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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, December 19, 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, December 19)

H.R. 596 (Rep. DeLauro): To require the President to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).

H.R. 695 (Rep. Schiff): To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) made in Senate.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4165) made in Senate.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1922) withdrawn in Senate.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 695 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4165) withdrawn in Senate.
-- Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695 with an amendment (SA 4163) by Voice Vote.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 1922 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
-- Proposed amendment SA 1922 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1923 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
-- SA 1923 fell when SA 1922 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 1924 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
-- SA 1924 fell when SA 1923 fell.

S.Amdt. 4163 (Sen. McConnell): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 4163 proposed by Senator McConnell.
-- Amendment SA 4163 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 4164 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment SA 4164 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 4163.
-- Proposed amendment SA 4164 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 4165 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment SA 4165 proposed by Senator McConnell.
-- Proposed amendment SA 4165 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 4166 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 4166 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 4165 (the instructions of the motion to refer).
-- SA 4166 fell when SA 4165 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 4167 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 4167 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 4166.
-- SA 4167 fell when SA 4166 fell.


H.R. 767 (Rep. Cohen): To establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care system.
-- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4173 (Sen. Alexander): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 4173 proposed by Senator Boozman for Senator Alexander.
-- Amendment SA 4173 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


H.R. 1162 (Rep. Knight): To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans.
-- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1850 (Rep. Amash): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 907 Fourth Avenue in Lake Odessa, Michigan, as the "Donna Sauers Besko Post Office".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3383: To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway".
-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 4174 (Rep. Ryan): To amend titles 5 and 44, United States Code, to require Federal evaluation activities, improve Federal data management, 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.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 4171 (Sen. Johnson): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 4171 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Johnson.
-- Amendment SA 4171 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


H.R. 4819 (Rep. Fortenberry): To promote inclusive economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate transboundary cooperation, improve natural resource management, and build local capacity to protect and preserve threatened wildlife species in the greater Okavango River Basin of southern Africa.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 5205 (Rep. Kihuen): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the "Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5475 (Rep. Graves): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Macon Street in Bevier, Missouri, as the "SO2 Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith Post Office".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5509 (Rep. McCarthy): To direct the National Science Foundation to provide grants for research about STEM education approaches and the STEM-related workforce, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4172 (Sen. Thune): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 4172 proposed by Senator Boozman for Senator Thune.
-- Amendment SA 4172 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


H.R. 5787 (Rep. Dunn): To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5923 (Rep. Westerman): To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands in Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes .
-- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6059 (Rep. Moulton): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 51 Willow Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, as the "Thomas P. Costin, Jr. Post Office Building".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6167 (Rep. Roskam): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5707 South Cass Avenue in Westmont, Illinois, as the "James William Robinson Jr. Memorial Post Office Building" .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6335 (Rep. Esty): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Main Street in Oakville, Connecticut, as the "Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6347 (Rep. Evans): To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 6348 (Rep. Curtis): To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes .
-- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 6400 (Rep. Lesko): To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 6893 (Rep. Russell): To amend the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend the Secret Service overtime pay exception through 2020 , and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6930 (Rep. Stefanik): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 7230 (Rep. Clyburn): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 West Main Street in Lake City, South Carolina, as the "Postmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 7243 (Rep. Murphy): To amend Public Law 115-217 to change the address of the postal facility designated by such Public Law in honor of Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe, and for other purposes .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 7327 (Rep. Hurd): To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a security vulnerability disclosure policy, to establish a bug bounty program for the Department of Homeland Security, to amend title 41, United States Code, to provide for Federal acquisition supply chain security , and for other purposes.
-- Received in the Senate, read twice.
-- Received in the Senate, read twice.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 79 (Sen. King): To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S. 943 (Sen. Heitkamp): To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an accurate comprehensive student count for the purposes of calculating formula allocations for programs under the Johnson-O'Malley Act, and for other purposes.
-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 943 by Voice Vote.

S. 1023 (Sen. Portman): To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2021, 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. 4174 (Sen. Portman): To modify the authorization of appropriations .
-- Amendment SA 4174 proposed by Senator Boozman for Senator Portman.
-- Amendment SA 4174 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 2248 (Sen. Tester): To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes.
-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2248 by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2736 (Sen. Gardner): To develop a long-term strategic vision and a comprehensive, multifaceted, and principled United States policy for the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.
-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2736 by Unanimous Consent.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. 3178 (Sen. Harris): To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for other purposes .
-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S.Amdt. 4168 (Sen. Booker): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 4168 proposed by Senator Harris for Senator Booker.
-- Amendment SA 4168 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 3247 (Sen. Boozman): To improve programs and activities relating to women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment that are carried out by the United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. 3456 (Sen. Nelson): To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3523 (Sen. Cotton): To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3611 (Sen. Alexander): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 737 (Sen. King): A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the contribution of the members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Wednesday, December 19)

PN2209: Joseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Boozman, at 12:07 a.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.