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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, October 7, 2015


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.

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, 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.
-- 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.
-- Conference report considered in Senate.
-- 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.
-- 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
-- Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 27. Record Vote Number: 277
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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".
-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- 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".
-- 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 .
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 6:53 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.