The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 p
.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 Friday, February 2, 2018, the Journal
of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.
Certain Procedures Dispensed With
Pursuant to the order of Friday, February 2, 2018,
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 Friday, February 2, 2018,
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
Legislative Business (Monday, February 5)
H.R. 582 (Rep. Gohmert):
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
require multi-line telephone systems to have a configuration that permits
users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 without dialing any additional
digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, and for other purposes
.
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1921 (Sen. Klobuchar):
To modify the effective date.
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Amendment SA 1921 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Klobuchar.
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Amendment SA 1921 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Monday, February 5)
PN927:
Andrei Iancu, of California, to be Under Secretary
of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number:
28
Adjournment
By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at
6:34 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until
10 a.m. tomorrow.
