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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, September 26, 2017


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.

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 (Tuesday, September 26)

S. 504 (Sen. Hirono): To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1104 (Sen. Hirono): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 1104 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Hirono.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1101 (Sen. Collins): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 1101 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Collins.
-- Amendment SA 1101 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 1102 (Sen. Collins): To amend the title.
-- Amendment SA 1102 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Collins.
-- 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.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 1105 (Sen. Lee): To improve the bill.
-- Amendment SA 1105 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Lee.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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 .
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
-- 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 .
-- Amendment SA 1103 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Lee.
-- 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
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
-- 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
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 7:08 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .