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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, November 29, 2017


Mrs. Joni Ernst, from the State of Iowa, called the Senate to order at 12 noon, the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mrs. Ernst 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 29)

H.R. 1 (Rep. Brady): To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 .
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 284
-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.
-- Motion by Senator Wyden to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 285
S.Amdt. 1618 (Sen. Hatch): To improve the bill.
-- Amendment SA 1618 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hatch.


H.R. 228 (Rep. Young): To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 245 (Sen. Hoeven): To amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 254 (Sen. Udall): To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1637 (Sen. Hoeven): To amend the authorization of appropriations for the Native American languages grant program under section 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974.
-- Amendment SA 1637 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hoeven.
-- Amendment SA 1637 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 302 (Sen. Barrasso): To enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 343 (Sen. Rounds): To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 669 (Sen. Merkley): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1638 (Sen. Hoeven): To authorize a study of the program to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and make related improvements .
-- Amendment SA 1638 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hoeven.
-- Amendment SA 1638 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 772 (Sen. McCain): To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 825 (Sen. Murkowski): To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1285 (Sen. Merkley): To allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain lands.
-- Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title 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 consideration of measure made in Senate.

S.Res. 344 (Sen. Nelson): A resolution honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Robert Lawrence Jr.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 9:52 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Scott in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow .