Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, October 3, 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 (Wednesday, October 3)

H.R. 6 (Rep. Walden): To provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion by Senator Thune to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6 made in Senate.

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6. by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 221

H.R. 302 (Rep. Guthrie): To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State .

-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 302 by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 6. Record Vote Number: 220

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 302 with an amendment (SA 4026) was rendered moot when the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 302 was agreed to in Senate.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 4026 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

-- SA 4026 fell when the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 302 with an amendment (SA 4026) was rendered moot.

S.Amdt. 4027 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

-- SA 4027 fell when SA 4026 fell.

H.R. 3359 (Rep. McCaul): To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 4043 (Sen. Johnson): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 4043 proposed by Senator Sullivan for Senator Johnson.

-- Amendment SA 4043 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 4044 (Sen. Murkowski): To improve the amendment.

-- Amendment SA 4044 proposed by Senator Sullivan for Senator Murkowski to Amendment SA 4043.

-- Amendment SA 4044 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 412 (Sen. Moran): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebrating Black History Month.

-- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 435 (Sen. Portman): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Wednesday, October 3)

PN2259: Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/4/2018.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 9:55 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 11 a.m. tomorrow.