Mr. Ben Sasse, from the State of Nebraska, called the Senate
to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Sasse led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, September
7)
H.R. 601 (Rep. Lowey):
To enhance the transparency and accelerate the
impact of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
promote quality basic education in developing countries, to better enable
such countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and
improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for
other purposes.
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Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
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Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations
the House message to accompany the bill (H.R. 601) with instructions to
report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 816) made in Senate.
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Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations
the House message to accompany the bill (H.R. 601) with instructions to
report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 816) tabled in
Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 10. Record Vote Number:
189
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Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations
the House message to accompany the bill (H.R. 601) with instructions to
report the same back to the Senate with changes that (1) are in the
jurisdiction of such committee; and (2) do not include any provision that
was not contained in the House message accompanying the bill tabled in
Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 25. Record Vote Number:
190
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Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate
amendment to H.R. 601 with an amendment (SA 808) invoked in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 18. Record Vote Number:
191
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Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 6
to H.R. 601 with an amendment (SA 808) by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 17. Record
Vote Number:
192
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 808 (Sen. McConnell):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment SA 808 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 17. Record
Vote Number:
192
S.Amdt. 809 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Proposed amendment SA 809 withdrawn in Senate.
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Amendment SA 816 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Paul.
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SA 816 fell when motion to refer was tabled.
S.Amdt. 817 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment SA 817 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 816 (the
instructions of the motion to refer).
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SA 817 fell when SA 816 fell.
S.Amdt. 818 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment SA 818 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 817.
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SA 818 fell when SA 817 fell.
H.R. 2810 (Rep. Thornberry):
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018
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.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
H.Con.Res. 69 (Rep. Norton):
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law
Enforcement Torch Run.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S. 597 (Sen. Casey):
To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of
fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S. 1165 (Sen. Manchin):
To designate the medical center of the Department
of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody"
Williams VA Medical Center.
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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Res. 243 (Sen. Flake):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate
that Joseph Leon George should be honored for heroism at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
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Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Con.Res. 24 (Sen. McConnell):
A concurrent resolution providing for a correction
in the enrollment of H.R. 601.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
