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 (Thursday, January
11)
H.R. 984 (Rep. Wittman):
A bill to extend Federal recognition to the
Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division,
the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian
Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 4641 (Rep. Brownley):
A bill to authorize the President to award the
Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War
while a member of the Marine Corps.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 139 (Sen. Hatch):
A bill to implement the use of Rapid DNA
instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and
their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to
exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlogs, and for other
purposes.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate bill.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 139
agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 27. Record Vote Number:
10
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Measure laid before Senate by motion.
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Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 made
in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 139
presented in Senate.
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Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 with
an amendment (SA 1870) made in Senate.
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Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on the Judiciary
the House message to accompany S. 139 with instructions to report back
forthwith with the following amendment (SA1872) made in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1870 (Sen. McConnell):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment SA 1870 proposed by Senator McConnell.
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Amendment SA 1871 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1870.
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Amendment SA 1872 proposed by Senator McConnell.
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Amendment SA 1873 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1872
(the instructions of the motion to refer).
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Amendment SA 1874 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1873.
S. 140 (Sen. Flake):
A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe
Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in
the WMAT Settlement Fund.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate bill.
S.Res. 372 (Sen. Hoeven):
A resolution congratulating the North Dakota State
University football team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title
.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Thursday, January 11)
PN747:
Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be United
States District Judge for the Northern District of
Georgia
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 0. Record Vote Number:
7
PN1015:
Walter David Counts III, of Texas, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of Texas
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Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 1. Record Vote Number:
8
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number:
9
