Senate Floor Activity - Sunday, July 26, 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 Friday, July 24, 2015, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Friday, July 24, 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 Friday, July 24, 2015, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Sunday, July 26)

H.R. 22 (Rep. Davis): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

-- Considered by Senate.

S.Amdt. 2266 (Sen. McConnell): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2282 (Sen. Lee): No Statement of Purpose on File .

-- Ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2282 is not in order to be proposed.

-- Senator Lee moved to appeal the ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2282 is not in order to be proposed.

-- Ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2282 is not in order to be proposed sustained by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2301 (Sen. Cruz): No Statement of Purpose on File .

-- Ruling of the Chair that amendment SA 2301 is not in order to be proposed sustained by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2327 (Sen. Kirk): To reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture on amendment SA 2327 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 26. Record Vote Number: 254

S.Amdt. 2328 (Sen. McConnell): To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture on amendment SA 2328 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 43. Record Vote Number: 253

S.Amdt. 2329 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2330 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 4:34 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 2 p.m. tomorrow.