Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, June 23, 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, June 23)

H.R. 644 (Rep. Reed): To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes .

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion to insist on Senate amendment to House amendment, request a conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion the motion to insist on Senate amendment to House amendment, request a conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees presented in Senate.

-- The language of the motion to insist on the Senate amendment to the House amendment and the corresponding cloture motion was amended to request a conference with the House by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 2146 (Rep. Reichert): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes.

-- Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 37. Record Vote Number: 218

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2062 fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2060 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2061 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2062 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2062 fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment.

S.Amdt. 2063 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2063 fell when SA 2062 fell.

S.Amdt. 2064 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2064 fell when SA 2063 fell.

S.Res. 209 (Sen. Blunt): A resolution designating the Ulysses S. Grant Association as the organization to implement the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and 2-term President of the United States.

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

S.Res. 210 (Sen. Enzi): A resolution celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming.

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