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
21)
H.R. 208 (Rep. Velazquez):
To improve the disaster assistance programs of the
Small Business Administration.
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Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 2747 proposed by Senator Vitter.
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Amendment SA 2747 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 774 (Rep. Bordallo):
To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop
illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions
Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes
.
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 754 (Sen. Burr):
An original bill to improve cybersecurity in the
United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity
threats, and for other purposes.
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Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 2548 (Sen. Heller):
To protect information that is reasonably believed
to be personal information or information that identifies a specific person
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2552 (Sen. Coons):
To modify section 5 to require DHS to review all
cyber threat indicators and countermeasures in order to remove certain
personal information.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2557 (Sen. Mikulski):
To provide amounts necessary for accelerated
cybersecurity in response to data breaches.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2564 (Sen. Paul):
To prohibit liability immunity to applying to
private entities that break user or privacy agreements with customers
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2581 (Sen. Cotton):
To exempt from the capability and process within
the Department of Homeland Security communication between a private entity
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the United States Secret Service
regarding cybersecurity threats.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2582 (Sen. Flake):
To terminate the provisions of the Act after six
years.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2612 (Sen. Franken):
To improve the definitions of cybersecurity threat
and cyber threat indicator.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2621 (Sen. Wyden):
To improve the requirements relating to removal of
personal information from cyber threat indicators before sharing
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2626 (Sen. Whitehouse):
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect
Americans from cybercrime.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Res. 108 (Sen. Durbin):
A resolution commemorating the discovery of the
polio vaccine and supporting efforts to eradicate the disease
.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 291 (Sen. Rubio):
A resolution honoring the lives of the 33 crew
members aboard the El Faro.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
