Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, October 10, 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 10)

S. 1305 (Sen. Flake): To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with adequate flexibility in its employment authorities.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3021 (Sen. Klobuchar): An Act to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities, and for other purposes.

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

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 3021 with an amendment (SA 4048) was withdrawn.

-- Senate agreed in the House amendments to S. 3021 by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 1. Record Vote Number: 225

S.Amdt. 4048 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

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

-- Proposed amendment SA 4048 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 4049 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

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

-- SA 4049 fell when SA 4048 withdrawn.

S.J.Res. 63 (Sen. Baldwin): A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance".

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

-- Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 226

S.Res. 670 (Sen. Klobuchar): A resolution recognizing the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

-- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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

S.Res. 671 (Sen. Toomey): A resolution designating September 29, 2018, as "National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day".

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

S.Res. 672 (Sen. Coons): A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs reduce energy consumption and save participants money.

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

Executive Business (Wednesday, October 10)

PN1407: Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 10/10/2018.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 227

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/11/2018.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 6:39 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.