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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, January 27, 2015


The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 11 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

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Tuesday, January 27)

S. 1 (Sen. Hoeven): To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline .
-- Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 2 (Sen. Murkowski): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 15 (Sen. Cruz): To promote economic growth and job creation by increasing exports.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 23 (Sen. Sanders): To increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems by 2025.
-- Amendment SA 23 proposed by Senator Sanders to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 35 (Sen. Collins): To coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools.
-- Amendment SA 35 proposed by Senator Collins to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 48 (Sen. Gillibrand): To modify the definition of underground injection .
-- Amendment SA 48 proposed by Senator Cantwell for Senator Gillibrand to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 55 (Sen. Peters): To require a study of the potential environmental impact of by-products of the Keystone XL pipeline.
-- Amendment SA 55 proposed by Senator Cantwell for Senator Peters to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 67 (Sen. Sullivan): To restrict the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to arm agency personnel.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 70 (Sen. Peters): To require that the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration make a certification and submit to Congress the results of a study before the pipeline may be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained.
-- Amendment SA 70 proposed by Senator Peters to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 73 (Sen. Moran): To delist the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 75 (Sen. Cardin): To provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill from the Keystone XL pipeline an analysis of the potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 80 (Sen. Vitter): To provide for the distribution of revenues from certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 92 (Sen. Burr): To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
-- Amendment SA 92 proposed by Senator Burr to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 98 (Sen. Murkowski): To express the sense of Congress relating to adaptation projects in the United States Arctic region and rural communities.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 102 (Sen. Tillis): To provide for leasing on the outer Continental Shelf and the distribution of certain qualified revenues from such leasing .
-- Amendment SA 102 proposed by Senator Tillis to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 103 (Sen. Flake): To require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 115 (Sen. Coons): To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change and infrastructure.
-- Amendment SA 115 proposed by Senator Coons to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 120 (Sen. Carper): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credits for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.
-- Amendment SA 120 proposed by Senator Carper to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 124 (Sen. Cardin): To clarify that treaties with Indian Tribes remain in effect.
-- Amendment SA 124 proposed by Senator Cardin to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 125 (Sen. Merkley): To eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and provide infrastructure funding.
-- Amendment SA 125 proposed by Senator Merkley to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 130 (Sen. Boxer): To preserve existing permits and the authority of the agencies issuing the permits to modify the permits if necessary .
-- Amendment SA 130 proposed by Senator Boxer to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 131 (Sen. Cantwell): To ensure that if the Keystone XL Pipeline is built, it will be built safely and in compliance with United States environmental laws.
-- Amendment SA 131 proposed by Senator Cantwell to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 132 (Sen. Daines): To express the sense of Congress regarding the designation of National Monuments.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 133 (Sen. Heitkamp): To express the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be amended to extend the credit with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources .
-- Amendment SA 133 proposed by Senator Heitkamp to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 141 (Sen. Markey): To delay the effective date until the President determines that the pipeline will not have certain negative impacts .
-- Amendment SA 141 proposed by Senator Markey to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 148 (Sen. Whitehouse): To require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefitting from tar sands development.
-- Amendment SA 148 proposed by Senator Whitehouse to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 155 (Sen. Booker): To allow permitting agencies to consider new circumstances and new information.
-- Amendment SA 155 proposed by Senator Booker to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 166 (Sen. Murkowski): To release certain wilderness study areas from management for preservation as wilderness.
-- Amendment SA 166 proposed by Senator Murkowski to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 174 (Sen. Merkley): To express the sense of Congress that the United States should prioritize and fund adaptation projects in communities in the United States while also helping to fund climate change adaptation in developing countries.
-- Amendment SA 174 proposed by Senator Merkley to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 178 (Sen. Markey): To ensure that products derived from tar sands are treated as crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum .
-- Amendment SA 178 proposed by Senator Markey to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 245 (Sen. Barrasso): To clarify that treaties with Indian tribes remain in effect.
-- Amendment SA 245 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Barrasso to Amendment SA 2.

S.Amdt. 246 (Sen. Daines): To express the sense of Congress that reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund should be a priority .
-- Amendment SA 246 proposed by Senator Daines to Amendment SA 2.


Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Ms. Murkowski, at 9:10 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.