Senate Floor Activity - Monday, June 20, 2016

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 p .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 Friday, June 17, 2016, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Friday, June 17, 2016, 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 Friday, June 17, 2016, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Monday, June 20)

H.R. 2578 (Rep. Culberson): Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture on the McConnell motion to commit the bill to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4750) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 56. Record Vote Number: 104

-- Motion to table the McConnell motion to commit the bill to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4750) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 107

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to recommit to Senate Committee on Appropriations the bill for a period of 14 days made in Senate.

S.Amdt. 4685 (Sen. Shelby): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 4720 (Sen. Feinstein): To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture on amendment SA 4720 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 106

-- Motion to table amendment SA 4720 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 4749 (Sen. Cornyn): To Secure our Homeland from radical Islamists by Enhancing Law enforcement Detection ("SHIELD").

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture on amendment SA 4749 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 105

-- SA 4749 fell when SA 4720 tabled.

S.Amdt. 4750 (Sen. Murphy): To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 4750 fell when the the motion to table the motion to commit the bill to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4750) agreed to.

S.Amdt. 4751 (Sen. Grassley): To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture on amendment SA 4751 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 103

-- SA 4751 fell when SA 4750 fell.

S.Amdt. 4752 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 4752 fell when SA 4751 fell.

S.Amdt. 4787 (Sen. McCain): To amend section 2709 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that the Government may obtain a specified set of electronic communication transactional records under that section, and to make permanent the authority for individual terrorists to be treated as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

-- Amendment SA 4787 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator McCain to Amendment SA 4685.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 4787 presented in Senate.

S.Res. 502 (Sen. Alexander): A resolution designating June 20, 2016, as "American Eagle Day" and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.

-- 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. Portman, at 7:32 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.