Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, November 18, 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, November 18)

H.R. 2577 (Rep. Diaz-Balart): Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes .

-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2809 (Sen. McCain): To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to review certain decisions to grant categorical exclusions for Next Generation flight procedures and to consult with the airports at which such procedures will be implemented.

-- Amendment SA 2809 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator McCain to Amendment SA 2812.

-- Amendment SA 2809 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2812 (Sen. Collins): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 2812 proposed by Senator Collins.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 2812 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2813 (Sen. Collins): To make a technical amendment.

-- Amendment SA 2813 proposed by Senator Collins to Amendment SA 2812.

S.Amdt. 2815 (Sen. Wicker): To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to increase the minimum length limitation for a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination from 28 to 33 feet if such change would not negatively impact public safety.

-- Amendment SA 2815 proposed by Senator Wicker to Amendment SA 2812.

-- Amendment SA 2815 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2817 (Sen. Mikulski): To provide that the Secretary of Transportation shall have sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority .

-- Amendment SA 2817 proposed by Senator Reed for Senator Mikulski to Amendment SA 2812.

-- Amendment SA 2817 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.Con.Res. 93 (Rep. Butterfield): A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment .

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1177 (Sen. Alexander): An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves .

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees presented in Senate.

-- Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill , agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 6. Record Vote Number: 308

-- Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Senate disagrees to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agrees to the request for conference, and authorizes the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees.

-- Senate appointed conferees: Alexander, Enzi, Burr, Isakson, Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Kirk, Scott, Hatch, Roberts, Cassidy, Murray, Mikulski, Sanders, Casey, Franken, Bennet, Whitehouse, Baldwin, Murphy, Warren.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 282 (Sen. Shaheen): A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.

-- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 315 (Sen. Blunt): A resolution expressing support for the goals of both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

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

S.Res. 318 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution to authorize deposition testimony and representation in Care One Management LLC, et al. v. United Healthcare Workers East, SEIU 1199, et al.

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

Executive Business (Wednesday, November 18)

PN573-4: 20 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Bradley Duane Arsenault and ending with Jamshed Zuberi

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Ms. Collins, at 6:53 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.