Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, June 26, 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 (Wednesday, June 26)

H.R. 866 (Rep. Norton): A bill to provide a lactation room in public buildings.

-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 3401 (Rep. Lowey): A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

-- Received in the Senate, read twice.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Under the order of 06/26/19, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, H.R. 3401 failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 55 . Record Vote Number: 182

-- Passed Senate, under the order of 06/26/19, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 8. Record Vote Number: 185

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 901 (Sen. Shelby): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 901 proposed by Senator Shelby.

-- Amendment SA 901, under the order of 06/26/19, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 8. Record Vote Number: 184

S.Amdt. 902 (Sen. Paul): To rescind $4,586,000,000 from foreign assistance and exchange programs.

-- Amendment SA 902 proposed by Senator Paul to Amendment SA 901.

-- Motion to table amendment SA 902 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 15. Record Vote Number: 183

S. 528 (Sen. Daines): A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a lactation room in public buildings, and for other purposes .

-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

S. 1790 (Sen. Inhofe): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate.

S.Amdt. 764 (Sen. Inhofe): In the nature of a substitute.