Senate Floor Activity - Monday, May 18, 2015

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 2 p .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 Thursday, May 14, 2015, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, May 14, 2015, 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 Thursday, May 14, 2015, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Monday, May 18)

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 .

-- Considered by Senate.

S.Amdt. 1221 (Sen. Hatch): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1226 (Sen. McCain): To repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program.

-- Amendment SA 1226 proposed by Senator Hatch for Senator McCain to Amendment SA 1221.

S.Amdt. 1227 (Sen. Shaheen): To make trade agreements work for small businesses .

-- Amendment SA 1227 proposed by Senator Wyden for Senator Shaheen to Amendment SA 1221.

S.Amdt. 1237 (Sen. Lankford): To establish consideration of the conditions relating to religious freedom of parties to trade negotiations as an overall negotiating objective of the United States.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1237 as modified, under the order of 5/14/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 0. Record Vote Number: 182

S.Amdt. 1242 (Sen. Brown): To restore funding for the trade adjustment assistance program to the level established by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1242, under the order of 5/14/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 41. Record Vote Number: 181

S.Amdt. 1243 (Sen. Flake): To strike the extension of the trade adjustment assistance program.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1251 (Sen. Brown): To require the approval of Congress before additional countries may join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement .

-- Amendment SA 1251 proposed by Senator Brown to Amendment SA 1221.

S.Amdt. 1299 (Sen. Portman): To make it a principal negotiating objective of the United States to address currency manipulation in trade agreements .

-- Amendment SA 1299 proposed by Senator Stabenow for Senator Portman to Amendment SA 1221.

S.Amdt. 1312 (Sen. Inhofe): To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to require the development of a plan for each sub-Saharan African country for negotiating and entering into free trade agreements.

-- Amendment SA 1312 proposed by Senator Hatch for Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 1221.

S.Amdt. 1327 (Sen. Warren): To prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement that includes investor-state dispute settlement .

-- Amendment SA 1327 proposed by Senator Wyden for Senator Warren to Amendment SA 1221.

H.Con.Res. 43 (Rep. Barletta): A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the Capitol, and Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol .

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 7:57 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .