The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 9:30
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.
Legislative Business (Wednesday, October
7)
H.R. 623 (Rep. Brooks):
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
authorize the Department of Homeland Security to establish a social media
working group, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 1735 (Rep. Thornberry):
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
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Conference report considered in Senate.
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Point of order that the conference report to accompany H.R. 1735 violates
section 3101 of S.Con.Res. 11, 114th Congress, raised in Senate.
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Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the
measure (the conference report to accompany H.R. 1735) agreed to in Senate
by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 26. Record Vote Number:
276
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Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 27. Record Vote
Number:
277
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
H.Con.Res. 81:
A concurrent resolution providing for corrections
to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1735.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 32 (Sen. Feinstein):
To provide the Department of Justice with
additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and
for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2162 (Sen. Blunt):
To establish a 10-year term for the service of the
Librarian of Congress.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 275 (Sen. Cassidy):
A resolution calling on Congress, schools, and
State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant
educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed and designating
October 2015 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 280 (Sen. Vitter):
A resolution recognizing the month of October 2015
as "National Women's Small Business Month".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 281 (Sen. Stabenow):
A resolution designating the week of October 5
through October 9, 2015, as "National Health Information Technology Week" to
recognize the value of health information technology in transforming and
improving the healthcare system for all people in the United States
.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Voice Vote.
