Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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, January 30)

H.R. 695 (Rep. Schiff): To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

H.R. 4708 (Rep. McCaul): A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. 534 (Sen. Feinstein): A bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 534 by Voice Vote.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 389 (Sen. Fischer): A resolution commemorating the commissioning of the USS Omaha.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 390 (Sen. Klobuchar): A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2018 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Tuesday, January 30)

PN368: Matthew Bassett, of Tennessee, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1120: Maj. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1217: Brig. Gen. Charles L. Plummer, in the Air Force, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1223: Col. Sharon R. Bannister, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1233: 35 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Sarah E. Abel and ending with Michelle E. Wyche

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1244: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Paul F. Magoulick and ending with Li Sung

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1295: Maj. Gen. Jeffery A. Rockwell, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1303: Nicholas H. Steging, Jr., in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1304: Jonathan S. Durham, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1320: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Col. Anthony R. Hale and ending with Col. Garrick M. Harmon

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1321: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brett L. Hedgepeth and ending with Ryan M. Yi

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1322: 2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Joanna K. Kowalik and ending with Mahasin M. Hangalay

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1323: Aleksandr Gutman, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1324: 3 nominations in the Navy beginning with Laura C. Gilstrap and ending with Diana Tranyu

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1423: David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 27

PN1427: 19 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Trish M. Arno and ending with Christopher N. White

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1428: Robert L. Ozburn, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1429: Todd D. Husty, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1430: Dawn M. Stankus, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1431: Christopher N. Earley, in the Marine Corps, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1433: 6 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Marc Clayton Gilkey and ending with Mark A. Myers

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1434: 90 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Alyce S. Ahn and ending with Michele D. Woonacott

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1435: 118 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Priya U. Amin and ending with Erik Z. Zahnen

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1436-1: 93 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Angela P. Aggeler and ending with Mari Jain Womack

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1451: Maj. Gen. Eric J. Wesley, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1452: Maj. Gen. Theodore D. Martin, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1453: Col. Susie S. Kuilan, in the Army, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1454: Maj. Gen. Leslie C. Smith, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1456: Rear Adm. (lh) Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1457: Capt. John C. Ring, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1458: Rear Adm. (lh) Scott D. Conn, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1460: 8 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jin Hwa Lee Frazier and ending with Jack David Spencer

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1461: 12 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Corey L. Anderson and ending with Robert K. Talton

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1462: Michael C. Maine, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1463: 4 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Melissa A. Day and ending with Roberta J. Stemem

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1464: 8 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Matthew M. Bird and ending with Paul Kelley Stroud

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1465: 4 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Holly L. Brewer and ending with Mario Tommasi

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1466: 119 nominations in the Air Force beginning with John G. Andrade and ending with Lawrence P. Wood

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1467: Joshua M. Kovich, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1468: 4 nominations in the Air Force beginning with David M. Dersch, Jr. and ending with Patrick J. Travers

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1469: 5 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Lance J. Kim and ending with Sonia W. S. Taoyi

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1470: David L. Wells II, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1471: Jocelyn A. Leventhal, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1472: 14 nominations in the Army beginning with Alyssa S . Adams and ending with Bradley O. Wood

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1473: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Kenneth S . Katrosh and ending with Dolly R. Livingston

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1474: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Joseph Kloiber and ending with Paul Navas III

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1475: Erick C. Crews, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1476: 3 nominations in the Army beginning with Michael C . Bradwick and ending with Douglas S. Yoon

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1477: 5 nominations in the Army beginning with Zachary T . Busenbark and ending with Jaime A. Sanjuan Rubio

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1478: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Gabby V. Canceran and ending with John P. Cross

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1479: Adam T. Soto, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1480: Philip J. Dacunto, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1481: Lyle A. Ourada, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1482: Sherry M. Kwon, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1485: Paul I. Ahn, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1486: Allen G. Gunn, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1487: 4 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with William Doctor, Jr. and ending with Scott E. Vasquez

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1490: 2 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Paulo T. Alves and ending with Patrick J. Toal

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1492: Henry W. Soukup, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1493: William W. Inns III, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1496: Craig A. Elliott, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1497: 3 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Bill W. Brooks, Jr. and ending with Kyle L. Hollis

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1498: 734 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Edward J. Abma and ending with Joseph A. Zimmermann

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1499: 23 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Justin R. Anderson and ending with Michael D. Wilcox

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1500: Steven P. Hulse, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 10:38 p.m, the Senate adjourned, , upon dissolution of the joint session., under its order of today, until 11 a.m. on Friday , February 2, 2018.