Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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

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

Legislative Business (Tuesday, April 14)

H.R. 2 (Rep. Burgess): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Point of order that the measure violates the CBA raised in Senate.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 29. Record Vote Number: 143

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 8. Record Vote Number: 144

S.Amdt. 1114 (Sen. Cornyn): To repeal the individual mandate .

-- Amendment SA 1114 proposed by Senator Cornyn.

-- Amendment SA 1114, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 137

S.Amdt. 1115 (Sen. Bennet): To protect and retain our Children's Health Insurance Program for 4 years (PRO-CHIP).

-- Amendment SA 1115 proposed by Senator Bennet.

-- Point of order that the amendment violates the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1115.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 1115 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 138

-- Amendment SA 1115 ruled out of order by the chair.

S.Amdt. 1116 (Sen. Lee): To strike the provision excluding the budgetary effects of the Act from PAYGO requirements.

-- Amendment SA 1116 proposed by Senator Lee.

-- Amendment SA 1116 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 58. Record Vote Number: 139

S.Amdt. 1117 (Sen. Murray): To improve women's access to quality health care .

-- Amendment SA 1117 proposed by Senator Murray.

-- Point of order that the amendment violates the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1117.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 1117 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 57. Record Vote Number: 140

-- Amendment SA 1117 ruled out of order by the chair.

S.Amdt. 1118 (Sen. Cotton): To provide steady updates of payment rates under the Medicare physician fee schedule.

-- Amendment SA 1118 proposed by Senator Cotton.

-- Amendment SA 1118 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 11 - 89. Record Vote Number: 141

S.Amdt. 1119 (Sen. Cardin): To repeal the therapy cap and provide for medical review of outpatient therapy services.

-- Amendment SA 1119 proposed by Senator Cardin.

-- Point of order that the amendment violates the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1119.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 1119 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 42. Record Vote Number: 142

-- Amendment SA 1119 ruled out of order by the chair.

H.Con.Res. 9 (Rep. Meehan): A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust .

-- Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 178 (Sen. Cornyn): To provide justice for the victims of trafficking .

-- Considered by Senate.

S.Amdt. 270 (Sen. Portman): To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 270 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 271 (Sen. Portman): To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, and for other purposes.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 271 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 284 (Sen. Vitter): To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 284 fell when SA 271 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 1120 (Sen. Cornyn): To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments .

-- Amendment SA 1120 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cornyn.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 1120 presented in Senate.

S.Res. 135 (Sen. Reid): A resolution making minority party appointments for the 114th Congress.

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

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Cornyn, at 10:11 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.