Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, September 19, 2024

Mr. Raphael G. Warnock, from the State of Georgia, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Warnock 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 (Thursday, September 19)

H.R. 1555 (Rep. McClintock): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, California, as the "Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building" .

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

H.R. 9468 (Rep. Garcia): A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 3289 (Sen. Paul): To rescind funds from the Department of Energy loan programs office.

-- Amendment SA 3289 proposed by Senator Paul.

-- Amendment SA 3289, under the order of 9/19/24, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 47. Record Vote Number:

S. 288 (Sen. Menendez): A bill to prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally.

-- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3291 (Sen. Cardin): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 3291 proposed by Senator Murray for Senator Cardin.

-- Amendment SA 3291 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1146 (Sen. Cornyn): A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth, to provide technical assistance relating to the removal of such obstacles, and for other purposes.

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

S. 4698 (Sen. Peters): A bill to authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee amendment withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 3292 (Sen. Peters): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 3292 proposed by Senator Murray for Senator Peters.

-- Amendment SA 3292 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 803 (Sen. Braun): A resolution recognizing the importance of purple martins to United States ecosystems, tourism, and history by designating August 10, 2024, as "Purple Martin Conservation Day".

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 830 (Sen. Braun): A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of Purdue University Engineering.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Thursday, September 19)

PN1342: Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

PN1399: Rose E. Jenkins, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 15. Record Vote Number: 248

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 9/23/2024.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 3:53 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Booker in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2024.