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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, September 28, 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 (Wednesday, September 28)

H.R. 5325 (Rep. Graves): Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes .
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment (SA 5087) fell when cloture was invoked on amendment SA 5082 in Senate.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 147) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 147) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Upon reconsideration, cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 21. Record Vote Number: 150
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 26. Record Vote Number: 151
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 5082 (Sen. Cochran): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 5082 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 146) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 5082 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 146) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Upon reconsideration, cloture on amendment SA 5082 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 21. Record Vote Number: 149
-- Amendment SA 5082 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 5083 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Proposed amendment SA 5083 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5084 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 5084 fell when SA 5083 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 5085 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Proposed amendment SA 5085 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5086 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 5086 fell when SA 5085 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 5087 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 5087 fell when cloture invoked on SA 5082.

S.Amdt. 5088 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 5088 fell when SA 5087 fell.

S.Amdt. 5089 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 5089 fell when SA 5088 fell.


H.R. 5578 (Rep. Walters): To establish certain rights for sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. 253 (Sen. Heller): To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications Commission, to consolidate certain reporting obligations of the Commission, and to update certain other provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.
-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

S.Amdt. 2089 (Sen. Alexander): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S. 2040 (Sen. Cornyn): To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.
-- Veto Message considered in Senate.
-- Passed Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 148
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 562 (Sen. Murkowski): A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 9, 2016, through October 15, 2016, as "Earth Science Week".
-- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 585 (Sen. Hoeven): A resolution designating October 26, 2016, as "Day of the Deployed".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 586 (Sen. Klobuchar): A resolution honoring the life of Jacob Wetterling and recognizing the efforts of Jacob Wetterling's family to find abducted children and support the families of those children.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 587 (Sen. Isakson): A resolution permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 588 (Sen. Franken): A resolution recognizing the month of October 2016 as "National Principals Month".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Con.Res. 53 (Sen. Cochran): A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 5325 .
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Executive Business (Wednesday, September 28)

PN1294: Col. Kenneth P. Ekman, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1327: Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, in the Air Force, to be Major General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1488: Rena Bitter, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1490: Sung Y. Kim, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1547: Andrew Robert Young, of California, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1588: W. Stuart Symington, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1624: Joseph R. Donovan Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1642-2: 188 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Diana Isabel Acosta and ending with Elisa Joelle Zogbi
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1643-2: 4 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Jennisa Paredes and ending with Jamoral Twine
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1670-1: 35 nominations in the Army beginning with Col. Alfred F. Abramson III and ending with Col. David Wilson
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1700: Thomas M. Hearty, in the Navy, to be Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1704-2: 99 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Jorge A. Abudei and ending with Deborah Kay Jones
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1705: 161 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with John Robert Adams and ending with David M. Zwick
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1706: Gen. John E. Hyten, in the Air Force, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1746: Rear Adm. Christopher W. Grady, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1748: Christopher Coons, of Delaware, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1749: Ronald H. Johnson, of Wisconsin, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1764: Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1765: Maj. Gen. Robert D. McMurry, Jr., in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1766: Maj. Gen. Reynold N. Hoover, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1768: Scott E. Williams, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1769: John D. Cinnamon, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1770: Alfred G. Traylor II, in the Air Force, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1771: Mark C. Anarumo, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1772: Steven C. M. Hasstedt, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1773: Karl E. Nell, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1774: Todd D. Wolford, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1775: Lance L. Jelks, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1776: Matthew A. Levine, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1777: Daniel J. Donovan, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1778: Donna A. McDermott, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1779: 40 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jordan M. Adler and ending with Richard C. Wong
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1780: 59 nominations in the Navy beginning with John A. Allen and ending with Timberon C. Vanzant
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1781: 23 nominations in the Navy beginning with Christopher D. Ayala and ending with Andrew S. West
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1782: 13 nominations in the Navy beginning with Francis B . Carnaby and ending with Rebecca I. Summers
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1783: 14 nominations in the Navy beginning with Benjamin R. Addison and ending with Russell P. Wolfkiel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1784: 27 nominations in the Navy beginning with Joshua C. Alcazar and ending with Jui I. Yang
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1785: 4 nominations in the Navy beginning with Silas O. Carpenter and ending with Christopher E. Wells
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1786: 17 nominations in the Navy beginning with Galo A. Cavalcanti and ending with Audra M. Vance
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1787: 902 nominations in the Navy beginning with Christopher T. Abplanalp and ending with Ryan E. Zyvith
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1788: 42 nominations in the Navy beginning with Steven M. Arbogast and ending with Joseph M. Stark
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1789: 154 nominations in the Navy beginning with Dorian R . Acker and ending with Jason York
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1790: 65 nominations in the Navy beginning with Michael A . Ammendola and ending with Michael B. Zimet
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Treaty Doc. 110-19: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States on November 1, 2002 (the "Treaty")
-- Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.
-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 112-6: The Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary (the "Convention") , done at The Hague on July 5, 2006, and signed by the United States on that same day
-- Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.
-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:00 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .