Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, September 22, 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, September 22)

H.R. 5325 (Rep. Graves): Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes .

-- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 5087) made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5082 (Sen. Cochran): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 5082 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cochran.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 5082 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5083 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5083 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 5082.

S.Amdt. 5084 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5084 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 5083.

S.Amdt. 5085 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5085 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 5082.

S.Amdt. 5086 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5086 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 5085.

S.Amdt. 5087 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5087 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 5088 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5088 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 5087 (the instructions of the motion to commit).

S.Amdt. 5089 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 5089 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 5088.

S. 1878 (Sen. Casey): To extend the pediatric priority review voucher program.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 5090 (Sen. Sanders): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 5090 proposed by Senator Coats for Senator Sanders.

-- Amendment SA 5090 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2683 (Sen. Hirono): To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration .

-- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 5091 (Sen. Hirono): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 5091 proposed by Senator Coats for Senator Hirono.

-- Amendment SA 5091 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Coats, at 5:00 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2016.