Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, July 16, 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, July 16)

S. 375 (Sen. Carper): A bill to improve efforts to identify and reduce Governmentwide improper payments, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 74 (Sen. Portman): A resolution marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity by honoring the bravery, determination, and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine during and since the Revolution, and condemning continued Russian aggression against Ukraine .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee amendment to the preamble withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 925 (Sen. Portman): To amend the preamble.

-- Amendment SA 925 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Portman.

-- Amendment SA 925 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 926 (Sen. Portman): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 926 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Portman.

-- Amendment SA 926 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 198 (Sen. Durbin): A resolution condemning Brunei's dramatic human rights backsliding.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Tuesday, July 16)

PN725: Peter Joseph Phipps, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 40. Record Vote Number: 205

Treaty Doc. 111-8: Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed on May 20, 2009, at Luxembourg (the "proposed Protocol") and a related agreement effected by the exchange of notes also signed on May 20, 2009

-- Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote on the ratification 7/17/2019.

Treaty Doc. 112-1: Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on October 2, 1996, signed on September 23, 2009, at Washington, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009

-- Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote on the ratification 7/17/2019.

Treaty Doc. 113-4: The Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and its Protocol, signed at Madrid on February 22, 1990

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 206

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/16/2019.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 209

S.Amdt. 910 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 910 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 911 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 911 fell when SA 910 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 921 (Sen. Paul): To provide a reservation to the Protocol .

-- Amendment SA 921 proposed by Senator Paul.

-- Amendment SA 921 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 4 - 92. Record Vote Number: 208

S.Amdt. 924 (Sen. Paul): To amend the Protocol to protect tax privacy .

-- Amendment SA 924 proposed by Senator Paul.

-- Amendment SA 924 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 4 - 92. Record Vote Number: 207

Treaty Doc. 114-1: The Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and a related agreement entered into by an exchange of notes (together the "proposed Protocol"), both signed on January 24, 2013, at Washington, together with correcting notes exchanged March 9 and March 29, 2013

-- Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote on the ratification 7/17/2019.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Thune, at 6:39 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.