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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, June 6, 2018


Mr. Tom Cotton, from the State of Arkansas, called the Senate to order at 10:02 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Cotton 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, June 6)

H.R. 88 (Rep. Blackburn): To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, 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 Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2349 (Sen. Murkowski): To modify the authorized methods for the acquisition of land to be added to the Shiloh National Military Park .
-- Amendment SA 2349 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Murkowski.
-- Amendment SA 2349 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


H.R. 1397 (Rep. Comstock): To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 1719 (Rep. DeSaulnier): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir National Historic Site, and for other purposes .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1900 (Rep. Stivers): To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 5515 (Rep. Thornberry): To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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.
-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

S. 1692 (Sen. Coons): To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

S. 2857 (Sen. Cantwell): To designate the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the "National Nordic Museum", and for other purposes .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Res. 536 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution to authorize document production by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Wednesday, June 6)

PN1400: Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 11. Record Vote Number: 117

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:32 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Tillis in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .