Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, May 7, 2015

Mr. Dean Heller, from the State of Nevada, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Armenian Apostolic Church in America, New York, NY offered a prayer, and Mr. Heller 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 (Thursday, May 7)

H.R. 1191 (Rep. Barletta): To provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes .

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 174

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 1140 (Sen. Corker): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture on amendment SA 1140 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 6. Record Vote Number: 173

-- Amendment SA 1140 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 1155 (Sen. Blunt): To extend the requirement for annual Department of Defense reports on the military power of Iran.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Point of order that the amendment is not germane raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1155.

-- Amendment SA 1155 ruled non-germane by the chair.

S.Amdt. 1179 (Sen. Corker): To require submission of all Persian text included in the agreement.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1179 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1186 (Sen. Vitter): To require an assessment of inadequacies in the international monitoring and verification system as they relate to a nuclear agreement with Iran.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Point of order that the amendment is not germane raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1186 as modified.

-- Amendment SA 1186 as modified ruled non-germane by the chair.

S.Amdt. 1197 (Sen. Cotton): Amendment of a perfecting nature .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Point of order that the amendment is not germane raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1197.

-- Amendment SA 1197 ruled non-germane by the chair.

S.Amdt. 1198 (Sen. Rubio): To require a certification that Iran's leaders have publically accepted Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 1198 fell when SA 1197 ruled non-germane by the chair.

S.Amdt. 1219 (Sen. Corker): To make technical changes.

-- Amendment SA 1219 proposed by Senator Corker to Amendment SA 1140.

-- Amendment SA 1219 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 1220 (Sen. Corker): To amend the title.

-- Amendment SA 1220 proposed by Senator Corker.

-- Amendment SA 1220 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1314 (Rep. Meehan): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations .

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

S.Res. 175 (Sen. Collins): A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States to building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States .

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

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 5:35 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Cassidy in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015.