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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Mr. Tom Cotton, from the State of Arkansas, called the Senate to order at 10 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, August 1)

H.R. 2 (Rep. Conaway): To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
-- Senate appointed conferees. Roberts; McConnell; Boozman; Hoeven; Ernst; Stabenow; Leahy; Brown; Heitkamp.

H.R. 2345 (Rep. Stewart): To require the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.
-- 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 report considered in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany H.R. 5515 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
-- Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 10. Record Vote Number: 181
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 180
S.Amdt. 3399 (Sen. Shelby): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 3399 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 3400 (Sen. Murkowski): To make a technical correction .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Proposed amendment SA 3400 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 3402 (Sen. Cruz): To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the District of Columbia's health insurance individual mandate .
-- Amendment SA 3402 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Cruz to Amendment SA 3399.
-- Motion to table amendment SA 3402 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 179

S.Amdt. 3464 (Sen. Leahy): To provide for election security grants .
-- Amendment SA 3464 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Leahy to Amendment SA 3399.
-- Amendment SA 3464, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 176

S.Amdt. 3522 (Sen. Lee): To prohibit the use of funds to enforce standards of identity with respect to certain food.
-- Amendment SA 3522 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Lee to Amendment SA 3399.
-- Amendment SA 3522, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 14 - 84. Record Vote Number: 177

S.Amdt. 3524 (Sen. Baldwin): To appropriate funds to carry out programs relating to the innovation, process improvement, and marketing of dairy products.
-- Amendment SA 3524 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Baldwin to Amendment SA 3399.
-- Amendment SA 3524, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 15. Record Vote Number: 178


H.R. 6414 (Rep. DeFazio): To amend title 23, United States Code, to extend the deadline for promulgation of regulations under the tribal transportation self-governance program.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 770 (Sen. Schatz): An Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate guidance to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes .
-- Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 770 by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1668 (Sen. Schumer): To rename a waterway in the State of New York as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2101 (Sen. Donnelly): To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the crew of the USS Indianapolis, in recognition of their perseverance, bravery, and service to the United States.
-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 3688 (Sen. Donnelly): To improve the bill.
-- Amendment SA 3688 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Donnelly.
-- Amendment SA 3688 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 2497 (Sen. Rubio): To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to Israel , 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 Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3690 (Sen. Rubio): To make improvements to the bill .
-- Amendment SA 3690 proposed by Senator Gardner for Senator Rubio.
-- Amendment SA 3690 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S.Res. 604 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution to authorize document production by the Select Committee on Intelligence in United States v. Mariia Butina (D.D .C.).
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Wednesday, August 1)

PN1216: Jason Klitenic, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1331: Colm F. Connolly, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1336: Maryellen Noreika, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1338: Jill Aiko Otake, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1401: Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1417: Emily Coody Marks, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1424: Holly Lou Teeter, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1895: A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 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 8/15/2018.

PN1897: Julius Ness Richardson, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 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.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Gardner, at 8:09 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 3, 2018.