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.
Legislative Business (Tuesday, November
10)
H.R. 22 (Rep. Davis):
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes
.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate amendment and House requests a conference.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment, agree to
the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint
conferees made in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the
Senate amendment, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the
Presiding Officer to appoint conferees presented in Senate.
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Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate
amendment, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding
Officer to appoint conferees invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 7.
Record Vote Number:
303
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Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment, agree to
the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint
conferees agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate disagrees to the House amendment to the Senate amendment, agrees to
the request for conference, and authorizes the Presiding Officer to appoint
conferees.
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Motion by Senator Wicker to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
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Motion by Senator Wicker to instruct Senate conferees (combination length
limitations) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 31. Record Vote
Number:
304
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Motion by Senator Blumenthal to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate.
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Motion by Senator Blumenthal to instruct Senate conferees (rail safety
provisions) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Senate appointed conferees Inhofe, Thune, Hatch, Murkowski, Fischer,
Barrasso, Cornyn, Boxer, Brown, Nelson, Wyden, Durbin, Schumer.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
H.R. 2029 (Rep. Dent):
Making appropriations for military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.
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Considered by Senate.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote
Number:
302
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The committee substitute, notwithstanding the passage of H.R. 2029, was
withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment SA 2763 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2764 (Sen. Kirk):
To clarify the term "congressional defense
committees."
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Proposed amendment SA 2764 withdrawn in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2774 (Sen. Moran):
To prohibit the use of funds to pay for the
transfers or relocations of senior executives of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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Amendment SA 2774 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Moran to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2774 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2775 (Sen. Murkowski):
To require the Comptroller General of the United
States to submit to Congress a report evaluating the implementation by the
Department of Veterans Affairs of section 101 of the Veterans Access,
Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.
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Amendment SA 2775 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Murkowski to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2775 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2776 (Sen. Murkowski):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
submit to Congress a report on the provision of health care to veterans in
Alaska through the use of non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care
providers.
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Amendment SA 2776 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Murkowski to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2776 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2779 (Sen. Blumenthal):
To require that amounts appropriated to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for medical and prosthetic research are used
to ensure the provision of gender appropriate prosthetics and to conduct
research related to toxic exposure.
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Amendment SA 2779 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Blumenthal to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2779 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2781 (Sen. Blumenthal):
To require that amounts appropriated to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies and equipment are used
to procure gender appropriate prosthetics.
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Amendment SA 2781 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Blumenthal to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2781 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2785 (Sen. Toomey):
To prohibit the use of funds to carry out Fast
Letter 13-10 or create or maintain certain patient record-keeping systems
.
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Amendment SA 2785 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Toomey to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2785 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2786 (Sen. Sullivan):
To require the Comptroller General of the United
States to submit to Congress a report on the recruitment and retention of
health care providers by the Department of Veterans Affairs
.
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Amendment SA 2786 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Sullivan to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2786 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2787 (Sen. Sullivan):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
submit to Congress a report on the implementation by the Department of
Veterans Affairs of section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act of 2014 in rural areas.
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Amendment SA 2787 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Sullivan to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2787 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2788 (Sen. Collins):
To require a report on the use of social security
numbers by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the plans of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to discontinue such use.
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Amendment SA 2788 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Collins to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2788 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2789 (Sen. Cornyn):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
submit to Congress a report on wait times for medical appointments at the
South Texas Veterans Health Care System of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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Amendment SA 2789 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Cornyn to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2789 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2794 (Sen. Durbin):
To modify the amounts appropriated to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services and medical and
prosthetic research.
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Amendment SA 2794 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Durbin to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2794 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2795 (Sen. Bennet):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
conduct a study on the impact of combat service on suicide rates and other
mental health issues among members of the Armed Forces and veterans
.
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Amendment SA 2795 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Bennet to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2795 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2798 (Sen. Boxer):
To make available $5,000,000 for a pilot program
on awarding grants to provide furniture, household items, and other
assistance to formerly homeless veterans moving into permanent housing
.
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Amendment SA 2798 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Boxer to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2798 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2801 (Sen. Brown):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
develop and publish an action plan for improving the vocational
rehabilitation services and assistance provided by the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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Amendment SA 2801 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Brown to
Amendment SA 2763.
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Amendment SA 2801 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2262 (Rep. McCarthy):
To facilitate a pro-growth environment for the
developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector
investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions,
and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 2805 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Cruz.
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Amendment SA 2805 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.Con.Res. 90:
A concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of
the Senate to make a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 1356
.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 2796 proposed by Senator McCain.
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Amendment SA 2796 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1203 (Sen. Heller):
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
the furnishing of health care to veterans by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to improve the processing by the Department of claims for
disability compensation, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
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Amendment SA 2806 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Isakson.
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Amendment SA 2806 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1356 (Sen. Johnson):
To clarify that certain provisions of the Border
Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 will not take effect until after the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management promulgates and makes
effective regulations relating to such provisions.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Motion by Senator McCain to concur in the House amendment to the Senate
bill made in Senate.
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill (S. 1356) by
Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 3. Record Vote Number:
301
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S. 2280 (Sen. Sullivan):
Promote pro bono legal services as a critical way
in which to empower survivors of domestic violence.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 302 (Sen. Blumenthal):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in
support of Israel and in condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks
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Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without
amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No.
292.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2807 (Sen. Blumenthal):
To urge the international community to condemn the
Palestinian terror attacks.
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Amendment SA 2807 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Blumenthal.
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Amendment SA 2807 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2808 (Sen. Blumenthal):
To add a whereas clause regarding President
Obama's condemnation of Palestinian violence against innocent Israeli
citizens.
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Amendment SA 2808 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Blumenthal.
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Amendment SA 2808 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
