spoke in support of the pending deal to move the trafficking bill. Senator Reid also spoke about the pace of nominations.

10:04  a.m. Majority Leader McConnell indicated that a deal may soon be forthcoming to move toward passage of the trafficking bill. Senator McConnell said the confirmation vote would follow, perhaps within a day or two, on the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be attorney general.

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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. No votes have been scheduled yet, but votes are possible today.

After an hour of Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of the sexual trafficking bill (S. 178). The Cornyn amendment (#1120) is pending to the trafficking bill.

Also in order are earlier cloture votes on the trafficking bill.

The Senate will recess for weekly policy lunches from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

At a time to be determined, the Seat will vote on the motion to proceed to the first reponders bill (H.R. 1191). If the motion succeeds, Senator Corker will offer his Iran bill a a substitute.