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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, January 19, 2022


The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.

Legislative Business (Wednesday, January 19)

H.R. 5746 (Rep. Beyer): A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
-- Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 9
-- Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 (Record Vote No. 9) entered in Senate.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 (Record Vote No. 9) made in Senate.
-- Point of order that for the Message from the House with respect to H.R. 5746, the only debate in order during consideration of the Message be on the question of adoption of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House, that no further amendments, motions, or points of order be in order, and that any appeals be determined without debate, raised in Senate.
-- Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Schumer with respect to the House message to accompany H.R. 5746, not sustained.
-- Motion by Senator Schumer to appeal the ruling of the chair not agreed to, the question being, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate" by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 10
-- Ruling of the Chair sustained.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 (Record Vote No. 9) withdrawn in Senate.
S.Amdt. 4903 (Sen. Schumer): To add an effective date.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

S.Amdt. 4904 (Sen. Schumer): To modify the effective date.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

S.Amdt. 4905 (Sen. Schumer): To add an effective date.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

S.Amdt. 4906 (Sen. Schumer): To modify the effective date.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

S.Amdt. 4907 (Sen. Schumer): To modify the effective date.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).


Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Schumer, at 10:51 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 11 a.m. tomorrow.