Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, December 17, 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, December 17)

H.R. 777 (Rep. Maloney): A bill to reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1158 (Rep. McCaul): A bill to authorize cyber incident response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes .

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1158 made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1158 presented in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1158 with an amendment (SA 1263) made in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 1158 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1265) made in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1263 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 1263 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 1264 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 1264 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1263.

S.Amdt. 1265 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 1265 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 1266 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 1266 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1265 (the instructions of the motion to refer).

S.Amdt. 1267 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 1267 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1266.

H.R. 1865 (Rep. Pascrell): A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes .

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1865 made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1865 presented in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1865 with an amendment (SA 1258) made in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 1865 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1260) made in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1258 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 1258 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 1259 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 1259 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1258.

S.Amdt. 1260 (Sen. McConnell): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 1260 proposed by Senator McConnell.

S.Amdt. 1261 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 1261 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1260 (the instructions of the motion to refer).

S.Amdt. 1262 (Sen. McConnell): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 1262 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1261.

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.

-- Conference report considered in Senate.

-- Point of order that the conference report to accompany S. 1790 violates section 3101(b) of S.Con.Res. 11, 114th Congress, raised in Senate.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure (the conference report to accompany S. 1790) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 399

-- Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 8. Record Vote Number: 400

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. 2774 (Sen. McSally): A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 456 (Sen. Shelby): A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 200th anniversary of the entry of Alabama into the Union as the 22d State .

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

Executive Business (Tuesday, December 17)

PN1266: Stephen E. Biegun, of Michigan, to be Deputy Secretary of State

-- 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 5:59 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.