The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 p
.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 Friday, January 4, 2019, the Journal
of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.
Certain Procedures Dispensed With
Pursuant to the order of Friday, January 4, 2019,
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 Friday, January 4, 2019,
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
Legislative Business (Tuesday, January 8)
S. 1 (Sen. Rubio):
A bill to make improvements to certain defense and
security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of funds
to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act
of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for
other purposes.
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56
- 44. Record Vote Number:
1
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Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the
motion to proceed to S. 1 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 1) entered in
Senate.
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Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
Adjournment
Under the authority of the order of today, at 9:01 p.m,
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow
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