Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, October 28, 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, October 28)

H.R. 1314 (Rep. Meehan): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations .

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to accompany H.R. 1314 made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to accompany H.R. 1314 presented in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314 with an amendment (SA 2750) made in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance the House message to accompany H.R. 1314 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2752) made in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2750 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 2750 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 2751 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 2751 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2750.

S.Amdt. 2752 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 2752 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 2753 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 2753 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2752 (the instructions of the motion to refer).

S.Amdt. 2754 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 2754 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2753.

H.R. 3819 (Rep. Shuster): To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 293 (Sen. Grassley): A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, commending domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence for their compassionate support of victims of domestic violence, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to support efforts to end domestic violence and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable .

-- 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. 300 (Sen. Enzi): A resolution designating November 7, 2015, as National Bison Day.

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

Executive Business (Wednesday, October 28)

PN525: Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 10/28/2015.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 6:41 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.