Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 2:30 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 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, November 16)

H.R. 845 (Rep. Lummis): To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5392 (Rep. Young): To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the Veterans Crisis Line.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6007 (Rep. McCarthy): To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1808 (Sen. Heitkamp): To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a Northern Border threat analysis, and for other purposes .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 5108 (Sen. Heitkamp): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 5108 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Heitkamp.

-- Amendment SA 5108 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1915 (Sen. Ayotte): To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines available to emergency response providers, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 5109 (Sen. Ayotte): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 5109 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Ayotte.

-- Amendment SA 5109 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3110 (Sen. Cassidy): To provide for reforms of the administration of the outer Continental Shelf of the United States, to provide for the development of geothermal, solar, and wind energy on public land, and for other purposes .

-- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

S.Res. 560 (Sen. Alexander): A resolution designating October 30, 2016, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers .

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 608 (Sen. Whitehouse): A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as "National Estuaries Week" .

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:45 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Tillis in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.