Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, September 12, 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 (Thursday, September 12)

H.R. 1200 (Rep. Luria): A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2019, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

-- Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate in compliance with a request of the Senate for the return thereof.

-- Measure amended in Senate after passage by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 938 (Sen. Inhofe): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 938 proposed by Senator Inhofe.

-- Notwithstanding the passage of S. 1790, as amended, amendment SA 938 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 310 (Sen. Capito): A resolution recognizing the semiquincentennial of the community of Wheeling, West Virginia.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 311 (Sen. Peters): A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as "Patriot Week".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 312 (Sen. Cardin): A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2019, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Executive Business (Thursday, September 12)

PN119: Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

PN127: Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

PN135: John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 9/16/2019.

PN505: Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN561: Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2020

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 31. Record Vote Number: 280

PN611: Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 1. Record Vote Number: 281

PN794: Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

PN795: Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 4:21 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019.