Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, September 9, 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 (Wednesday, September 9)

H.J.Res. 61 (Rep. Davis): A joint resolution amending 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.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2640 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 2640 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2641 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2642 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2643 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2644 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2645 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2646 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2647 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S. 349 (Sen. Grassley): To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1603 (Sen. Flake): To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee reported substitute amendment was withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2648 (Sen. Johnson): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 2648 proposed by Senator Fischer for Senator Johnson.

-- Amendment SA 2648 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 250 (Sen. Casey): A resolution relative to the death of Richard Schultz Schweiker, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mrs. Fischer, at 8:37 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.