Senate Floor Activity - Monday, December 5, 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 Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, December 1, 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 Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Monday, December 5)

H.R. 34 (Rep. Bonamici): To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

-- Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 13. Record Vote Number: 156

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34 in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5117 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5118 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5119 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 5119 (the instructions of the motion to refer) fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 34.

S.Amdt. 5120 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 5120 fell when SA 5119 fell.

S.Amdt. 5121 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 5121 fell when SA 5120 fell.

H.R. 3218 (Rep. Capps): Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 4887 (Rep. Visclosky): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the "Richard Allen Cable Post Office".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5150 (Rep. Donovan): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York , as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5309: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 McElroy Drive in Oxford, Mississippi, as the "Army First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building" .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5356 (Rep. Brady): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5591 (Rep. Cuellar): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the "Zapata Veterans Post Office".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5602 (Rep. Lynch): To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

-- Senate vitiated previous discharge from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S.Amdt. 5127 (Sen. Shelby): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 5127 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Shelby.

-- Amendment SA 5127 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous adoption of amendment SA 5127.

-- Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 5676 (Rep. Quigley): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, as the "Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5798 (Rep. Schakowsky): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.R. 5889 (Rep. Sablan): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the "Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office Building".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

H.Con.Res. 174 (Rep. Lance): A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 34 .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 5137 (Sen. McConnell): To make additional corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 34.

-- Amendment SA 5137 proposed by Senator McConnell.

-- Amendment SA 5137 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2943 (Sen. McCain): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

-- Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the conference report presented in Senate.

S. 3336 (Sen. Ernst): To provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and plants.

-- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

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

-- Senate vitiated previous passage.

-- Senate vitiated previous discharge from the Senate Committee on Armed Services.

S.Amdt. 5128 (Sen. Ernst): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 5128 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Ernst.

-- Amendment SA 5128 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous adoption of amendment SA 5128.

-- Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S.Amdt. 5129 (Sen. Ernst): To amend the title.

-- Amendment SA 5129 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Ernst.

-- Amendment SA 5129 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

-- Senate vitiated previous adoption of amendment SA 5129.

-- Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Moran, at 6:52 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.