Mr. Alan Armstrong, from the State of Oklahoma, called the
Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr.
Armstrong 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 (Tuesday, September
15)
H.R. 3633 (Rep. Hill):
To provide for a system of regulation of the offer
and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve
Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or
services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank
digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes
.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number:
234
--
Motion by Senator Tillis to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the
motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 234)
entered in Senate.
S. 240 (Sen. Daines):
A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights
Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other
purposes.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate bill.
S. 283 (Sen. Cruz):
A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for
identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against
illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes
.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate bill.
S. 4668 (Sen. Cruz):
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness
rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote
fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes
.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 24. Record Vote Number:
235
Executive Business (Tuesday, September 15)
PN1093-3:
Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number:
233
Adjournment
By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Cruz, at
6:22 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until
10 a.m. tomorrow.
