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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, June 2, 2015

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 9:30 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, June 2)

H.R. 1735 (Rep. Thornberry): To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year , and for other purposes.
-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

H.R. 2048 (Rep. Sensenbrenner): To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 14. Record Vote Number: 197
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 32. Record Vote Number: 201
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 1449 (Sen. McConnell): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1449 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 56. Record Vote Number: 200

S.Amdt. 1450 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1450 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 199

S.Amdt. 1451 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1451 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 198

S.Amdt. 1452 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Motion to table amendment SA 1452 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1453 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 1453 fell when SA 1452 was tabled.


Executive Business (Tuesday, June 2)

PN242: Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education
-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/2/2015.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:35 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Tillis in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.