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.
Legislative Business (Wednesday, July 6)
S. 764 (Sen. Wicker):
To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant
College Program Act, and for other purposes.
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Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 764 with an
amendment SA 4935 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 32. Record Vote
Number:
121
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Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry the House message to accompany S. 764 with
instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 4937 fell when
cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 764
with an amendment SA 4935 in Senate.
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Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 4936 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 4937 (Sen. McConnell):
In the nature of a substitute.
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SA 4937 (the instructions of the motion to refer) fell when cloture
invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 764 with an
amendment SA 4935.
S.Amdt. 4938 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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SA 4938 fell when SA 4937 fell.
S.Amdt. 4939 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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SA 4939 fell when SA 4938 fell.
S. 2193 (Sen. Cruz):
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States
after being removed and for other purposes.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number:
120
S. 3100 (Sen. Toomey):
To ensure that State and local law enforcement may
cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent
criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United
States.
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number:
119
S.Res. 482 (Sen. Shaheen):
A resolution urging the European Union to designate
Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase
pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest extent possible
.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 504 (Sen. Boozman):
A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of
the Fulbright Program.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 506 (Sen. Corker):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in
support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be
held in Warsaw, Poland from July 8-9, 2016, and in support of committing
NATO to a security posture capable of deterring threats to the Alliance
.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Con.Res. 38 (Sen. Rubio):
A concurrent resolution reaffirming the Taiwan
Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan
relations.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
