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Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, January 24, 2019


The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 11 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 (Thursday, January 24)

H.R. 268 (Rep. Lowey): A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes .
-- Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 5 (Sen. Shelby): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 5 presented in Senate.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 5 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47 . Record Vote Number: 9

S.Amdt. 6 (Sen. Schumer): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 6 presented in Senate.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 6 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44 . Record Vote Number: 10


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-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.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

S.Res. 28 (Sen. Isakson): A resolution recognizing January 2019 as "National Mentoring Month".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Recess

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Rubio, at 7:36 p.m., the Senate recessed, under its order of today, until 12 noon tomorrow.