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Senate Floor Activity - Monday, July 13, 2015


The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 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, July 9, 2015, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, July 9, 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, July 9, 2015, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Monday, July 13)

S. 1177 (Sen. Alexander): An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves .
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2080 (Sen. Hatch): To establish a committee on student privacy policy .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 2080 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 0. Record Vote Number: 231

S.Amdt. 2089 (Sen. Alexander): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 2089 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2093 (Sen. Franken): To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2095 (Sen. Peters): To allow local educational agencies to use parent and family engagement funds for financial literacy activities .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2118 (Sen. Kaine): To amend the State accountability system under section 1113(b)(3) regarding the measures used to ensure that students are ready to enter postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for postsecondary remediation.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 2118 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2120 (Sen. Warren): To amend section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding the cross-tabulation of student data.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2132 (Sen. Scott): To expand opportunity by allowing Title I funds to follow low-income children.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2161 (Sen. Kirk): To ensure that States measure and report on indicators of student access to critical educational resources and identify disparities in such resources, and for other purposes,
-- Amendment pending in Senate.


Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 7:08 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Lankford in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .