7:53 p.m.

The Senate adjourned after agreeing on voice votes to these measures:

• Drought Information Act of 2013 (S. 376, as amended);

• A sense of the Senate resolution in favor of protecting children from human trafficking (S.Res. 340);

• A resolution to honor the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Daisy Bates (S.Res. 341).

6:16 p.m.

On a vote of 72 to 22, the Senate invoked cloture on the farm bill conference report.

YEAS: 72 (46 Democrats, 2 independents, 24 Republicans). NAYS: 22 (19 Republicans, 3 Democrats).

5:00

Debate continued on the farm bill with Senators Grassley, Hietkamp,  Coburn, Klobuchar, MdcCain, Cochran and Stabenow speaking on the conference report.

3:15

The Senate resumed the farm bill conference report. The following Senators spoke on the report: Stabenow, Hoeven, Johnson, Tester, Sessions and Leahy

2:00

The Senate will convene at 2 p.m.  to resume consideration of the House-Senate conference report on the farm bill (H.R. 2646).

At 5:30 p.m. , there will be a cloture vote on the farm bill conference report.

If cloture is invoked, the vote on final passage of the farm bill would occur at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4.