Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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 (Tuesday, February 2)

S. 2012 (Sen. Murkowski): An original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes .

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2953 (Sen. Murkowski): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 2953 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2954 (Sen. Cassidy): To provide for certain increases in, and limitations on, the drawdown and sales of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2963 (Sen. Murkowski): To modify a provision relating to bulk-power system reliability impact statements.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2996 (Sen. Sullivan): To require each agency to repeal or amend 1 or more rules before issuing or amending a rule.

-- Amendment SA 2996 proposed by Senator Sullivan to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 2996, under the order of 2/2/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 13

S.Amdt. 3023 (Sen. Lee): To modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments.

-- Amendment SA 3023 proposed by Senator Lee to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3023, under the order of 2/1/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 48. Record Vote Number: 10

S.Amdt. 3030 (Sen. Barrasso): To establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land .

-- Amendment SA 3030 proposed by Senator Barrasso to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3030, under the order of 2/2/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 43. Record Vote Number: 12

S.Amdt. 3064 (Sen. Hirono): To modify a provision relating to the energy workforce pilot grant program.

-- Amendment SA 3064 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Hirono to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3064 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3065 (Sen. Hirono): To modify a provision relating to the energy workforce pilot grant program.

-- Amendment SA 3065 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Hirono to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3065 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3095 (Sen. Durbin): To increase funding for the Office of Science of the Department of Energy.

-- Amendment SA 3095 proposed by Senator Durbin to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3095 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3115 (Sen. Franken): To establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers.

-- Amendment SA 3115 proposed by Senator Franken to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3115, under the order of 2/1/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 52. Record Vote Number: 11

S.Amdt. 3125 (Sen. Whitehouse): To require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefitting from fossil fuel activities .

-- Amendment SA 3125 proposed by Senator Whitehouse to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3125, under the order of 2/2/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 52. Record Vote Number: 15

S.Amdt. 3140 (Sen. Collins): To require certain Federal agencies to establish consistent policies relating to forest biomass energy to help address the energy needs of the United States.

-- Amendment SA 3140 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Collins to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3140 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3143 (Sen. Carper): To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program.

-- Amendment SA 3143 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Carper to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3143 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3145 (Sen. Carper): To provide that for purposes of the Federal purchase requirement, renewable energy includes thermal energy .

-- Amendment SA 3145 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Carper to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3145 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3156 (Sen. Baldwin): To strike a repeal under a provision relating to manufacturing energy efficiency.

-- Amendment SA 3156 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Baldwin to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3156 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3160 (Sen. Booker): To strike a provision relating to identifying and characterizing methane hydrate resources using remote sensing and seismic data in the Atlantic Ocean Basin.

-- Amendment SA 3160 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Booker to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3160 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3174 (Sen. Heitkamp): To affirm a Federal commitment to carbon capture utilization and storage research, development, and implementation and to study the costs and benefits of contracting authority for price stabilization.

-- Amendment SA 3174 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Heitkamp to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3174 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3176 (Sen. Schatz): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out tax preferences for fossil fuels on the same schedule as the phase out of the tax credits for wind facilities.

-- Amendment SA 3176 proposed by Senator Schatz to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3176, under the order of 2/2/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 50. Record Vote Number: 14

S.Amdt. 3179 (Sen. Klobuchar): To modify the areas of focus under the grid storage program.

-- Amendment SA 3179 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Klobuchar to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3179 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3182 (Sen. Rounds): To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a conservation incentives landowner education program .

-- Amendment SA 3182 proposed by Senator Rounds to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3182 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3194 (Sen. Boxer): To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a task force to analyze and assess the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak .

-- Amendment SA 3194 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Boxer to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3194 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3205 (Sen. Inhofe): To provide for the use of geomatic data in consideration of applications for Federal authorization .

-- Amendment SA 3205 proposed by Senator Murkowski for Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 2953.

-- Amendment SA 3205 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S. 2306 (Sen. Blunt): To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri.

-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 353 (Sen. Klobuchar): A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2016, as "National Stalking Awareness Month".

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

S.Res. 354 (Sen. Fischer): A resolution congratulating the University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Volleyball Championship.

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

S.Res. 355 (Sen. Heitkamp): A resolution designating the week beginning February 7, 2016, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week" .

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

S.Res. 356 (Sen. Isakson): A resolution recognizing January 2016 as National Mentoring Month.

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

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 7:38 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.