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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, May 17, 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, May 17)

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 .
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3896 (Sen. Collins): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 3896 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 3897 (Sen. Lee): To prohibit the use of funds to carry out a rule and notice of the Department of Housing and Urban Development .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 3898 (Sen. Nelson): Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 3898 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 73

S.Amdt. 3899 (Sen. Cornyn): Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 3899 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 74

S.Amdt. 3900 (Sen. Blunt): Zika response and preparedness .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 3900 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 29. Record Vote Number: 75

S.Amdt. 3905 (Sen. Heller): To prohibit funds from being used to provide housing assistance benefits to individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses.
-- Amendment SA 3905 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Heller to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3905 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3914 (Sen. Tester): To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report evaluating force structure and military construction requirements in Europe.
-- Amendment SA 3914 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Tester to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3914 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3918 (Sen. Rubio): To shorten the time given to a property owner to respond to a violation of a contract and the time given to the Secretary to develop a Compliance, Disposition, and Enforcement Plan .
-- Amendment SA 3918 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3918 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3922 (Sen. Feinstein): To allow jurisdictions to maintain access to certain funds deposited in their HOME Investment Trust Fund that would otherwise expire.
-- Notwithstanding the adoption of amendment SA 3922, the amendment is modified by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 3926 (Sen. Rubio): To determine the effectiveness of Real Estate Assessment Center physical inspections.
-- Amendment SA 3926 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3926 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3934 (Sen. King): To authorize the use of funds to carry out a matching program with the Department of Education to identify veterans who are unemployable due to a service-connected disability and who are also borrowers of Federal student loans in order to streamline and expedite the process through which such veterans may discharge their Federal student loans.
-- Amendment SA 3934 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator King to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3934 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3938 (Sen. Kirk): To make a technical correction to section 132 of title I of division J of Public Law 114-113.
-- Amendment SA 3938 proposed by Senator Kirk to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3938 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3941 (Sen. Booker): To slightly modify the scope of projects eligible for railroad safety grants.
-- Amendment SA 3941 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Booker to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3941 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3946 (Sen. Blunt): To require the periodic submission of spending plan updates to the Committee on Appropriations.
-- Amendment SA 3946 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Blunt to Amendment SA 3900.

S.Amdt. 3948 (Sen. Heller): To modify the contents of the quarterly report on disability compensation claims.
-- Amendment SA 3948 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Heller to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3948 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3954 (Sen. Heitkamp): To require coordination within the Department of Veterans Affairs to meet the readjustment and psychological counseling needs of veterans in rural and highly rural communities .
-- Amendment SA 3954 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Heitkamp to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3954 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3961 (Sen. Manchin): To allow airports to use airport improvement program funds to repair damage to runway safety areas caused by natural disasters.
-- Amendment SA 3961 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Manchin to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3961 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3971 (Sen. Bennet): To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training to compete on the United States Olympic Team.
-- Amendment SA 3971 proposed by Senator Kirk for Senator Bennet to Amendment SA 3896.
-- Amendment SA 3971 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.


S. 524 (Sen. Whitehouse): To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.
-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

S. 1335 (Sen. Sullivan): To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, as adopted at Tokyo on February 24, 2012, and for other purposes .
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 4003 (Sen. Sullivan): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 4003 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Sullivan.
-- Amendment SA 4003 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 2040 (Sen. Cornyn): To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 3945 (Sen. Cornyn): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 3945 proposed by Senator Cornyn.
-- Amendment SA 3945 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S.Res. 468 (Sen. Grassley): A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as "National Police Week".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Tuesday, May 17)

PN33: Todd A. Fisher, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2016
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN34: Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2016
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN577: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 27, 2015
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN578: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2021
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN838: John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2019
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN875: Eric K. Fanning, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the Army
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN895: Matthew John Matthews, of Oregon, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN911: Linda I. Etim, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2021
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN933: Robert Annan Riley III, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN934: Karen Brevard Stewart, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN945: Georgette Mosbacher, of New York, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2018
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN948: Swati A. Dandekar, of Iowa, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1005: Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1041: Adam H. Sterling, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1054: Kelly Keiderling-Franz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1055: Stephen Michael Schwartz, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1154: Christine Ann Elder, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1155: Elizabeth Holzhall Richard, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 7:15 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.