Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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 (Tuesday, January 15)

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.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

S.J.Res. 2 (Sen. Schumer): A joint resolution disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.

-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged pursuant to section 216(c)(5)(B) of Public Law 115-44.

-- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

-- Motion to table the motion to proceed to the measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 57. Record Vote Number: 4

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 42. Record Vote Number: 5

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 7:10 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Ms. McSally in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9 a.m. tomorrow .