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Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 1456 (Sen. McCain):
To require additional information supporting
long-range plans for construction of naval vessels.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1473 (Sen. Vitter):
To limit the retirement of Army combat units
.
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Amendment SA 1473 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 1463.
S.Amdt. 1484 (Sen. Hoeven):
To require a report on Air National Guard
contributions to the RQ-4 Global Hawk mission.
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Amendment SA 1484 proposed by Senator McCain for Senator Hoeven to
Amendment SA 1463.
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Amendment SA 1484 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1486 (Sen. Cornyn):
To require reporting on energy security issues
involving Europe and the Russian Federation, and to express the sense of
Congress regarding ways the United States could help vulnerable allies and
partners with energy security.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1494 (Sen. Shaheen):
To revise the definition of spouse for purposes of
veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment SA 1494, under the order of 6/4/2015, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
53 - 42. Record Vote Number:
203
S.Amdt. 1506 (Sen. Tillis):
To provide for the stationing of C-130 H aircraft
avionics previously modified by the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) in
support of daily training and contingency requirements for Airborne and
Special Operations Forces.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment SA 1506 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 44. Record
Vote Number:
204
S.Amdt. 1511 (Sen. Heller):
To require additional elements in the report on
the plan on the privatization of the defense commissary system
.
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Amendment SA 1511 proposed by Senator McCain for Senator Heller to
Amendment SA 1463.
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Amendment SA 1511 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1521 (Sen. Reed):
To limit the availability of amounts authorized to
be appropriated for overseas contingency operations pending relief from the
spending limits under the Budget Control Act of 2011.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1522 (Sen. Portman):
To provide additional amounts for procurement and
for research, development, test, and evaluation for Stryker Lethality
Upgrades, and to provide an offset.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment SA 1522 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 34. Record
Vote Number:
202
S.Amdt. 1539 (Sen. McCain):
To prohibit the Department of Defense from
entering into contracts to facilitate payments for honoring members of the
Armed Forces at sporting events.
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Amendment SA 1539 proposed by Senator McCain to Amendment SA 1463.
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Amendment SA 1539 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1540 (Sen. Bennet):
To require the Comptroller General of the United
States to brief and submit a report to Congress on the administration and
oversight by the Department of Veterans Affairs of contracts for the design
and construction of major medical facility projects.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment SA 1540 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 1543 (Sen. Paul):
To strengthen employee cost savings suggestions
programs within the Federal Government.
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Amendment SA 1543 proposed by Senator McCain for Senator Paul to
Amendment SA 1463.
S.Amdt. 1551 (Sen. Shaheen):
To require a study and report on the changes to
the Joint Travel Regulations related to the flat rate per diem for long
term temporary duty travel that took effect on November 1, 2014
.
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Amendment SA 1551 proposed by Senator McCain for Senator Shaheen to
Amendment SA 1463.
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Amendment SA 1551 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1559 (Sen. Durbin):
To prohibit the award of Department of Defense
contracts to inverted domestic corporations.
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Amendment SA 1559 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Durbin to
Amendment SA 1463.
S.Amdt. 1564 (Sen. Blumenthal):
To increase civil penalties for violations of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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Amendment SA 1564 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Blumenthal to
Amendment SA 1463.
S.Amdt. 1571 (Sen. Warner):
To express the sense of Congress on diversity
among members of the Armed Forces.
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Amendment SA 1571 proposed by Senator McCain for Senator Warner to
Amendment SA 1463.
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Amendment SA 1571 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 1618 proposed by Senator McCain for Senator Shaheen to
Amendment SA 1463.
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Amendment SA 1618 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1645 (Sen. Markey):
To express the sense of Congress that exports of
crude oil to United States allies and partners should not be determined to
be consistent with the national interest if those exports would increase
energy prices in the United States for American consumers or businesses or
increase the reliance of the United States on imported oil
.
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Amendment SA 1645 proposed by Senator Markey to Amendment SA 1463.
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Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.