The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 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.
Legislative Business (Tuesday, September
26)
S. 504 (Sen. Hirono):
To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 1104 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Hirono.
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Amendment SA 1104 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 870 (Sen. Hatch):
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of
chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes
without adding to the deficit.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 1028 (Sen. Collins):
To provide for the establishment and maintenance of
a Family Caregiving Strategy, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
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Amendment SA 1101 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Collins.
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Amendment SA 1101 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 1102 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Collins.
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Amendment SA 1102 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1057 (Sen. Nelson):
To amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia
Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for
other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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Amendment SA 1105 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Lee.
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Amendment SA 1105 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1519 (Sen. McCain):
An original bill 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 measure considered in Senate.
S. 1866 (Sen. Alexander):
To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver
authority for the reallocation rules and authority to extend the deadline by
which funds have to be reallocated in the campus-based aid programs under
the Higher Education Act of 1965 due to Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma,
and Hurricane Maria, to provide equitable services to children and teachers
in private schools, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 114 (Sen. Young):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on
humanitarian crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1103 (Sen. Lee):
To recognize that charities, non-profit
organizations, religious organizations, and businesses of the United States
have an important role in addressing humanitarian crises
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Amendment SA 1103 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Lee.
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Amendment SA 1103 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Tuesday, September 26)
PN89:
Ajit Varadaraj Pai, of Kansas, to be a Member of
the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1,
2016
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
PN586:
Ralph R. Erickson, of North Dakota, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.