Thursday: California shooting, transportation

by Jordain Carney - 12/10/15 9:26 AM ET

Senators on Thursday will get a closed-door briefing on last week’s California shooting that killed 14 people.

The Senate is expected to be in “morning business,” allowing lawmakers to give general speeches, until 3 p.m. The Senate will then recess from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for an all-members briefing.

{mosads}No votes are currently scheduled in the Senate for Thursday.

Meanwhile, House lawmakers will take up a handful of proposals under suspension of the rules, including legislation that would establish the Surface Transportation Board as an independent agency and increase it from three to five members.

Votes in the House are expected between 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.

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