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Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, February 11, 2016

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.

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 (Thursday, February 11)

H.R. 487 (Rep. Mullin): To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 644 (Rep. Reed): To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes .
-- Conference report considered in Senate.
-- Cloture on the conference report invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 22 . Record Vote Number: 21
-- Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 20. Record Vote Number: 22
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 99 (Sen. Nelson): A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to follow through on repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history .
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 298 (Sen. Blumenthal): A resolution recognizing Connecticut's Submarine Century, the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Naval Submarine Base New London, and Connecticut's historic role in supporting the undersea capabilities of the United States.
-- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3306 (Sen. Blumenthal): To make technical corrections in the preamble .
-- Amendment SA 3306 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Blumenthal.
-- Amendment SA 3306 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


Executive Business (Thursday, February 11)

PN573-5: Christopher Nairn Steel, in the Foreign Service
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN675: Leonard Terry Strand, of South Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa
-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 2/11/2016.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 23

PN830: 28 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Christopher Alexander and ending with Tipten Troidl
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN849: Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 2/22/16.

PN1039: Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1040: Michael O. Johanns, of Nebraska, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1085: 193 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Virginia Lynn Bennett and ending with Susan M. Cleary
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:21 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. McConnell in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .