Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, July 26, 2018

Mr. Thom Tillis, from the State of North Carolina, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Tillis 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 (Thursday, July 26)

H.R. 4318 (Rep. Brady): To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty .

-- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3664 (Sen. Hatch): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 3664 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hatch.

-- Amendment SA 3664 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 4528 (Rep. Soto): To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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.

-- Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

-- Conference report considered in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany H.R. 5515 presented in Senate.

H.R. 5729 (Rep. Katko): To restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6147 (Rep. Calvert): Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 3399 (Sen. Shelby): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 3399 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 3400 (Sen. Murkowski): To make a technical correction .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S. 756 (Sen. Sullivan): To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes .

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

S. 770 (Sen. Schatz): To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes.

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

S. 1182 (Sen. Young): To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendments to S. 1182 made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendments to S. 1182 presented in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the text of S. 1182 with an amendment (SA 3628) made in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs the House message to accompany S. 1182 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3630) made in Senate.

S.Amdt. 3628 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 3628 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 3629 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 3629 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 3628.

S.Amdt. 3630 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 3630 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 3631 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 3631 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 3630 (the instructions of the motion to refer).

S.Amdt. 3632 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 3632 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 3631.

S.Res. 595 (Sen. Warner): A resolution designating July 26, 2018, as "United States Intelligence Professionals Day".

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

Executive Business (Thursday, July 26)

PN1808: Britt Cagle Grant, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

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

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 7/30/2018.

Treaty Doc. 114-13(A): Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia on the Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary, signed at Koror on August 1, 2014

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 114-13(B): The Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Kiribati on the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, signed at Majuro on September 6, 2013

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 115-1: Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Serbia (the "Treaty"), signed at Belgrade on August 15, 2016

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 115-2: Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo (the "Treaty"), signed at Pristina on March 29, 2016

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 4:22 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 30, 2018.