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Senate Floor Activity - Monday, July 27, 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 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 (Monday, July 27)

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.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 2266 as modified invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 32. Record Vote Number: 257

S.Amdt. 2327 (Sen. Kirk): To reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 2327 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 29. Record Vote Number: 256

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.
-- Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2328.
-- Amendment SA 2328 ruled non-germane by the chair.

S.Amdt. 2329 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Motion to table amendment SA 2329 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2330 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 2330 fell when SA 2329 tabled.

S.Amdt. 2417 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 2417 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 2266 as modified.

S.Amdt. 2418 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 2418 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2417.

S.Amdt. 2421 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 2421 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2266.

S.Amdt. 2533 (Sen. Inhofe): To improve the amendment.
-- Amendment SA 2533 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 2421.


H.R. 876 (Rep. Doggett): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals.
-- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 231 (Sen. Vitter): A resolution honoring the memory and legacy of the two Louisiana citizens who lost their lives, recognizing the heroism of first responders and those on the scene, and condemning the attack of July 23, 2015, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Monday, July 27)

PN303: Maj. Gen. John N. T. Shanahan, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN453: Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN484: Capt. Darse E. Crandall, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN506: Rear Adm. Joseph E. Tofalo, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN518: Gen. Paul J. Selva, in the Air Force, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN558: Gen. Darren W. McDew, in the Air Force, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN582: Maj. Gen. David J. Buck, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN583: Lt. Gen. Tod D. Wolters, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN584: Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN585: Col. Frank H. Stokes, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN588: Lt. Gen. John W. Raymond, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN589: Col. James E. Porter, Jr., in the Army, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN591: Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN592: Rear Adm. Kevin D. Scott, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN593: Rear Adm. Kevin M. Donegan, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN594: Robert B. A. MacGregor, in the Air Force, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN598: Maj. Gen. Michael H. Shields, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN599: Brig. Gen. Victor J. Braden, in the Army, to be Major General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN600: Rear Adm. Richard P. Breckenridge, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN602: 18 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jane E. Boomer and ending with Matthew D. Van Dalen
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN604: 48 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Afsana Ahmed and ending with Reggie D. Yager
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN605: 13 nominations in the Air Force beginning with John C. Rockwell and ending with Stephen J. Torres
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN606: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Ana M . Apoltan and ending with Aldo Ttinoco
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN607: 57 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brian H. Adams and ending with Mary Jean Wood
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN609: David G. Jones, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN610: Raymond L. Phua, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN611: John M. Bradford, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN612: 5 nominations in the Army beginning with Steve J. Chun and ending with Benjamin R. Siebert
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN613: Steven L. Isenhour, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN614: Joseph D. Gramling, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN615: Mark S. Snyder, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN616: Keith J. McVeigh, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN617: Lisa M. Stremel, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN618: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Michael N. Cleveland and ending with Michael W. Summers
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN619: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Matthew H. Brooks and ending with Jay D. Hanson
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN620: 5 nominations in the Army beginning with Gil A. Diazcruz and ending with Soliman G. Valdez
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN621: Thomas F. Murphy III, in the Navy, to be Captain
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN622: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Arslan S. Chaudhry and ending with Andrew D. Silvestri
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN623: Benjamin M. Boche, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN624: Michael J. Elliott, in the Navy, to be Captain
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN625: John R. Barclay, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN635: 7 nominations in the Army beginning with Nicholas R . Cabano and ending with James W. Pratt
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN636: 17 nominations in the Army beginning with Kimberly D. Brenda and ending with Carrie A. Storer
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN637: 90 nominations in the Army beginning with Eric J. Ansorge and ending with D011713
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN638: 65 nominations in the Army beginning with John L. Ament and ending with Wendy G. Woodall
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN639: Laura M. Hudson, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN640: 42 nominations in the Navy beginning with Christopher N. Andrews and ending with Nicholas J. Vandyke
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN646-1: 50 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Colonel David W. Ashley and ending with Colonel Richard W. Wedan
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN647: Col. Steven A. Schaick, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN648: Col. Jeffrey A. Doll, in the Army, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN655: Lt. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, in the Air Force, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN657: Col. Dondi E. Costin, in the Air Force, to be Major General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN658: Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN660: Rear Adm. John C. Aquilino, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN661: Vice Adm. Robert L. Thomas, Jr., in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN664: Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN666: 91 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Allen Kipp Albright and ending with Bradley Duncan White
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN667: Mark R. Read, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 11:13 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 11 a.m. tomorrow.